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
You’ve been thoughtful about the direction and choices you’ve made in life but you wonder: why don't you feel good about it? What ‘s gone wrong? Or, worse: just what’s wrong with me? A part of you yearns for change, but what’s the first thing to do? It can be overwhelming facing these feelings and thoughts alone. It’s essential to find a therapist who can support and guide you through them so...
Sometimes circumstances in life can feel unbearable and we do not know how we are going to get through it. Experiencing trauma, a pandemic, racism, loss, pressures of work and/or school are some issues that make us feel anxious, alone, and depressed. Our need for inner peace and healthy coping is crucial for our mental, spiritual, and physical health. Overcoming the intense feelings of anxiety,...
I work with individuals, couples, and families, helping them to navigate challenges that hinder the experience of the beauty and joy of life. I look to build healthy and trustworthy relationships with clients in order to tackle some of life's most difficult issues. In a confidential and safe environment, I address areas of addiction, anxiety and depression, trauma, PTSD, marital/premarital...
I am a Licensed Mental Health Clinician in New Hampshire and I am a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist. I have a person-centered and holistic approach. I enjoy blending traditional talk therapy, expressive arts, and movement therapy in my counseling sessions. Typically I begin therapy with traditional talk therapy and then at that point I am open to using any particular style depending on your...
Feeling stuck in the same old cycle? In need of change, encouragement and perspective? Take the first step by starting the journey of counseling. Therapy is powerful and promotes positive change when you have a supportive, accepting and accountable relationship with your therapist. You deserve happiness and wholeness. It’s time for you to be free of what has kept you stuck. ---The office has a...
You have goals, but fear that you won’t live up to your full potential. Trying new things seems to come with too much risk of failure and rejection. You care about others, but struggle to find the words to set boundaries and protect time for yourself. You get anxious with confrontation, and so you become passive, and contain your emotions, which leads to feelings of depression, anxiety,...
For many, going to therapy is a helpful component of their journey towards a healthier life. You may be considering therapy to overcome negative life experiences, change unhealthy thought patterns, work toward recovery from addiction, or to just feel healthier and happier. You may find yourself struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationships. Regardless of your purpose for seeking...
You bite back scathing, sarcastic cynicism when your excessively upbeat idiot coworker asks if you have a case of the Mondays. You’re too smart for this. You never wanted this job. You fell into it years ago, and the money keeps you shackled. Everything else is gone. Lovers can’t handle your bitterness. You inherited a backlog of awful, so you cut family out years ago. You got a bum deal; a lif...
Feeling lost? Hopeless and confused? Perhaps even, you are a well-functioning person, but you know that somewhere deep inside of you, your subconscious patterns still control your life? Creating stress and sadness? The clients I work with are committed to their healing, awakening, and transformation. In other words, they are ready to experience ease, joy, love, and fulfillment. My clients are...
I love to work with clients who wish to include their faith in their therapy. I use the best psychological interventions with Biblical principles and scripture to bring about healing and health. If you suffer from anxiety, depression, PTSD, chronic pain, sexual trauma, emotional trauma, premarital or marital counseling or more I can help you. Don't leave your Christian faith at the therapy door...
My approach is solution focused, culturally sensitive, and compassionate. Together, we will work on centering on the present moment, explore lessons from the past, and regain a sense of control and confidence at your own pace. I focus on thinking patterns, emotional balance, behavioral change, and skill development. I use coaching, and problem solving techniques. I also work with a health &...
Michele Forde graduated Cum Laude from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work In June 2011, after gaining much experience in the field, she returned to her alma mater where she earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work. Michele possesses 13 years of professional experience in the provision of community-based Social Work interventions to the most vulnerable, difficul...
I work with individuals and couples who struggle with various internal- and/or external challanges that impact their lives, relationships, and/or overall well-being. Maybe you are taking care of a loved one, or suffer from a chronic illness, perhaps you had a new baby and find yourself struggling with this beautiful, yet life-changing transition, or you plan on taking the next step in your...
We cannot undo the pain that we have experienced in our lives, but we can learn to practice acceptance, improve our ability to cope, and resolve the challenges that prevent us from finding true peace. Owning our stories and learning to love ourselves are some of the bravest things that we can do. I know it can feel overwhelming to work through change on your own. The truth is that you do not ha...
Dr. Riser has over 10 years of experience providing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and various other evidence-based approaches for the treatment of mood, anxiety, and personality disorders with special interest in emotion regulation, self-harm, and suicidality. Dr. Riser is an integrative psychologist, utilizing...
