Positive Psychology focuses on the positive influences in the client’s life, such as institutions, optimistic emotions, and character strengths.
Positive Psychology therapists believe that emotional and mental factors lead to happiness, so they help clients identify happiness from moment to moment.
Positive Psychology utilizes positive emotion, engagement, and meaning to enhance the client’s life. The therapist will ask the client to maintain a journal of positive experiences each day in detail. Keeping a gratitude journal helps rewire the brain, offsetting ruminations of negativity. The client becomes more attentive to their expectations and memories of events, creating a more balanced perspective.
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I aspire to create a safe, trusting, and non-judgmental environment that will allow you to explore and gain greater knowledge of yourself and your relationships. Through our therapeutic relationship we will identify the positive and negative patterns in your life, empowering you to make the necessary changes to meet your goals, both short and long term. I assist you in gaining insight and...
My passion is helping others find ways to manage their challenges in this ever-changing journey we call life. For over 27 years I have worked with adults, children, adolescents, couples, and families in a variety of settings; including home, school, office, and in the community. I pride myself in building therapeutic relationships with each individual I work with. By achieving this, I believe w...
If you could wake up tomorrow morning to a life that is exactly how you've always dreamt and visualized, what would that day look like? What is important to you - what are your most cherished values? Upon what do your curiosities hinge and linger? What awakens your inner child? Lends meaning to your being? My desire is to embark on the creative process of therapy with you, and serve as a guide ...
I am a mindfully compassionate licensed psychologist with a temperament that is innately optimistic. Over the past 25 years, I am grateful to have had many opportunities to provide evidence based therapeutic services to a diverse client population that encompass a wide range of cultures, developmental ages and psychiatric issues. As a passionate life-long student, I obtained a doctor of psychol...
I am very passionate about helping individuals and families who struggle with a variety of mental health disorders reach a fulfilled, healthy, happy, and functional lifestyle. I have extensive experience in providing psychotherapy for children, adults, and families. Advocacy for mental health awareness and empowering individuals to overcome personal challenges are a large part of the work I do ...
I am open to working with clients from a variety of diverse backgrounds. No matter the issue, providing a safe environment will help us all reach our unlimited potential. I believe we have the answers for any of the struggles we are going through in life and we have never been put in a comfortable enough environment to determine those answers. I trust in all of my clients to have the ability to...
I am an OEF/OIF Air Force Veteran. My therapy model emphasizes positive and supportive integration of evidence-based, solution-focused and holistic techniques. The solution-focused approach identifies irrational thoughts and attitudes. Emphasis on the mutual development of goals for therapy and provisions ongoing support in a therapeutic environment. An eclectic therapeutic approach, blending...
If you are wanting to increase your self-esteem and stop relying on other people to validate your worth, if you desperately wish you didn't have to rely on drugs or alcohol to medicate your emotional pain or if you are tired of constant conflict in your relationship, then give me a call. In our work together you will be supported, you will be empowered and you will be guided with compassion so...
Feeling isolated, unworthy, stressed out or overwhelmed? You don't have to let negative emotions dictate your life decisions. Did you know that having negative self-esteem can lead you to feeling like you need to please everyone? This can make you feel inadequate and overwhelmed with even simple or daily tasks. Feeling like you are not worthy of self-care or boundaries can lead to poor decision...
Do thoughts like "I can't shake my past", "I don't think this pain will ever go away", or "I'm stuck" preoccupy your mind? Often, when something traumatic happens, it can get trapped in your brain with the original picture, sounds, thoughts, and feelings. Since the experience is stuck there, it continues to be triggered whenever a reminder comes up. It can be the basis of a lot of discomfort an...
I have experience working with various cultures and ages, specializing in depression, postpartum issues, bipolar, anxiety, ADHD, and substance abuse. I provide individual and couples therapy. My approach to therapy is rooted in empathy. I work with the client, as a team, to achieve their personal goals. I also incorporate cognitive behavioral therapy and other modalities based on the individual...
I am a bilingual licensed psychotherapist, I received my Master's in Clinical Psychology & Counseling at Chestnut Hill College. My professional approach includes a holistic alternative focus in combination with traditional talk therapy. I have been a practicing clinician since 2012. I have experience working with a variety of people facing many different life situations. Typically focusing on t...
Over the course of an individual's life, new events can lead to a disruption in the ability to effectively cope with stressors that may have once been handled effectively. As such, my professional focus is on helping clients who have been through a traumatic/stressful event heal more effectively so that they may resume their lives in a healthier and happier manner. I work primarily from a...
We all struggle with the fear of letting go...of something. It can be very frightening. And you may feel hopeless and helpless. But the empowerment you gain when you learn to let go and rid yourself of negative thoughts- is truly life changing. It is hard. But my role is to help you reach your personal goals. I specialize in treating adolescents and adults with anxiety and depression. I am...
I moved to North Carolina from the Northwest in 2018 and am considered a true generalist. This means I have over 10,000 hours of experience helping children, adolescents, and adults with the myriad concerns that bring them to therapy (see the specialty list at right). My practice is currently full; however, if you are a mental health professional who is interested in therapy or a psychologist w...
