The NFI Vermont Family Center is an outpatient mental health clinic providing comprehensive services to children, adolescents, families and adults. Sara is a Rostered Psychotherapist working towards her license in Clinical Social Work. Sara works primarily with children, adolescents, and families using trauma-informed, attachment-focused interventions. She is also trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and uses DBT-informed practice when supportive for clients. Sara completed her Cli...
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I support people in setting healthy boundaries in their relationships so they can live a more balanced, stress free and authentic life. In a session I will support you to gain awareness and understanding of patterns in your thoughts and behaviors that may be holding you back. In person, we will use art as a tool for expressing feelings and gaining insight. In telehealth sessions I bring curiosity and my whole attention to your story while helping you practice skills and strategies for living a j...
Thank you for considering my counseling services. My work is grounded in the belief that change, growth, and healing best occurs through a caring, collaborative, holistic, and warm space. I am a firm believer in establishing a deep and trusting therapeutic relationship within which we can explore the issues at hand. I seek to understand, increase awareness, improve interpersonal skills and encourage growth. As a mental health counselor, I draw from a number of perspectives including attachment, ...
I am a neurodivergent psychologist who specializes in LGBTQIA+, gender-, and neurodiversity-affirming assessment and therapy. The areas of neurodiversity I primarily support are autism, ADHD, and OCD. Through telehealth-, home-, and school-based services, I meet my clients where they are. I work with young adults to help them explore themselves, remove emotional barriers, and fully live their truth. College is a complicated experience, and students deserve to feel less alone as they navigate it,...
I work collaboratively with teens and adults to help them feel more grounded, resilient, and connected to themselves and their communities. I specialize in supporting folks with anxiety/depression needs and am especially passionate about working with folks who are seeking a provider with LGBTQIA+ Lived Experience (I am a Queer/Genderfluid). My clients are usually nature and animal lovers since I integrate ecotherapy nature-based and animal-assisted interventions into session (I work with thre...
My approach to treatment pulls from a combination of humanistic, existential, cognitive, and mind-body integration perspectives. The specific treatment methods I use and the duration of psychotherapy will depend on your history, current circumstances, the issues we explore, and our mutually-established goals for therapy. I believe counseling is a collaborative effort, which is successful when an individual’s energy, courage, and commitment to look deep within matches with the therapy style and ...
In my practice, I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship as a context for people to feel heard, empowered and recognized for who they are. I meet my client where they are at and support as they explore and develop their own internal motivation for change. It is my role to work collaboratively with clients to build trust and create a safe space to recognize patterns through self-awareness and understanding. My hope is to support clients as they reduce suffering, improve insight, inc...
Maggie Luckhardt, Psy.D. believes that the foundation for effective therapy is a trusting and empathic relationship. From there, she helps her clients develop insight to their thinking and behavior patterns in order to make space for change. Dr. Luckhardt works collaboratively with folks of all ages to develop a plan and empower them to follow through on change. She incorporates approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commit...
I believe that the therapeutic relationship is the basis of long-lasting change. As a clinician, I strive to offer a safe space where no problem feels too big or small and all feel welcome. I am passionate about working with clients using a strengths-based lens to find the root causes of undesired thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, while encouraging healing through empathy and compassionate support. I often practice through an emotion-focused, mindfulness, and feminist lens, although I incorpora...
Hello, My name is is David Cavanagh. I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. I have been working with people around issues of anxiety, depression, life transitions and many other issues. I really enjoy working with individuals as they navigate life transitions and changes. I have been practicing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a private practice clinician and a crisis counselor for 15 years....
PLEASE NOTE: I AM ONLY SEEING CLIENTS VIA TELEHEALTH AT THIS TIME. I meet you wherever you are in your journey toward recovery in a stigma-free, non-judgmental treatment environment. I provide solution-focused, goal-oriented therapy utilizing a variety of techniques including motivational enhancement therapy, harm reduction, psychoeducation, cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. The initial session will consist of an overview of what to expect during your therapy sessions as well as a b...
You long to exude confidence and clarity, presenting an image of having everything under control. Yet, beneath the surface, you grapple with feelings of overwhelm, doubt, and self-questioning. You find yourself yearning for something more, perhaps feeling weary of insecurity, fatigue, or disappointment in yourself or others. It's possible that you can't recall a time when things didn't feel this way. Nevertheless, one thing remains certain: you're seeking a reprieve. You're eager to experience c...
Hello and welcome. I believe that relationships are at the heart of therapeutic growth. I strive to create an environment that is warm, accepting and safe so that honest reflection, insight and change can occur. Through our relationship you will explore your thoughts and emotions, gain further self-awareness and develop strategies to move through your world with greater ease. My areas of expertise include family of origin issues, mood disruptions, relational challenges and difficult life tran...
Greg (he/him) got his Master’s in Clinical Mental Health in 2019 from Governors State University and he is currently is a Rostered Professional Psychotherapist. He moved from Chicago to Vermont in 2019 and has been loving it ever since. Greg has a history of working in a variety of environments, from working on an inpatient psychiatric unit running group therapies to providing outpatient services. Greg has also spent time counseling and working with adolescents and teenagers within the White Riv...
Hello, I am Logan. I am a dedicated and compassionate marriage and family therapist committed to supporting individuals on their journey towards emotional well-being. With a background in working with different populations and communities who have experienced severe trauma, I bring 6 years of experience in helping people navigate life's challenges. My passion lies in creating a safe and non-judgmental space where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings.I believe in a collaborative and cl...
Hello! My name is Dr. Ashly Lawrence. I have been working with college students and young adults for almost twenty years. College is a time of self-exploration, transition, and identity development. It can also bring great stress, existential questions, and family of origin issues. I am here to support it all. I practice from a relational feminist lens and am best suited to support clients struggling with stress, anxiety, identity development, trauma, family of origin issues, relationship stress...
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and reside in Texas, I am also licensed in Colorado, Utah and Florida. I specialize in helping you identify and overcome issues that hinder your day-to-day enjoyment of life and/or interfere with progress towards goals you have set. In thirty years of private practice counseling I have learned to meet clients’ needs not only with continued education and research but also through a multitude of life experiences. I enjoy working with a diverse range of clien...
In my practice, I routinely see students and young adults dealing with issues such as: -social anxiety and more generalized anxiety -feelings of depression or depression-like symptoms -struggling with procrastination or avoidance -relationship problems -experiencing difficult feelings due to social media -body image issues -trouble coping with family dynamics or family conflict -adjustment issues in college or post graduation when faced with the next steps of their life -creative indivi...