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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After returning to the Coachella Valley in 2018 and reopening my private practice, I am humbled by hurting yet courageous individuals who have reached out for my help. I am reminded how important it is to provide a safe space for clients to share their pain and experience a healing environment of support. It is my goal to meet you in your vulnerable place with unconditional respect and regard a...
As a parent or guardian, you may have concerns about your child’s school performance, learning difficulties, and attention or hyperactivity. Dr. Haupenthal wants to help your child succeed academically and emotionally to the best of his/her abilities. Dr. Haupenthal is bilingual, English/Spanish and provides child, adolescent, and college student testing including concerns with ADHD, intellectu...
Facing the problems that life throws at us can be hard enough. But when isolation, guilt, shame, and judgment are layered on top, those same problems can feel insurmountable. These bedevilments can cloud your perception of yourself and your abilities. It doesn't have to be this way. Together, we will help you shed the guilt and shame that keep you from thinking creatively to solve your problems...
“Let me help you achieve balance in your life with comprehensive therapy that treats the whole you: mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically." I am able to understand and connect with a broad client base and identify problems and solutions that tailors the therapy around practical and effective solutions. I have over 25 years of experience and receive many referrals from the medical...
I offer psychotherapy to adults of all ages, children and teens. My style is collaborative and interactive and is part of creating a safe, empathic relationship that is the foundation for open communication and exploration of what is most relevant to each client. My approach is relational, trauma informed, and culturally and socially attuned, but draws on a variety of therapeutic models. I...
** ACCEPTING FLORIDA AND COLORADO CLIENTS** Everyone around you thinks you have it together, but how you view yourself just doesn't match up. You can’t escape that feeling of drowning in a sea of overwhelming thoughts. You have tried to cope in healthy ways, and some ways that led to even more damage; only to return to the same place again. A place where you are feeling stuck, trapped and...
I believe the mind knows how to heal. Given the right conditions, our own wisdom guides us back to what makes us feel alive and whole. Therapy can be one of the conditions we need for healing. By becoming familiar with what blocks us and aligning with what we value and love, we begin to untangle the past and create the life we want. I enjoy working with people of all ages, couples and families....
When we feel overwhelmed by our feelings we often don't know how to cope. We might yell when we don't mean to or lack the confidence we need to succeed at work. We worry too much, think too fast or find it hard to motivate ourselves. Shame and guilt prevent us from thriving the way we deserve and so we ruminate on the past and can't imagine the future. I believe our ability to manage our feelin...
Do you ever feel like your emotions are in control, or too overwhelming to face alone? Or that others will judge you for opening up about emotional or personal struggles? I have experience working with youth, adults, and families on a variety of different issues including suicidality, self harm, anxiety, depression, difficulty regulating emotions, and trauma. I utilize a person-centered style o...
It's time to move beyond the messages from family and culture that condition you to believe you're not enough. I work with clients who are ready to heal from childhood wounding. My clients engage in self-study, discovering who they are and how to love and parent themselves. I work with a motivated client who wants to learn to become more skillful. I work with teens, young adults, and families. ...
I offer online/phone sessions. Life can be joyful or sometimes very difficult. I find it a privilege to be invited into another’s life to assist them with difficult situations. I believe that we all have the capacity to look into ourselves and our lives, determine where we need to make changes, and then implement action to become the best we can be. I have spent my career in the helping fields...
I’ve been a practicing psychologist for more than 25 years and I have spent most of my career counseling individuals, couples, and families with a diverse range of everyday problems and challenges. My goal has always been to help make the lives of my clients a little better and I hope I’ve been able to accomplish this in as many situations as possible. I practice, primarily from a CBT point of...
Michael McGee is a Licensed Professional Counselor and maintains a private practice in Radford and Roanoke, Virginia. He has a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology and a Doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy. He has been involved in the care of individuals with chronic mental health issues in Richmond, Roanoke, and the New River Valley of Southwest Virginia. Michael is Clinical director for th...
Diversity is an essential element of my practice. The philosophy that guides me in my work with clients is a strong core belief in respect for each person’s unique culture and heritage. When I work with clients it is important for me to understand their worldview. Integrative approach to treatment that is influenced by a variety of therapeutic principles and perspectives, including CBT,...
I utilize a warm, person-centered, empathetic, and motivational style of communication which assists my clients in feeling heard, understood, and supported in their endeavors. I specialize in selecting the most effective approach for each individual’s needs throughout the therapeutic process. As a practitioner I am particularly skilled in assisting clients with confronting irrational thinking,...
