Career counseling assists people in finding the right career path for them. It includes discovering skills, honing in on specific interests and aptitudes, and researching meaningful ways for people to do the work that suits them best. If someone questions their career or work choices, a career counselor will administer tests, including inventories about personality, skills, and strengths. The therapist will then educate the client about career fields, industries, or companies that have jobs that align. They can then work with the person to develop specific skills for that job, such as effective communication, interpersonal skills, and time management.
I offer counseling and dance/movement therapy to help people move through life’s ups and downs. I can help people through normal challenges as well as with diagnosis and treatment of disorders. Additionally, I offer Chattanooga’s first dance/movement therapy private practice. Dance/movement therapy uses body language and creative expression to build connection, awareness and healing. This modal...
***Temporarily not accepting new clients*** Dona is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with experience working with families, children, teens, and adults. She provides a collaborative therapeutic approach integrating human-centered, solution-focused, and cognitive behavioral therapy to support clients as they face, explore, and cope with painful emotions, behavioral challenges, and...
I look forward to hearing about your dreams, your challenges, your life purpose. I practice mindfulness, energy psychology, and cognitive-behavioral strategies to empower clients to meet life's challenges with grace, confidence, and with purpose. I work with many clients who are "sandwiched" caring for others- children, parents, home schooling, and who are fatigued, self-neglected, anxious, or...
Anxiety, depressive feelings, afraid of where the future may lead, or trying to figure out how to get over initial humps are common, but may also feel emotionally and physically draining. Therapy should be thoughtful, supportive, and provide a sense of safety for you to be yourself. This is the environment I look to create so that you can gain a deeper sense of self, and explore old thinking...
My goal is to provide clients a safe, nurturing, and encouraging environment where they can be empowered to make necessary changes as well as gain tools to sustain those changes. I believe this is done through facilitating clients in gaining skills in self awareness, mindfulness, and developing new ways of thinking about feelings and events. While I am trained in EMDR, I also have extensive...
Does your life seem to be spiraling out of your control? Are you affected by anxiety, depression, substance use, communication issues, intellectual or learning disabilities, mood swings, lack of social skills, or another mental health concern? Do you need to develop an identity as a parent? or redefine yourself in some way? You can start making changes today by working to identify your needs,...
As a therapist I strive to create a safe, collaborative, and authentic healing environment, where I can assist individuals, couples, and families work through life’s challenges. In therapy, I utilize an integrative approach, that is heavily rooted in Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive (CBT) and Narrative Therapy models, that nurture the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual parts of the s...
We are in the midst of difficult times, filled with uncertainty, unsettling emotions and new challenges. You do not have to be alone in finding, creating, and examining solutions. I work with individuals, couples, and families in confidential and supportive telehealth and nature-based in person sessions. We can collaborate to find the most effective approach to meet your specific needs and goal...
Attending California Institute of Integral Studies shaped my holistic approach to therapy: body, heart, mind and spirit. I use a systems approach when working with clients to see and understand how all areas of one’s life might be impacting them today. I have worked with hundreds of men and women over the last 20 years as a successful corporate leader in Human Resources and Organizational...
My goal as a therapist is to help you to reach your fullest potential. Whether you are experiencing a condition such as anxiety or depression, coping with past trauma, wanting to feel more fulfilled in your relationships or needing support in managing life stress, I will meet you where you are at to create a plan to start working towards your goals, and collaborate with you to build a trusting,...
Clinical Social Work is a collaboration between the therapist and the client. The client identifies the issues and stated goal(s), and with the therapist develops strategies for achieving success. The therapist provides a variety of methods to help the client achieve a healthier lifestyle. In any partnership, the success or failure depends upon cooperation, good understanding and mutual effort....
My ideal client is open to evolving and to trying new tools for self-excellence. My client realizes life's transitions and milestones are inevitable and an opportunity for growth. My client wants to reach her/his full potential and live her/his best life. I create a strong and safe therapeutic working relationship with my clients through genuineness and proper boundaries. I work with children,...
In our busy world, it is easy to find ourselves caught in a struggle with a limited understanding of where the struggle comes from or why it even exists. It can feel overwhelming just trying to meet the outer demands of life, let alone understanding the more inward struggle. I see therapy as a space; a needed, safe space to slow life down for even a fraction of a day to focus on the struggle an...
Hello! My name is Ann Marie Hefferan. My counseling practice is geared toward women and the issues they face in marriage/romantic relationships, motherhood, and caregiving roles. I am passionate about the struggles women experience in these roles due to my own experience as a teenage mother, wife, and someone who has dealt with infertility, severe postpartum depression, anxiety, juggling the...
