Ever since that awful event, do you hate being touched by your partner? Do you feel misunderstood and now you’re worried that your partner, friends, and family are starting to resent you? Have you felt distant or disconnected because you can’t get disturbing images out of your head? Therapy can help. I help young adults learn the skills needed to turn down the volume of overwhelming emotions so that they can live fully and love deeply....
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Connecticut. I have been practicing for 23 years and work with individuals and couples with a variety of issues. My goal is to provide my clients a safe, nurturing environment that allows them to explore and seek the help that they need or want and achieve their full potential while maintaining positive, healthy relationships. My approach includes being aware of patterns, building on strengths, and developing positive coping strategies. Awar...
Has life become more about routine, or survival instead of living out the dreams you once had? Perhaps you are living in fear of the future? My goal is to help you feel and think you ideally want and together we can bring out your best self. We'll work to fix the root of the issue while also feeling better in the here and now. This process will give you an excitement for your future, because the best is yet to come! I offer individual and family therapy for anxiety, depression and relationship s...
I have been working with College students, Athletes and High Performers for 30 years. I am a relationship based Psychotherapist using a wide variety of treatment modalities to tailor my services to my clients from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Hypnosis. There are many reasons why College Students struggle and need help, coaching and skill development. I continue to study the various strategies to help them in the ways they need it most....
I offer one on one counseling. I’m here to help you get to the heart of where you feel stuck and guide you as you move forward in positive, healthy ways. Make peace with food and feel good in your skin. One area of focus is helping those with disordered eating habits and poor body image regain confidence in yourself and an appreciation for your life. My approach to healing disordered eating helps you feel connected to and comfortable with your body. I approach my clients with kindness, c...
Are you in a new relationship needing guidance? Do you need a safe place to unload stress about college? If you’re struggling with figuring out relationships, managing school stress, parents, and trying to find balance in at all, I would love to help you create life balance. My team of therapists and I at Wisdom Within Counseling focus on offering holistic, art, meditation, walking outside, and even yoga in addition to talking sessions. As well, we offer a distance phone and video counseling for...
I have a passion for holistic wellness and a strong focus on assisting individuals through various life stages and transitions, providing the guidance and tools needed to make each experience transformative. A healthy body and mind take practice, and I strive to help clients connect to their most authentic selves by providing a safe, non-judgmental space to get curious, explore and grow. My Specialties include: Life Transitions, Grief & Loss, Relationship issues, Anxiety and Depression. *I am...
Do you find yourself stuck in the same unhealthy cycles despite your efforts to change? I can help. As an active and empathic therapist with fifteen years of experience, I believe in getting to the root of someone's difficulties. Together we will identify your feelings and patterns of behavior, understand the life events that impact your current experience, and enhance your inner resources for achieving your goals. I work with individuals, couples, and families who are experiencing anxiety...
Do you feel lost and confused about a difficult or painful experience? Is it hard to connect and feel safe with others or even yourself? At Pursuing Metamorphosis, my goal is to provide a safe space for self-reflection, competency building, and personal growth. Discover your resiliency, uncover your hidden strengths, and cultivate the tools to shape your life into what YOU want it to be. Let me guide you on your journey to peace, comfort, and happiness. My specialties include working with those ...
Do you sometimes feel as though you are an actor, playing a role in public, but living very differently in private? Do you engage in behaviors that you might not be totally proud to reveal? Maybe its getting high, or gaming, or gambling or porn. To me, it doesn't really matter. and it doesn't really matter whether these actions are seen by others as "good" or "bad." My concern is you. If you are engaging in behaviors that you feel ashamed of, that you have tried to cut down or cut out but couldn...
Life today can be difficult and we are often reluctant to share our emotional burden with others. College is an especially stressful time full of transitions and challenges that can become overwhelming to face alone. Today’s college student, more than ever before, feels adrift in a sea of uncertainties without away to navigate safely to shore. Issues can include: Social anxiety, general anxiety, test anxiety, or panic attacks. Family expectations or problems. Depression, lack of energy ...
I think about patients from a psychodynamic perspective, and I make liberal use of both psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral techniques. In plain English? In all therapeutic endeavors, I try to maintain a balance between exploring early contributors to current troubles on the one hand -- and, on the other, focusing on present-day patterns that maintain or exacerbate them. I work from the premise that our choices and behavior often have unconscious motivations and unarticulated assumptions. ...
I specialize in working with all forms of eating disorders, negative body image, over exercise, anxiety, depression, grief, and stress management. I see males and females, LGBT. I use many forms of therapy, tailored to the individual and their needs. I know college can be exciting, yet very stressful and anxiety provoking. I teach relaxation skills and meditation as well as using CBT, DBT and ACT skills. Stress is a part of life, yet we can learn to manage it so it does not have to feel ...
I love it when people figure out how to feel better. When they master harnessing their emotions, and their lives change and shift in better ways. I get excited when my clients discover that they can fix a problem and it encourages them to continue to work on their self growth. And when they recognize that they have capabilities and strengths that they have been overlooking. Then, they see how they can use their strengths to improve their relationships, they recognize and grow their resilience, a...
Imagine actually ENJOYING therapy. Imagine looking forward to therapy each week because your therapist "gets" you and works with you in a down-to-earth way to address your goals. Since therapy is an intense process that tackles intense issues, we believe it should also include authenticity (on our part), humor, and flexibility. We love working with college students and are energetic, creative, and hands-on. We'll work together to design a personalized approach to address your specific goals. Our...
This practice aims to provide you with opportunities to heal yourself through taking a holistic approach to mental health care considering your mind, emotions, body and spirit....
For thirty years I've had the privilege of working with individuals and couples through the challenges life brings. Trained as a marital and family therapist, this clinical framework also provides a helpful way to think about issues that individuals face. So we'll look at context, history, family dynamics past and present as we sort out the issues you face. I'm also a licensed alcohol and drug counselor with extensive experience supporting individuals and families dealing with the effects o...
We specialize in cognitive behavioral treatment for anxiety and related disorders, and exposure and response prevention for OCD in adults, adolescents, and children....
Many people want to be listened to and to feel that their experience can be acknowledged authentically in us talking together. When we put things into words it may be easier to think and to make choices about what matters to you and to your very own well being. My hours include morning and afternoon. Currently, I am working by telephone and video....