Life coaching is different than mental health counseling in critical ways, but both types of specialists offer benefits. Life coaches typically can’t diagnose and provide treatment plans for mental health disorders. Counselors and therapists do. Life coaches help people establish goals, find motivation, and achieve those goals. Their focus isn’t on mental health. A life coach uses motivational techniques to help someone accomplish goals that are unique to them and their aspirations. A person would go to a life coach for guidance in establishing more meaning in their life.
Therapists Who Specialize in Offering Life Coaching
I have had a long career working with families and individuals who are struggling with stressors in their life. Many times these are due to an adolescent or teenager who is having difficulty in the home or in school due ADHD, autism, anxiety, or anger management or a significant life event such as divorce, loss of job or death in the family. I provide individual and family therapy with specialt...
The most important relationship that you have is the one with yourself. People come to therapy for a variety of reasons - regardless of your reason, my goal is to walk through the journey with you. Whether it be navigating relationship difficulties, trauma, anxiety, depression, or grief and loss, my goal as a therapist is to help people grow and learn to navigate life's challenges. I believe th...
As a somatic-based counselor, my aim is to support you in reinhabiting your innate wisdom and sense of belonging. Many of the difficulties that we encounter are due to separation, whether it be from caregivers, community, or our own body and heart. Healing can begin by reaching out to another for guidance and reestablishing connection. Many of my clients seek me out to reconnect to their sense ...
You are the expert of your life. As a therapist, I am here to learn from you and to offer you an objective view of yourself, including your strengths, which we will build from. I believe in a very person-centered approach to therapy where we work together to identify goals and to formulate a treatment plan tailored specifically to you. I utilize treatment techniques of Cognitive Behavioral Ther...
Psychotherapy is a continual process of self-awareness and growth. By identifying and changing our maladaptive and dysfunctional patterns, we have the opportunity to move towards healthier ways of living, and relating to others. I provide psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and adolescents who are seeking to improve the quality of their lives and relationships. As a licensed mental health...
Are you feeling the strain of prolonged social distancing? Is your relationship with your partner or child tense due to sheltering-in-place? Are you grieving the loss of a loved one, loss of a job, loss of a relationship? Are you feeling overwhelmed/anxious/depressed because of all the uncertainty? Are you, or do you love, an Essential Worker/Healthcare Provider coping with trauma/exceptional...
I am passionate and optimistic in my therapeutic approach with couples, families, and individuals (adolescents/adults) who struggle with issues that affect their daily functioning. My goal is to empower clients to understand themselves, to highlight strengths, positive traits, hopeful patterns, and encourage the potential that emerges during the therapeutic process. Life today is stressful unde...
Carrie received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern Maine and is a Licensed Master Social Worker with a conditional clinical license (LMSW-CC). She has been working with individuals and groups in a therapeutic setting for over six years, most recently at The Island Institute for Trauma Recovery in downtown Biddeford. In addition to her clinical experience she is...
What happens to intelligence, talent, passion and potential without direction or guidance? Typically not much.... What happens when these same qualities are cultivated and partnered with caring guidance and development? People can achieve their potential! They can have richer, more satisfying lives. I actively work to encourage, motivate, and challenge individuals and families to explore...
I think everybody has a story worth telling. Unfortunately, sometimes what has happened in our past can strongly affect our present moods and behaviors. I have a trauma-focused orientation to the therapy that I practice. I am proficient in treatment of Anxiety Disorders, Depression and PTSD. I also specialize in the treatment of elderly people and people with chronic illnesses. I enjoy working...
I welcome adolescents, teens, and adults to my counseling practice. I aim to help people with mood and anxiety diagnoses (i.e. MDD, GAD) improve daily life and reduce any stressful and/or disruptive symptoms (i.e. irritability, fatigue, insomnia, procrastination, or thought spiraling). I provide diagnostic clarification as requested. However, no formal diagnosis is required for therapy. Only a...
Someone once told me that everyone is walking around with an 'under construction' sign above their head, meaning that behind the scenes everyone is working on something. My goal is to help you fix your perception of you and to assist you in finding your way to living a life you deem fulfilling. Occasionally in life, we are found at a crossroads and are in need of some type of support, or change...
I Am Currently Accepting New Clients at my East Bridgewater and Hanover site! Do you suffer from anxiety, depression or addiction and are looking for guidance to foster hope and nourish the expectation of change in your life? As a family member are you affected by your love one's addiction and need guidance and tools to cope in your daily life? As a licensed mental health and alcohol and drug...
Welcome to a warm and accepting space. I specialize in treatment of trauma, anxiety and/or depression and relationship challenges. I practice EMDR, CBT with a focus on Attachment styles. My approach is relational and communicative in working together with you. I welcome you to email me for a FREE consultation. I’ll get back to you within 24 hrs. It's natural to feel nervous about taking the fir...
At times in our lives, we can feel stuck and unsure of how to move forward. We may find ourselves facing divorce, career decisions, relationship challenges or needing to heal something within us in order to move forward with more joy and clarity. The emotions we experience can range from open curiosity to frustration, fear or devastation. When these times occur, support and understanding in a...
