If a person is experiencing difficulty in their spirituality, they may benefit from counseling. Some therapists and counselors specialize in religious denominations and beliefs. Depending on what the person is experiencing, they may seek therapy from a person who more fully understands their religious or spiritual beliefs.
Available Treatment Options
Counseling interventions include offering a safe, validating space for people to question their beliefs, mindfulness interventions for self-discovery, or existential interventions for assisting folks in grappling with life’s “big questions.”
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Spirituality
We all have things going on, and it can be hard to know the way forward for every situation we are faced with, especially if we feel alone. I believe that no matter who you are or where you are in life, a way forward often begins with stopping to reflect. Having someone present can help that happen. My experience includes couple's/marriage counseling, issues related to traumatic experiences, gr...
What brings you to my office? The answers to this question are as varied as are the people who seek counseling with me. You may have a problem or disappointment with your health, self-esteem/worth, relationships, school, work, mood, or boundaries. People reach out to me when, despite being very capable, they have not been able to get their lives on the course that they desire. I believe that th...
If you are ready to start healing past hurts, start taking care of You, and/or improve your relationships...I am here to help. We all need a place to shed the layers of thoughts, feelings and experiences that may be keeping us from our true self, or hindering our quality of life. Are you a parent needing guidance and support, or is your child or teen having a difficult time and you don't know...
Healing begins with connection. We need these connections to not only survive but thrive. So often our connections our broken. I empower you to know that you are truly the expert in your healing process. Through co-creating a safe space that honors your infinitely unique personhood, while emphasizing the importance relationship has in the process of healing. Unfortunately, there isn’t a...
Actions are meaningful when inspired by values. If trauma, anxiety, depression, or addiction is troubling you, I would like to assist you in overcoming these issues and identify the life that you would rather have, if these things were not in the way. You deserve to be doing and achieving the things that are important to you. I take a holistic approach to counseling, believing you are already...
Charlie Mitchell, LPC-MHSP, is the founder and owner of Heart Pine Counseling Center. Heart Pine Counseling Center is missioned to bring premier counseling services to East Tennessee, with a specialty in the application of Emotionally Focused Family and Couples Therapy. This mode of therapy is extensively research and evidence based, promoting deep and long lasting emotional healing. Charlie...
Please let me introduce myself to you. I have been a Family Therapist on the Central Coast for nearly three decades, have recently sold my Treatment Centers in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo and I am now focusing my practice in The Santa Ynez Valley; primarily Couples Therapy/ relationship enhancement, escalating interpersonal interaction and positive well being. Strategic parenting support ...
I have always loved people’s stories. Loved reading about them in books, loved watching them in movies, loved being a part of people’s stories. In college, I realized that I didn’t want to simply watch people’s stories from a distanced vantage point, I wanted to enter into their stories. I wanted to sit with people in their hardships and help support them as they face the specific challenges li...
As a holistic therapist and yoga teacher, I help my clients to feel free and at peace in their own skin. I specialize in working with trauma survivors through the process of healing and recovery, as well as working with issues related to identity, attachment (i.e. feeling insecure or avoidant in relationships), stress, anxiety, and self-esteem. My approach emphasizes mind/body/spirit holism and...
Do you feel lost and alone? Do things that used to give you pleasure only add to your anxiety and sadness? Do others not understand what you are trying to say? Do you mask your feelings in order to cope, and sometimes even detach from them altogether, when on the inside you feel frustrated, depressed, and even angry? Are you sick and tired of feeling this way? Together, you and I will figure ...
Therapy allows you a chance to press pause on your life and look at the places where you feel stuck. I love the chance to meet with those who are feeling lost, alone, afraid, or stalled in some way. It is a privilege to intersect with people in moments of deep vulnerability in their lives, and collaborate with them to get the right support, tools, and clarity to help them achieve their goals in...
Regrettably life does not come with an instruction manual, that would be too easy. You are not alone in feeling lost and unsure. I work together with my clients to form positive changes through both coaching and therapy. There can be many possible issues interfering with having the life you want. Together we can take back control and create the life you envision. Reaching out for help can be...
Hello. We are all currently experiencing "new territory" in many ways. There are so many unknowns today regarding COVID-19 and it's potential effects on us here in the United States. As we receive daily updates on cancellations and closings we are being mindful of the constantly changing statistics regarding the spread of a virus that just a few weeks ago we knew nothing about. What are some...
Do you find yourself struggling despite working hard to build the life you want? Excel in some areas of your life while you feel lost in others? Feeling stuck or uncertain about which direction to move in? I’m glad you’re here! It can be difficult to talk about our struggles, but often a relief too, because we realize we’re not alone and there is help available to us. I believe therapy can be a...
