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.
At the heart of my work, I collaborate with you, tending to your emotional life, helping you build resilience and cultivate sustainable happiness. I work with individuals, parents, couples, people seeking to move into healthy relationships, individuals seeking to effect change, and people overwhelmed by maladaptive patterns in their lives. Drawing from my training and life experience, we'll wor...
I believe that everyone can benefit from therapy at some point and we can always use support and encouragement to help us grow as human beings. Sometimes we need clarity in a situation and need a different perspective. Maybe we need someone to gently push us and hold us accountable. Maybe we just need someone to listen because we're not feeling heard by those around us. I truly believe in meeti...
If you are working hard to be yourself and struggling with anxiety, depression, or self-doubt, therapy may be a helpful tool to bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be. Participating in therapy can help you gain the tools and courage to find your way. As a mindfulness-based psychotherapist, I work towards creating a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where...
If you are struggling with a life situation, anxiety or an emotional disturbance, I offer my genuine guidance through conversation and/or creative expression. It is my goal to see a client's happiness and peace. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor & an Art Therapist. I've been trained as a clinician in traditional talk therapy but also art therapy, allowing a client to open up in a variety o...
Do you feel lost? Unsure of what to do next, or how to reach your personal, relational, or professional goals? If so, now is the time to do something about it! Whether you have seen a counselor before, or this is your first time considering counseling, I am confident that we can work together to resolve these issues through a cooperative, holistic approach to treatment that focuses on YOUR goal...
I enjoy working with ages 15 to 99 in all areas of personal growth. I treat many issues, including depression, anxiety, stress, grief, work or school issues, trauma, and addictions. In addition, I am APSATs trained to work with partners of sex addicts using the Trauma Model. I will never label a partner "codependent" or suggest that they are responsible for the addict's behavior. I am trained i...
**TELEHEALTH (phone or sessions via computer) NOW AVAILABLE*** Are you feeling "stuck"? Are you plagued with anxiety, guilt and shame? Do you often think about the past with regret or blame or worry endlessly about the future? Do you have obsessive, unwanted thoughts? Perhaps you are not feeling motivated, have a lack of energy and are overwhelmed? Whether you have been struggling for many year...
Sometimes life can be difficult and we can get stuck in ways that keep us from achieving our full potential. Many people stay too long in a place of unhappiness and despair. If you are anxious, depressed, grieving, have difficulties at work, have been thru a traumatic experience or just feel stuck and hopeless, you need someone to understand you and provide the professional support and expertis...
I have been a child and family therapist since 2009, and volunteered in the field of grief and loss for 14 years, working with grieving children (ages 3 to 18) who lost a loved one. I'm client-centered and strengths-based, and believe my job is to try to understand how my client's brain works, to best assist each individual understand her/ himself. I have learned from the last 9 years working w...
Jessica has experience working with children, teenagers, and young adults. Her passion is working with clients who struggle with anxiety, self-esteem, depression, and behavioral issues. She also has a heart for children who have been placed in the foster system for various reasons. She believes that every person is unique and requires a personalized treatment plan rooted in hope. Her work...
Welcome! My name is Deborah Schlapper. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and I conduct mental health therapy in my private practice, Rays of Clarity Counseling. I believe the therapeutic process can help provide a Clear understanding of what difficulties are going on, and provide hope and healing. My goal is to help strengthen people through all of life's trials, providing Restoration of t...
It’s a mindset thing. The way you view what you do will always affect the way you do what you do. That includes your job, you marriage, and your life. The breakthroughs you have been seeking in your life, and in your marriage, start in your mind. I will help you identify the barriers that have been getting in the way of you living your best life, and come up with real and effective actions you ...
Hi there! Finding a therapist can be a daunting task. Perhaps you're seeking extra support during a hard time, wanting to enhance your relationship(s), or feeling ready to explore some shadowy areas in your self. Maybe you are facing some existential or spiritual questions, and seeking personal transformation. All of these are vulnerable pursuits, and you want to find a therapist that feels...
I offer you the opportunity to become... and I'll let you finish that thought. Tell me, when was the last time you felt comfortable being yourself? Perhaps you have found it difficult to be your genuine self and over the years you have settled for the person you think everyone will like and accept more. Maybe this has kept you from pursuing personal relationships, advancing in your career or ha...
Our walk as a human being can be both challenging and beautiful. Sometimes we want to prolong the status quo and sometimes we want to let go of that which no longer serves. Sometimes we resist feeling loss and grief, yet want to learn how to experience beginnings and endings simply as a part of our journey. Often we become distracted and find ourselves singularly focused only on what we feel is...
