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.
I am of the perspective that each human is unique, complex, and capable of fulfilling their purpose. There are many reasons or situations that lead to the consideration of therapy, which is often fret with challenges and patterns of difficulty. Let me be the first to share with you that it takes a greater amount of strength to come to therapy to face your challenges than it is to pretend they d...
As a psychotherapist I work collaboratively to cultivate existing strengths and overcome difficulties that cause people to seek help. Changes in relationships and careers, personal losses and new beginnings, help with long-term recovery, and sustaining emotional support are some of the issues that benefit from one-on-one therapy. I seek to provide an atmosphere of attentive listening, safe...
Life is not easy. It is common for us to face challenges that we would rather not face alone. Healing is a personal endeavor and there is no one right way to achieve it. If you are ready to start healing one of the hardest things to do is to reach out. There are many different therapeutic styles and it is important to find a clinician whom you resonate with. A therapist will work to get to know...
**Accepting New Clients** Feel cared for and heard, experience a safe and authentic connection, find clarity, heal from a past or more recent traumatic event. As a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, Art Therapist and Mindfulness Practitioner, I offer a person-centered, strength-based holistic approach to healing. In addition to traditional talk therapy, I work with the creative...
Welcome to Integrate counseling services, the private counseling practice of Sara Darby Smith, MS, LPC MHSP, NCC, SomEx, RYT-200 where the mind and body are brought to balance to fulfill a healthy and happy life. It is my mission to work with clients to help them use their mind and body to learn to cope with all psychological disorders and symptoms of emotional distress. Empowering, teaching, a...
Are you questioning going to counseling? I have the Answers Within Counseling! I have years of experience in working with clients of all ages, specializing in decreasing symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Issues, ADHD, COVID-19 Stress, Grief & Loss, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Occupational and School Issues. I will provide you with emotional support, reassurance, guidance and...
We are all works in progress and we all have problems. Sometimes we need a little help with those problems. I'm here to help. View me as a kind of midwife who will assist you to give birth to a new version of yourself....a happier, more content version. Together, we will work to identify negative patterns that may be holding you back, or making you go round and round in behaviors that don't ser...
When searching for a therapist, it's important to find someone relatable and authentic. My professional experiences as a therapist include grief, life transitions, and trauma recovery. I help individuals, couples, blended families, families of autism, and LGBTQ populations to achieve wellness goals unique to their lives. My rich life experience substantially enhances the empathy, relatability,...
During these trying times we can benefit from a caring, warm, supportive, and knowledgeable person to help with life's challenges such as anxiety about current events, loss/grief, transitions, relationship difficulties, decision making, lack of motivation, identity issues including race, gender, and sexual orientation, and stress that can result in negative feelings including depression. I...
I'm both a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Special Education Intervention Specialist. I've been teaching in the K-12 public system for 18 years, which gives me a unique perspective when addressing a child's emotional/behavioral concerns. While I counsel children individually, the therapeutic process is a family affair. By aligning with your family -- not as a director, but as a...
Are you looking to embody and master your fullest vitality and goals? Have you had challenging relationship dynamics or life transitions that leave you feeling overwhelmed and unsure how to move forward with love, understanding, awareness, empowerment and healing? Do you need guidance creating a life of vitality, joy and optimal health and wealth? Does your life feel stagnant and you need some...
As a certified Sex Addiction & Partner Trauma Specialist, my role is to help you navigate the traumatic effects of relationship betrayal on your road to recovery, growth, healing & discovery. My approach is empathetic, action oriented, strength & trauma based. I'm committed to working with partners, couples & families impacted by sex addiction & betrayal trauma. As a therapist with over 35 year...
I work towards supporting individual and collective liberation using anti-oppression & anti-racist frameworks. I collaboratively work with folks who are compelled towards greater self-understanding, freedom, autonomy, interdependence and wellbeing, humans who recognize their own agency in their healing processes. I engage with folx in different layers of their identities that impact their lived...
If you are in a moment of trying to navigate emotional pain, you are in the right place. Reaching out for support takes courage and wisdom. With all the demand on your time, energy and attention, there is an unreasonable expectation for you to have to take care of everything, both in your external life (work, relationships, finances, etc) and internal life (your emotions, thoughts and patterns)...
I work with clients who live with intense emotions, debilitating depression, immense anxiety, anger, trauma, or the urge to avoid feeling all together. For many this can lead to unrelenting crisis, self invalidation, being hijacked by emotions, impact relationships, and reinforce behaviors that are not in line with the life they want. I create a space to support clients with non-judgmentally...
