
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.
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I work with Adolescents, Adults, Families', Couples and Elders. I have worked with many Issues, primarily Grief/Loss, Anxiety, Depression, Behavioral Issues, and some Eating Disorders. I use a Cognitive/Behavioral approach along with Internal Family Systems and Relaxation Methods as needed. I believe in a Body/ Mind approach and working together to find the best Approach to help you move forwar...

It happened again. Just when you thought this relationship would be different than the last, bam, you’re right back where you started. It's over. Alone and feeling abandoned, you try to pick yourself up yet again, maybe next time will be different? You wonder why relationships are so hard and come to the conclusion…it must be me! That voice in your head that you have tried to silence tells you,...

Life is filled with challenges and sometimes we find ourselves not having the skills, knowledge, resources, or “neurology” to manage. I believe that counseling can help people identify the roadblocks which prevent them from feeling competent and hopeful. I view each person who chooses to work with me as unique and capable, and together we build a relationship where humor, trust, and compassion...

ONLINE SESSIONS AVAILABLE! Life can be hard with its ups and downs and constant changes. I believe that counseling should help provide clients with the tools to effectively cope with those highs, lows, and new experiences. Because no journey through life is ever the same, I believe counseling should be tailored to each client’s specific needs. I have worked with children, teens, adults, couples...

Maggie M Evans
Spokane
Washington
You must be exhausted. You've always felt life more intensely than others. You've been told to "you're too sensitive" and "just get over it". You've been to therapy before and yet here you struggling with your boundaries, second-guessing your sanity, and ignoring your vulnerabilities. It's all too easy to see what everyone else needs, but the complexity of your problems seems insurmountable....

Thank you for visiting my profile. I am licensed in Maryland and Delaware and have over 30 years experience working in the public school system as a special educator and school counselor at the elementary level. Although most of my experience is with children, their parents and families, I enjoy working with individuals of all ages and couples. I am passionate about helping my clients find thei...

Gary ‘skip’ Ritter
Albuquerque
New Mexico
NOW ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS! Skip feels a connection when helping others develop insight to make positive changes in their lives. Skip believes that thoughts and feelings are the impetus that drive human behavior. His approach then to therapy is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Theory. In creating a paradigm shift from negative thoughts and feelings to increased positive thoughts and feelings,...

I am Rose Grimes, an independently licensed counselor in Kentucky and Ohio working with the practice of Michael Adams & Associates. I have Master's degrees in Clinical Psychology and a degree in Counseling and have more than 30 years of counseling experience. I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma based issues. Intervention is individualized and stresses...

The problems that you face may be painful and even overwhelming. Yet, today can be a day of new beginnings as you discover how to unlock the resources that will lead to greater self-understanding, lasting growth and increased satisfaction in your relationships at home, school, work and in the community. The decision to seek confidential assistance now can be your first step in rediscovering you...

Seth James
Chicago
Illinois
I believe in the resiliency of the human spirit, and that therapy is a process of deeply exploring and getting to know oneself. As a trans person of color, experiences in my life have informed one of my fundamental approaches to therapy which is to create safer spaces where my clients can feel comfortable bringing all aspects of themselves into the therapy room. It is important to me to listen ...

Are you currently struggling with the continuous challenges of life? The changes, the constant stress, the pressures; the worldwide changes that impact our everyday life; the constant struggle to greet every day cheerfully and be a productive member of society despite our fears and insecurities. These changes in our lives may invite various hardships that we are obligated to overcome. Many of m...

Rochie Smetana
Brooklyn
New York
Therapy is a space for exploration, connection, growth, and change. Throughout your sessions, you will get to know yourself better and gain awareness of your patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. With that awareness and understanding of yourself, you will have opportunities to make changes to those patterns and to your life. You will get to know your strengths and weaknesses well and you...

*ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. BILINGUAL: SPANISH SPEAKING THERAPIST* At this moment, the nation is experiencing a crisis. This has caused a variety of emotions to surface for many of us. Regardless of what is happening around us, each of us should have the opportunity to process those feelings. I am a bilingual/bicultural licensed associate counselor who worked in various settings in the mental healt...

I've been helping my clients to build awareness, compassion, understanding, respect, empathy and acceptance toward themselves and others for 20 years. In order to make therapy successful, I make every effort “to create new therapy for each client”, as said by Irvin Yalom, the founder of Existential therapy. My goal is to assist you to become self-confident, healthy person capable to create...