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.
Your stomach's in knots.Your heart races. Everything feels surreal. Stress and anxiety have a nasty way of hijacking your body and holding you hostage. Some days it's all you can do to not curl up in a ball and call in sick. It's exhausting trying to pretend everything's okay when actually, you're always on edge and about to lose it. What's even worse is when no one understands. They tell you t...
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), online therapist, and solution focused mental health coach. I talk to individuals, couples, families, and groups about many kinds of life issues. Especially relationship issues, chronic illness, traumas and life transitions, grief and loss, difficult situations and everyday struggles. I've been doing this for several years now, and everyday,...
I am a licensed therapist with over 24 years of experience helping others to navigate life's journey. I offer a judgment-free environment to overcome life's challenges and provide a safe haven for self-discovery. Through this process, my clients have recognized their ability to heal and gain a greater insight into self-empowerment. I specialize in overcoming trauma, parts therapy, relationships...
Feelings that result from experiences in life are unique to each person, and they each deserve a partner to work through their difficulties. My specialization is in assisting individuals who are dealing with feelings resulting from loss or traumatic experiences, whether recently or long ago. It has been shown that trauma is commonly experienced by individuals who survive a loved one's death by...
Being a kid is today’s world can be tough and helping your little one navigate through the struggles and hardships as a parent, can sometimes feel overwhelming. That’s where I come in. As a licensed professional therapist with over 7 years of private practice experience, I specialize in child and adolescent behaviors, parenting skills, and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. I have a passion ...
I provide survivor-led, individual and family therapy to adults and adolescents. I am passionate about my work and I wholeheartedly believe in the power of healing. Both my personal and professional life experiences have taught me that change and personal growth are always possible. Through my gentle but direct treatment style, I wholeheartedly empower my patients on their own journeys through ...
Would you like to get more acquainted with and grounded in your true/authentic self and be more of a caring and capable (sovereign) leader in your inner system? Are you an old soul and creative spirit who needs a depthful, soul centered and nuanced approach? Do you want, in these great turning times, to do great things, to find and execute in an embodied, empowered way, your unique contribution...
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Each stage of life brings new external and internal forces that push us to adapt and develop new coping strategies to survive, and optimally thrive. Psychotherapy can help you to identify and understand the personal patterns, self talk and life circumstances that could be interfering with your well being. We will focus on increasing your insight into difficult relationships and events as well a...
Life transitions are an unavoidable part of the human experience though we need not stop living a valued life during changing life circumstances. I believe every individual holds the strength, intuition and ability to heal from suffering. I work to help client's identify and tap into their power and confidence to live a rich and balanced life where past experiences do not define or diminish sel...
At Cocoa Counseling Center; we are Rogerian, and Christ-based therapists. We individualize therapy. We believe in the strengths of our clients. There is no hierarchy in this process; we have only positive regard for all the clients we have in our practice. In addition, we are Christ followers; in which our practice is based. We believe we need to include faith in the holistic view of therapy. W...
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Hello and thank you for visiting our site at Psychology Today. My name is James Messina clinical director at Summit Neurotherapy. In addition to psychotherapy our services are neurofeedback, sometimes referred to as EEG (brainwave) biofeedback; traditional biofeedback; cognitive-behavioral therapy; stress management techniques; weight control and specialization in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulat...
**Unfortunately I cannot accept new clients at this time. If my profile speaks to you, consider reaching out to Emily Swayne, the Mental Health Practitioner at my practice.** In my practice, I strive to get to know your authentic story. I welcome individuals, couples and adult families, and am especially committed to serving the geek community, and anyone who considers themselves outside of the...
