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
Namasté! I deeply respect your wanting to address something in your life that keeps you from feeling happy and whole. Maybe it's a recent event or loss, or a troubled relationship, or maybe a past pain that continues to hurt. Perhaps you are feeling a lack of purpose, or a lack of connection with who you really are. The role of a pastoral counselor is to be a compassionate listener and guide -...
Are you worried that your teen daughter is stressed or depressed? Are you frustrated with the lack of communication or defiant behavior? Are you concerned about your teen's drug and alcohol use? Modern teen-hood for girls is a very difficult time in life, one that needs a specific set of coping skills. The rise in peer pressure, competitive conflicts, and unhealthy social media messages are all...
Making the decision to come to therapy can often be difficult. I strive to create a comfortable and supportive atmosphere to help foster change and overcome challenges. Utilizing a strength based approach, I draw from various modalities, including person centered, brainspotting, cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness, to best meet the needs of each individual, couple or family. The goal of therap...
My job is to assist you in: Identifying strengths, getting them back, skillfully utilizing them in everyday reality. Your goals, your problem solving, your issues, your feelings - this is what really matters. Your beliefs and life principles are the guide in our sessions. To fit your needs as well as your budget and time resources I have a variety of counseling formats: individual in person and...
As a therapist, people come to me for a variety of reasons; they may have been going through life's transitions or through a rough patch. When they want to get to know themselves when trying to understand why their outcome in life is not always what they expected it to be. Being an emigrant myself, I understand the process of starting again. People also come to me when they are not feeling well...
I received Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan University, with an emphasis on marriage and family therapy. I work with children, adolescents, adults and families and have experience working with delinquent and abused children in a psychiatric setting alongside of medical and psychiatric doctors. Service Kalamazoo Public/Alternative Schools facilitating groups focusin...
**Appointments This Week** My work focuses on helping individuals identify and develop a new level of awareness within themselves. This begins with shifting one’s mindset, your thoughts. Often, I would hear client’s express being uncomfortable in silence as all they are left with are their thoughts. Learning to be at peace with your thoughts is essential for healing. “Inner peace begins the mom...
Growth... strength...confidence... resilience. These are things you want more of in your life. Sometimes inner struggles and life situations get in the way of you feeling at your best in your relationships with your partner, your work and your family. When it's time to start looking at what is getting in your way, make the move to finding the support and the solutions you need to take your life...
Are you feeling stressed, anxious or depressed? Having problems coping? Or struggling with relationship issues with someone important in your life? Do you desperately want someone to listen and understand what you're going through? Life can be full of challenges that you don't have to face alone. With over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families, I have an interact...
Therapy is a partnership. Together, we work gently with the body, mind, and emotional experience to reduce and heal troubling symptoms. I invite into our sessions the parts of us that facilitates perceiving, thinking, sensing, feeling, remembering, imagining, expressing, connecting, and relating. I support clients to become more aware of different aspects of themselves - those aspects that supp...
I am passionate about being a Marriage and Family Therapist and receive immense fulfillment from the successes of my clients. Being able to witness my clients take control of their lives and experience increased happiness is inspiring. I have supported clients in decreasing depression, anxiety, and codependency, as well as, increasing relationship satisfaction, motivation, and self-confidence. ...
Children don't come with a manual! If you feel like you're constantly trying to figure out how to manage your child's or teenager's emotions or behavior, let's talk. Through play therapy, parent consultations, and other creative therapies, I help children and teens improve their emotional expression, develop appropriate behavior during emotional times, and provide coping skills for children and...
Dr. Anderson is passionate about helping clients in their journey of personal growth, insight, and change. She views a trusting relationship with the client as the most important factor in positive therapeutic success. She is very patient and careful to listen to the needs of her clients thus facilitating a safe haven for her clients to express their thoughts, feelings, and struggles. Her appro...
Is a relationship or personal issue interfering with your life? Do you suffer from social anxiety, blushing, self-confidence or self-esteem issues? Depression, anxiety, trauma or PTSD? I get it. I personally suffered with these issues for many years. Now my passion and specialty is resolving these issues for adults and teenagers. I help my clients reclaim their confidence, peace of mind and the...
Are you feeling stuck? Or down on life? You deserve to feel happiness and support. Call me. I can help you get back on track. I am a licensed clinical psychologist with experience providing individual, couples, family and group therapy to diverse clients. At the root of my work is a commitment to give you the tools to navigate the complexities of life with hope. Therapy provides the opportunity...
