Women continue to face discriminatory practices, attitudes, and institutions even in modern society, and these issues may affect their mental health. Women may choose to enter counseling for gender-related issues or other mental health concerns, and, as a result of their gender experience, women’s issues come up within therapy.
Available Treatment Options
Many types of therapy can assist people with women’s issues. Feminist Therapy approaches counseling that centers on women’s and other genders besides men’s experiences, focusing on relationships, social understanding, empowerment, and advocating for equality. Women may also feel comfortable in group therapy with other women, as being surrounded by people who can understand their experiences can be therapeutic.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Women's Issues
I have a Masters Degree in Counseling from Southern Methodist University and am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. I have experience working with adolescents and adults with eating disorders, depression, anxiety, bipolar, PTSD, grief, and couples working through a difficult time. I have also been able to assist those struggling with suicidal or homicidal ideation. I primar...
Several of my clients come to therapy because of anger, frustration or general feelings of "things not working", often not knowing why or what to do. Whether a teen or an adult or married couple at times it can be beneficial to step back and take a look at life's problems. Learning coping skills, insight into relationships and developing a plan of action to live a life full of excitement, peace...
My clients are teens, adults, couples and families struggling with issues related to communication, anxiety, depression, trauma, recovery in addiction, grief, spirituality and human connection. Exploring your issues with additional therapeutic support can help you move through these challenges with a fresh perspective and deeper understanding of yourself and relationships. I utilize a systemic...
Alyssa Tortorella, LMHC understands that initiating therapy can be intimidating and therefore takes care to ensure a therapeutic setting that emanates non-judgment and compassion. Sessions with Alyssa are interactive, with client and therapist working as a team to clarify treatment goals, establish a course of action, and move toward self-actualization. Alyssa welcomes open, direct, and ongoing...
I believe that one of the bravest things you can do in this life is to begin to understand the journey that you are on. I look forward to helping you through that journey of self-discovery and self-empowerment. You deserve a life free of anxiety, depression, stress or even a life where your struggles as a parent are not seen as weakness but rather signs of strength. I am a firm believer that...
Are you working towards a goal but need some support? Have you felt sad, lonely, isolated, or stressed and haven't known where to turn? Do you feel like you are struggling to stay afloat with everything that you have going on? Is your relationship going through hard times? If you have ever felt that you were not enough, did not fit in, or just that you do not have the life that everyone else...
My clients are searching for meaning and a sense of wholeness in their lives, sometimes in the midst of crisis, sometimes traveling through times of normative change. Although I am an ordained Presbyterian minister and consider my work a ministry of counseling, I value the diversity of our community and seek to meet people wherever they identify themselves to be and honor their unique stories,...
Are you going through a rough time? Have job changes or loss, separation or divorce or becoming a parent been harder than you anticipated? For many people, life transitions like these can negatively impact our mental health, leading to stress, anxiety, anger or addictive behaviors. Common reactions include always worrying, having difficulty sleeping, or snapping at the people we love. And for m...
Many people feel that they are destined to repeat unhealthy patterns of behavior that have been passed down from generations before them. The feeling of hopelessness sets in and it is easy to just accept that nothing will ever change. I work with high functioning, motivated people who are ready to break that cycle of unhealthy behavior patterns and are looking for help. My goal is to help you...
Life can be challenging. It can feel even more complicated when we're not feeling well and we can't seem to break free from whatever struggle is pushing us down. Let's think of therapy as a way of safely unfolding whatever distress you may be in so that we can discover the tools you need to put your life back together. In that process, I will offer you a variety of pathways, tools and...
I specialize in helping women discover their own personal truth and support them in aligning their decisions in life with that truth. If you've been struggling with your primary relationships, feeling disappointed, angry, or feeling stuck in life, then I want to help. If anxiety and depression are part of your daily experience, then there is a good chance you've been living your life out of...
There are times in life when you may need someone to talk to. Do you long for a greater sense of balance in your life? Therapy can help you with making difficult decisions, changing problematic behaviors and reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety. I am Donna J Cardinal. I am a licensed clinical social worker. I provide individual, couples and family counseling. I am accepting new clients. ...
The human experience is complex, yet empowering. Oftentimes, our lack of knowledge due to inexperience and lack of positive mentors, can create debilitating and limiting mindsets that make it difficult for us to feel connected to who we truly are. On top of that, difficult life events can overwhelm our coping mechanisms and pull us even further away from ourselves. I offer an...
Dealing with your own pain while trying to engage fully in your life can prove to be an overwhelming task. It can leave you feeling lonely, isolated and without hope of a life beyond your painful feelings and experiences. The people I work with often struggle navigating through racial and religious identity issues while also trying to manage intense and difficult emotions, anxiety and depressio...
Shakespeare famously wrote “to thine own self be true.”I often wonder about what it means to be true to myself, and I know that I am not alone. In today’s fast paced society, it is easy to get lost in the shuffle. Society frequently dictates what seems or appears to be right or perfect, from the type of job that we have, to the way that we look, who we love and how we love, and the choices that...
