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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Since 1970 I have walked with many persons, couples and families who need supportive, fresh ears and eyes, a compassionate heart, wise experience and holistic perspective regarding life's challenges, transitions, burdens, growth points and life choices. I learn each one's story is unique and may offer the opportunity for new meaning and purpose. I seek to know and connect with each one I am...
With the complexity of the human experience, individuals often need a place to process their thoughts, emotions, behaviors, beliefs, values, trauma, relationships, responsibilities, expectations, disappointments, roles, coping methods, development ect., and I feel privileged to meet clients where they are at in that process, and collaboratively identify where they would like to be. I have more...
I believe therapy is about change. My mission as a therapist is to help my clients find their way to creating balance and joy in their daily life. I believe all people have the ability to build a strong, healthy, and peaceful self. I specialize in treating such issues, among others, as anxiety, depression, trauma, anger management, relationship issues, parenting, marriage counseling, pre-marria...
I have been working in the addiction and mental health field for 18 years. I work with individuals, groups, and couples dealing with stress and relationship issues. My ideal client is one who is struggling with emotional, psychological, and substance abuse concerns. I specialize in treating individuals , to include children and adults who suffer from mental health and substance abuse concerns. ...
I have been in the social services/medical arena for over 20 years with widely diverse populations. I work with individuals, couples and families dealing with addiction and other behavioral health issues. I have extensive experience working with the elderly, individuals with chronic illness, chronic mental illness and those battling obesity and seeking bariatric surgery, domestic violence and...
I treat trauma, PTSD, phobias, grief and loss, and anxiety disorders of all kinds, even OCD. I help people who are having challenges in their relationships; people who are struggling with depression or substance abuse; people who want to feel more confident, motivated, fulfilled, or connected; or who simply want to be more at peace in the world. I also enjoy working with people who feel outside...
I believe that we all deserve to feel fully alive, to show up as our unique and authentic selves and be loved for that. With an open heart, I provide a safe, and nurturing, environment for clients to deepen their understanding of themselves, develop self-love, and free themselves from emotional patterns that hold them back from living most fully. With greater self-understanding and acceptance...
I believe that healing happens through the connection between the therapist and client. Life is really hard! Relationships, trauma, loss, life stages, and the daily grind have affected every one of us, but there is healing and a story of reclamation of true self for each of us. Navigating our emotional response to life is tricky and often scary, but we can be empowered to feel victorious in our...
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Board Approved Clinical Supervisor and a Certified- School Social Work Specialist. For the last 20 years, I have welcomed the opportunity to work with children, adolescents, adults, and elderly through empowering, advocating, educating and facilitating services to assist them in reaching their goals. I have experience working with behavioral disorders,...
CURRENTLY FULL AND UNABLE TO ACCEPT NEW CLIENTS. Have you found yourself saying, "I've got to stop doing this", only to do it again? Do you feel stuck, unmotivated, sad, anxious, or are you plagued by painful emotions/memories? I've worked with hundreds of people who have struggled with similar concerns. Working together we've found ways to get unstuck and onto a path of increased self-esteem a...
Throughout my years counseling others, it has been my intention to utilize multiple modalities to assist clients in achieving their goals with integrity and genuine care. I believe the therapist and client relationship is one of the most important factors for successful change. I am committed and passionate about helping others and feel honored everyday to be able to do this work. I work with...
I specialize in working with you in times of change whether wanted or unwanted; un-coupling or committing; wits-end or letting go or starting again. By looking at habits, patterns, defense structures, and super powers, we build awareness of their purpose and see how we can repurpose them, let them go or build new ones through deepening and allowing, owning disavowed parts, crafting new narrativ...
I have worked over 12 years with children, adolescents, young adults and families in outpatient and inpatient settings. I am currently in private practice in Franklin, TN where I continue my focus primarily on treating individuals with high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (formerly known as Asperger's Syndrome). I teach clients self-regulation skills, to learn to become more socially aware...
My client is the expert on my client and my job is to help unlock their innate wisdom. Our troubles are the side effects of adaptations forged by hardship, and we can change them using strengths in ourselves, families and community. Feeling more connected to others involves communication skills, and tolerance for irritation and vulnerability (inevitable in close relationships). Therapy can help...
Time has seasoned me as a therapist. In the 30 years since I began doing the work of therapy, I have learned that theories matter but the professional relationship that develops and unfolds between me and my client/clients, matters the very most. Within a safe and trusted relationship, change and growth can happen. I always appreciate the courage it takes to make that first appointment. Change ...
