Addiction is a treatable, chronic disease. Genetics, brain chemistry, environmental factors, and life experiences all play a role in the disease, and past trauma is often at the root of many addictions. For many who struggle with addiction, it can be helpful to know that risk factors and levels vary by person, but like any chronic condition, focusing on the cause and the symptoms in treatment offer the best chance for recovery.
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My goal as a therapist is to help you reach a deeper understanding of your struggles and to help create awareness in your life. My belief is once these strengths are recognized and practiced, we can begin working towards our greater potential and begin the healing process or better management of our daily life. I believe people are resilient and have the capacity to heal, if we choose to. I tea...
You can succeed in life especially in love, marriage, and family! Even though you may be experiencing great pain because of personal trauma and/or relationship conflicts, you can turn things around. However, you may need assistance from a trained, compassionate professional to help you, either as an individual or with your loved ones, to restore trust, friendship, joy, and deep love. As a Marri...
I welcome you to my practice and want you to know that over many years, I have worked with clients who have suffered from a great variety of issues and who have recovered hope and been able to successfully 'reset' their lives. My clients often feel stuck initially due to possible ADHD, depression, trauma, anxiety, relationship problems, eating disorders, or other addictions, or some combination...
I truly believe than we all face a variety of struggles throughout the different stages of our lives. By beginning treatment, together we can create the most appropriate plan of action to start you on the path of finding peace and solutions in your life. My previous and current counseling experiences have allowed me to work with individuals from a variety of backgrounds, with a host of presenti...
Hello, my name is Adam Shanty. I am a counselor at Compassionate Christian Counseling in Spring Lake. I want to help people by building healthy relationships. I can provided guidance with emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal problems or just provide a listening ear. It is my goal to create a counseling environment that is both safe and non-judgemental. I greatly appreciate helping others wo...
You matter. It is a true privilege to work with each of my clients. My practice is eclectic: some clients are working through trauma issues, while others are addressing difficulties coping with life transitions, grief, relationship issues, anxiety and depression, or emotional instability. Regardless of your reason for seeking therapy, your feelings and experiences matter - you are important to ...
Awesome! You've made it to this moment. Its not easy to start looking for a therapist but now that you've been clicking on a few profiles you're probably figuring out what jives for you and what doesn't. My individual and group services focus on adults and adolescents struggling with substance use issues, depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, stress reduction, and...
You matter! Dealing with life's challenges and stresses can be overwhelming...especially if you feel like you are dealing with them alone. When the pain you are in becomes worse than the pain of changing your situation, that is the time to seek help, guidance, and counseling. Allow me the honor and privilege to assist you on the journey towards healing, positive change, and a healthier and more...
Bill has a very straightforward and matter-of-fact approach to psychotherapy and counseling. He describes his approach as "change oriented", believing the client's inherent strengths provide the keys to growth and recovery. Bill recognized the profound role the family plays in mental health. Bill finds working with families especially rewarding. Much of that works includes couple and marriage...
What do I do for a living? I meet with people and talk about the most intimate aspect of their lives. It's not a bad job and I love the work I get to do. While I often draw from a variety of psychological techniques, I am firmly rooted in psychodynamic/psychoanalytic theory which is a really fancy way of saying I believe authentic relationships bring about sincere change in people. As such, I w...
Are you feeling overwhelmed, alone and unsure of how to cope? I am a psychologist and will help you manage relationship stress, depression, anxiety or trauma and help you feel more joy and connection. I will help you through the difficult experience of loss or painful life changes. I will also help you move forward with your life and and become emotionally stronger. I have a specialty in...
**Tele-Health Available** I believe in the potential of people to heal and have the life that they deserve. It is normal for all of us to feel conflict, sadness, anger, or distress from time to time. It's when these feelings and behaviors start to negatively impact our lives that we may need extra support in sorting through what it all means. Counseling is not about me telling you what to do, b...
I believe in the innate wisdom of each individual, encouraging self-compassionate curiosity rather than harsh self-judgment. In the words of one of my clients, "I will be forever grateful to her skills as a motivator, her ability to listen compassionately and her unique way of bringing structure to the very frenetic experience of depression and addiction." www.insightoutnyc.com Many problem...
Individual psychotherapy emphasizing solutions to specific behaviors and desired outcomes. What do you want to fix, change, improve and get well of? Evaluations/treatment for memory loss and concentration. I have been a psychotherapist since 1968. Of late I have been emphasizing Medicare. Focus on brain -- you are your brain. If it doesn't function well, you don't function well. Fix your brain,...
Many people tend to bottle up their emotions because they believe that other people would just dismiss their problems. They also fear that people would see them as weak or as a burden. However, everyone should understand that seeking help is never a bad thing to do. I will help you develop a step-by-step plan to face life challenges. I offer result-oriented, short-term solutions that are geared...
