Everything we do in our lives revolves around relationships. Whether it is with our family, friends, at our church or in the workplace, we have so many different types of relationships. Navigating through them can be overwhelming. Often, we feel stress and anxiety over the pressures or circumstances of our relationships. It can be difficult to be open and honest in a world that is moving away f...
Relationships bring challenges and concerns. Being a partner to someone means sharing life with them, and life isn’t always easy. Relationship counseling is an excellent option for people who want to deepen their relationship, work on problems, or maintain a good balance of emotional intimacy.
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Therapist and counselor interventions for relationships include creating a safe space for partners to speak their truths, processing emotions related to the relationship, working on communication skills and boundaries, and encouraging growth.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Relationship Issues
Pat offers counseling to adolescents and adults. He starts his work with clients by attempting to see the world through their eyes. By establishing a trusting relationship based on understanding and shared goals, the process of removing barriers that prevent individuals from having a fulfilling life can begin. Pat believes that human beings are complex, but understandable. Breaking old habits a...
As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I help clients achieve their goals one step at a time. I am a multicultural therapist and help clients of all backgrounds identify and overcome obstacles. When you come to Breaking Barriers Therapy Center you will feel welcomed and accepted no matter your creed, color, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc. It is my hope that you will leave my ther...
It has been difficult to fall asleep at night due to excessive worrying, life has been extremely challenging to manage; extreme grief, sadness, anxiety doesn't seem to go away no matter how much therapy you have tried. It's difficult to manage impulses that create difficulties in life. Conflicts in relationships with family members or romantic partners? Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and...
Cara Westover
Los Angeles
California
I am passionate about helping people find balance and freedom in their lives. Whether you are struggling with mental health symptoms, relationship issues or unresolved past events that continue to impact your overall well-being, I believe in providing individualized care and understanding how your life experiences have shaped who you are today. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in t...
Whitney Plantilla
Denver
Colorado
As a licensed clinical social worker with over 14 years of experience with adults, young adults, adolescents, and families, I understand the importance of empowering people, and recognize the resiliency and strength of the human spirit. My area of focus is working with veterans and families, LGBTIQA2+ related stress in adolescents and young adults, and domestic / intimate partner violence. Some...
Kemi Yemi-Ese
Austin
Texas
I am just beginning my career as a counselor and I am excited to start gaining more experience in this helping field. My focus is addressing the therapeutic needs of clients with disabilities, but I am also equipped and eager to help clients whose challenges are in the areas of anxiety, coping skills, and stress management as well. If you are considering therapy and would like to know more abou...
I have extensive experience in working with people who have lived through less than ideal circumstances. Many of my clients have learned to overcome sexual abuse, have been able to move past the pains brought on by physical violence, many have worked through horrific memories of active duty, and others have learned to enjoy life even after making some poor decisions that will impact them foreve...
In my own life, I have recovered from many challenges. With the help of a Spiritual Director, I gained insight into how past experiences were negatively impacting present decisions. What I learned most is that survivors of any type of painful experience must process their pain. Processing pain requires confronting what has happened in a safe space. I understand first hand how difficult it is to...
I specialize in working with youth and families who have experienced trauma, have difficulty regulating their emotions, or are having difficulties in school. I understand it can be difficult for a child or adolescent to seek mental health services; I use various techniques including play and art to help engage my clients in the counseling process. I make sure to involve clients in every step of...
Angela Hathaway
Charlotte
North Carolina
I specialize in trauma (PTSD), perinatal disorders, and couples counseling using a wide range of evidence-based modalities, including both cognitive (“talk therapy”) and neuro-based approaches (EMDR, etc.). Trauma, such as childhood abuse or neglect, sexual violence, domestic violence, etc., can create chaos in many areas of your life, including relationships, parenting, work/school performance...
In the counseling process, I use relationship building to develop the foundation from which to address needs. Drawing from personal experience and education, I work hard to support people as they move from where they are to where they want to be. Motivated by my deep faith, I feel that all people matter and that change is always possible. After receiving my bachelor’s degree from North Greenvil...
My name is Buki and I am a pre-licensed Mental Health Counselor. I provide individual and group counseling services to a diverse clientele consisting of self-referred children, teenagers, and adults. Through comprehensive client-centered, multicultural, and cognitive-behavioral counseling approaches, I help empower my clients to explore and understand themselves, as well as define goals, plan...
Welcome to the practice of a highly experienced therapist who brings warmth and empathy to helping people address their conflicts. A former Social Work Associate Professor at Fordham University, I bring an array of tools to address anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, marital stress and other concerns. A 25 year practitioner of (EMDR) Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, we can...
I am focused on building and strengthening the marriage relationship of my clients by cultivating the self, the marriage and the family. I strive to help my clients build this through teaching research based principles. This approach not only supports and repairs troubled marriages and committed relationships, but strengthens happy ones. I feel that I can help couples that want their relationsh...