
A licensed mental health counselor is a professional who has a master’s degree (M.A.) in psychology, counseling, or another mental health field. They work two years with a mental health professional after graduate school for licensing. They cannot perform medical procedures or prescribe medications.
If you’re looking for a counselor you can use our vetted directory of mental health professionals to find one in your area. Start your journey below.

My relational approach to counseling combined with training, knowledge, and experience allows me to provide effective outpatient, individualized, counseling services. My philosophy is one of "progress not perfection." I focus on your individual strengths and needs while building and working towards collaborative treatment goals. It is my belief that positive change can occur through encourageme...

With extensive training in eating disorders and performance psychology, I am interested in supporting adults and adolescents in their search for wellness and authenticity. This can entail exploring the root of school-based and somatic issues, partnering with clients on their recovery journeys, nurturing growth and strength in times of anxiety and depression, assisting with transitions, or...

Jennifer Ducharme
Jacksonville
Florida
We cannot change past chapters of our lives. Where we can take power is now, and the future chapters we have yet to write. If we don't address something unhealthy, every aspect of life can become impacted negatively. Whether you are wanting to learn to manage mental health symptoms, begin the transitioning process, seeking help for everyday concerns like relationship issues, job stress or...

Secular psychology has many models for helping people live psychologically and socially healthy lives. And while there is value in these approaches, they are at root secular and not founded upon a religious or spiritual understanding of reality. For some people, the spiritual or religious is central to who they are and how they live. These people are not comfortable with the secular notion that...

Are you an adult who is feeling anxious? Are you dealing with depression or grief? Are you being negatively impacted by COVID-19? Do things that used to bring you pleasure - relationships, work, and family events - now cause you feelings of dread or stress? Are you telling yourself: "I feel stuck", or "I'd like to do better", or "I could use some help talking through this situation"? People who...

Now accepting new clients — children, adults, and families. I have more than ten years combined experience in counseling and contemplative practices, providing mental health treatment to children, adolescents, and their families. I have extensive experience working with youth and adults with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, ADHD, and significant traumatic histories. If you are a parent, fos...

Megan Willette
Boston
Massachusetts
Counseling is a way to help you find inner peace to enhance your sense of control. It can be helpful to have someone's full, unbiased attention to support you in navigating those situations. We will create culturally competent interventions, which will support you with developing self-compassion while still holding yourself accountable so you can live your life with intention. No matter the...

Do you feel stressed? Do you feel overwhelmed? Do you find it difficult making decisions? I provide a safe environment to talk about what's keeping you stuck and to help make the changes necessary in order to move forward. I enjoy supporting people during difficult times and empowering women of all ages. While we work through life challenges, the therapeutic relationship can bring hope and heal...

///////////No current openings for new clients. If you'd like to be added to my waiting list please let me know your general availability//////////// The belief that drives my work is that our true nature is one of calm & ease; this gets clouded over with fear, despair, worries, past hurts, behavioral patterns that don't serve us ... Through supportive, mindfulness-based, cognitive and...

CURRENTLY FULL & NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. Aloha mai kakou. I offer individual and group therapy for anxiety, panic and phobias, depression, grief and loss, relationship concerns, stress management and living with chronic conditions. As a mental health clinician for county mental health clinics and as a psychotherapist in private practice, I have seen how courageously individuals deal with lif...

Beth Hennessey
Chicago
Illinois
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), and Art and Yoga Therapist practicing in the Chicago Area. I work to provide a safe and collaborative space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in order to facilitate meaningful change in your life. The root of my work is assisting others to discover, strengthen, and grow inner...

If you are experiencing anxiety due to parenting challenges, insomnia, relationship, school, or workplace issues the emotional affects this stress brings on can take a toll on your health and well being. My passion is to assist my clients in reaching their personal, relationship, parenting and career goals. With my years of experience as a school and clinical counselor, I can help if you are...

Maya Snowden
Seattle
Washington
I work with people who have been deeply hurt and heartbroken. I work with those who have suffered loss and abandonment. I work with those who have learned to survive in the best ways they know how, but may be coming to a place where these survival skills just don't seem to be working anymore. I offer a safe space for you to begin where you are; even if you don't quite know exactly what it is th...

*EMDR*SAME DAY APPOINTMENTS, ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS, WEEKEND HOURS & PRIVATE OFFICE Clients consistently and enthusiastically report relief of distress symptoms and increased clarity of thought after EMDR processing interventions. I’m honored to have collaborated with hundreds of clients during thousands of hours of successful treatment both in trauma desensitization and cognitive performance...

The focus of my practice is individual (young children, adolescents and adults) and family therapy. I genuinely love working with children, adolescents and families who are struggling with the tasks required to get through a day to those who have "tried everything" and feel lost. Or, individuals and families who are facing a crisis or transition and do not know how to navigate their way, much l...