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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:: CURRENTLY ON A WAIT LIST UNTIL FEBRUARY 1ST :: I believe that it takes courage to meet with a therapist, and I am sensitive to the journeys that lead people to my office. I utilize a friendly, collaborative approach in developing relationships with my clients. I feel that the most important change agent in the treatment process is the relationship between client and therapist. I strive to he...
If you feel unsuccessful, unproductive, unloved, overwhelmed by your own or other people expectations; stressed at work, home, or feel professionally and socially inadequate; or if you are going through sudden crises, trauma, loss, disruptive transitions such as job loss, divorce, and migration, then these problems could be addressed, transformed, and healed through counseling process. My...
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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." -Carl Rogers. When people are given effective tools to manage their stressors, they are able to see their full potential. People have an immense ability to cultivate compassion for themselves and others when provided a caring, nonjudgmental and safe environment within which to explore their feelings and...
At our first session, we will focus on your concerns, what brought you into therapy, and any other contributing factors. I will ask questions to clarify my understanding of your concerns, and to get you to begin thinking differently about your situation. We'll discuss your goals and expectations, and how you will know when things are better. My intent will be to help you get "unstuck" from...
Dr. Fortman serves as clinical faculty at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and in full-time private practice. A former member of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Institute (SOGI) and staff psychologist at the Center on Halsted, he continues to provide supervision to graduate students. He trained at The Ohio State University, University of Virginia, and Sarah Lawrence Colle...
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*Accepting new clients for Jan 2021.* Hello, I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker that specializes in working with women. I have advanced training in postpartum depression and other maternal mental health issues. I believe that therapy is an opportunity for positive change; the help you need to move beyond feeling stuck and unsatisfied. I recognize the strength it takes to ask for help, and yo...
Due to COVID-19, I am providing all services by telehealth (videoconferencing or phone). I work to help clients develop an increased appreciation for their strengths and core values so as to help them achieve happier lives filled with passion and a sense of purpose. I work particularly well with clients seeking to find greater meaning in their lives or trying to strengthen their communication t...
"Life is about balance". As a therapist with 30 years experience I can help you achieve balance in your life, provide guidance with difficult life situations, and assist with managing symptoms. I work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues providing services that span from therapy for anxiety and depression, parenting support, couples counseling, biofeedback and beyond. In a...
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