Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) emphasizes utilizing compassion to understand yourself and the people around you. It’s a good option for people dealing with shame or self-criticism that causes emotional distress.
Developing compassion for yourself and others requires practice. Practicing self-compassion exercises can help you manage shame and guilt, which can help you develop compassion for the people around you.
Neuropsychological and Psychological Assessment, Treatment, and Consultation-Specializing in assessment, treatment and therapy services for children, adolescents, adults, and families. Additional treatment modalities include biofeedback. Our Clinical Neuropsychologist, Cristy L Russo, PhD, MSCP, has specialized in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with various...
You are a unique individual, with strengths, talents and potential to develop. You're not a label. You're a complex person balancing many life roles. And you're struggling. My professional mission is to help you create strategies based on proven therapeutic approaches and positive psychology interventions to overcome challenges and begin to thrive. This strategy-based focus is well-suited to...
Individuals who reach out to me for therapeutic services are facing issues related to disruption in their life due to anxiety, relationship changes, addiction and depression. I focus on client centered therapy and listening carefully to the needs and goals of my clients. Together we explore what you want and your motivation for change leading to an improved sense of balance and well being. Ther...
"The beauty of the human spirit is it's ability to face adversity and rise up becoming more than it ever was before." Deann Gossard is Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor/ Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor. She sees adults and teens. She believes that by taking a compassionate and holistic approach, we can reconnect with ourselves and others to heal. Deann is passionate ab...
Have you ever felt that words were not enough? You've tried talking, but it doesn't seem to work, at least not for very long. You find yourself wondering what you can do to feel better. Coping with stress, living with uncertainty and meeting the challenges of everyday life are often difficult to describe in words alone. Imagine what it would feel like to enjoy the process of self-discovery,...
Depression, anxiety, relationship issues, low self-esteem, and codependence are some of the different challenges that I can assist you with. Are you also carrying the hidden pain and grief over a miscarriage (this goes for fathers too) or other losses such as divorce, a family member's terminal illness, even the loss of a pet? You should know we all grieve differently. I can help by validating...
Thank you for visiting - a courageous first step to finding support. These are challenging times, and we all need someone who will walk beside us. When life brings sudden change, it is possible to find the middle ground. My work focuses on development of awareness - mind, body, spirit - through teaching, guidance, practice and humor. With you as the expert, we find ways to activate change if th...
I enjoy working with children, adolescents, families, and adults. In particular, I work with individuals (and their families) impacted by traumatic stress. I would describe traumatic stress as an "unhealed wound." These wounds can manifest themselves in disruptive behaviors, defiance, anxiety, depression, struggles with focus, aggression, self-injury, perfectionism and substance use. When wound...
*Open and seeing clients by Telehealth.* Is life becoming challenging, overwhelming, confusing, unfair, and more? I understand! I have over 25 years of experience supporting people struggling with a variety of issues - depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma & PTSD, grief & loss, life changes, abuse, and more. I personally and professionally understand the dynamics that accompany many of these l...
As an experienced trauma therapist, I understand this is a very difficult call to make. In seeking help, you are already demonstrating your way forward and I am honored to collaborate with you. I work with children, adolescents and adults recovering from the after effects of trauma. You can begin to feel safe as you learn how to regain a peaceful outlook on life while leaving behind troubling...
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious or stuck? Are you repeating negative patterns that are disruptive in your life? Do you want to see change? I deeply believe in our own internal and external strengths. I assist you in accessing those strengths. I have over fifteen years of experience working with children, teenagers and adults in many aspects of life. My specialties include: anxiety,...
A strong, positive therapeutic relationship is our starting point. Your wellness and growth in self-understanding and self-acceptance are our guiding priorities. I provide a safe, judgment-free environment in which we explore, together, how best to alleviate the suffering, distress, obstacles, and blockages that bring you to therapy. Beyond just reducing symptoms, we identify underlying...
Together we will draw from a rich range of compassionate, holistic, action-oriented services that launch you into the enriched life, relationships, communication and confidence you are seeking. As a full-service, highly-experienced private practitioner I'm honored to support you, your partner, children, family--at the caring point where Nurture meets Nature. Always honoring your confidentiality...
Experiencing painful thoughts and feelings? Numbed out and disengaged? Stuck in a cycle of repeating behaviors or inaction that hold you back? Problems relating with family, partner, co-worker, with yourself? Find yourself in midlife or experiencing a deep loss or other crisis/opportunity and now questioning it all? All of us experience difficult times in our lives and we can use that challenge...
Shame sucks - It makes us hide and deny who we are. It keeps us in the shadows hidden by loneliness and isolation. The truth is that each of us has a deep-seated desire to know others and be known by others. "Ubuntu" is a Bantu (South African) word that means "I am because we are," or "In being known by you - I know myself." I want to create a safe space where you can explore, know, and underst...
