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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I am a licensed clinical social worker with 17 plus years of experience providing support, education, empowering adolescents and adults to be their best self. I have experience with trauma, depression, grief, loss, adoption, foster care, couple/peer and family conflict, anxiety, anger management, addiction, codependency, dual diagnosis, school issues, emotional disturbance, women issues and muc...
Are you trying to manage stress related to Covid-19? Are there other things you are trying to manage? Are you feeling overwhelmed with work, family stress, or relationships? Have you lost someone you cared about? Are you dealing with postpartum depression? Have you experienced something traumatic? Do you struggle with substance use? Do you have chronic pain? We are a team of counselors with...
You are important. It is my strong belief that you deserve a life of purpose, emotional peace, deeply fulfilling relationships, true personal empowerment and joy. In a warm, supportive and nonjudgmental setting, we'll build on your innate wisdom to address issues that limit your ability to lead the life you want and deserve. Specialties include: anxious worry and depression; relationship...
I have a passion in supporting individuals, couples and families step into their true selves, connect deeply and hold space for all aspects of their whole self. A majority of my experience has been with adolescent and adult populations. I work well with individuals who have an interest and desire to understand how their experiences contribute to their way of being in the present. I have extensi...
You've been through so much in your life. You are often seen as the survivor but you feel like the outcast. The way you cope, the way you feel inside, it doesn't feel healthy any longer. You try to control what life circumstances you have been through with food, substances or other behaviors, but you have been left with only more anxiety and depression. Your past still follows you around in you...
No one should walk through their healing journey alone and everyone has meaning and purpose in life. I will help you to create the life that you want by providing you with the skills to overcome past hurts and embrace your future to live your best life. My therapeutic approach is client-centered and my communication style is to combine support and compassion with honest feedback to help you...
Each individual has unique circumstances and needs and I work with each client to get to the core of their specific issues, to help them establish the life they want and become more emotionally healthy and stable. My practice focuses on adolescents and teens, adults and families. I work with youth who have behavioral and emotional issues, helping them to learn how to best express their feelings...
My goal is to assist you with whatever challenge you may be facing including anxiety, depression, coping with a life change or any of the other issues you may be dealing with and also to help you develop effective coping skills to deal with life's stressors. I help people whose anxiety/depression (or other psychological challenges) takes over their lives because everyone's story matters. In the...
Hello! I'm Kayla and I've been focused on psychology, sociology, and clinical mental health since I graduated with my BA degree in 2013 and my MA degree in 2019. In session, I like take a person-centered approach where the client leads the conversation. My goal is to help each individual work through their seasons of life by allowing for a safe, comfortable, and a non-judgmental atmosphere to...
**ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS FOR TELETHERAPY SESSIONS** Life and relationships are messy. Especially today. There is so much uncertainty, and each day, you face more and more challenges as you try to navigate through the world. Anxiety, stress, and loneliness are the guests that won't leave. Relationships with partners, family, friends, and coworkers feel broken, disconnected, and stagnant, and it...
Paul is a seasoned therapist with 35 years of experience in the behavioral health field with a specialization in grief and loss. Having worked in private practice for over 25 years, he is practical and compassionate as he guides you to navigate solutions and insights. Paul has extensive experience working with anxiety, depression, lack of direction, relational issues, illness and life transitio...
**Telehealth Available**NEW INTAKE availability!** I have often hoped that counseling could be viewed as routine as oil changes or perhaps, more pleasant: lunch. The truth is that counseling is often utilized during crises or when things feel “too much.” Maybe your experiences have led to challenges in your relationships, leaning on numbing agents to cope, having thoughts that are not typical f...
*** Tele-Therapy is available*** Supporting people of all identities including, but not limited to: age, gender, culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, language, mental and physical ability, national origin, religion, spirituality, size, socio-economic status, political perspective, citizenship, and world view. Learning how to take care of your well-being – emotional, physical, mental - ...
Maintaining a balanced relationship to substance use can be challenging. Whether we are managing addictive patterns, past traumas, or life stresses that feel overwhelming, we all need to cope in ways that are healthy and self-nurturing. I am here to support you! I work with clients in all stages of recovery by helping them reduce the harm of substance use while optimizing meaning in their lives...
Life is tragic. No one get's out clean. We use things like alcohol, drugs, sex, control, codependency, work, serial relationships, and many other coping skills to try and make it through our pain. Maybe you feel stuck or lost or unable to take another step and so you numb out or check out or run or hide or fight and attack. Whatever you are doing that isn't working, the truth is there is anothe...
