
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 have over 20 years of experience working in the mental health field serving adults, teens, families, and couples. My clinical experience has focused on crisis intervention, trauma, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, self-esteem, relationship issues, and life transitions. I utilize an integrative, strength-base, holistic, approach to helping others reach their personal goals and enhance...

My goal is to meet you where you currently are in the process of change and healing. I will provide you with a safe, trusting, and honest therapeutic environment. I provide assistance to adults with anxiety, relationship issues, and depression. I also specialize in working with women building self esteem, relationship challenges, past trauma, health issues, job stress, domestic issues, and life...

Are you feeling overwhelmed, stretched too far, family demands outweigh your personal needs? Or are you the parent of a child(ren) that you just can’t seem to reach? Well, take a deep breath… uuuuuuh!!!! You are in the right place; congratulate yourself on taking the first step in making a change in the life you deserve! As a comprehensive therapist my interest and specialties include working w...

Eunice Makunzva
Chicago
Illinois
Relationships, no matter what kind make us who we are. We can not know who we are if we don’t know of those around us. Our everyday interactions with those around us, large or small, impact us as a result. There’s nothing more rewarding than sitting with clients, hearing how small changes towards healthy relationships has improved their lives. This includes nurturing the relationship with self-...

Progressing through Therapy, PLLC
Greensboro
North Carolina
Are you feeling "some type of way"? Are you struggling with "Who you want to be?", "Who you are?", or "Who others think you are?". Have others called you 'bipolar', 'dramatic', or 'sensitive? Are others consistently telling you to "get out of your feelings?" Progressing through Therapy, PLLC wants to support you with putting pieces together, so that you may live life instead of surviving life. ...

I work with clients who may be experiencing fears, shame, guilt, anger, worry, depression, anxiety, the results of trauma, and those who need a stronger sense of self, value, direction, and hope. My goal is to see you become fully alive as who you are and to enjoy your life to the fullest. I am eclectic in my approach and often use a combination of person-centered, positive, psychological...

Rimma Isaac
Chicago
Illinois
In my work, I like to combine short-term approaches that will help you figure out how to feel better now with long-term approaches designed to take a closer look at some repeating patterns and their origins to bring lasting changes to your life. Most clients I see in my practice experience some sort of dissatisfaction in their relationships. This could significantly impact their life satisfacti...

Shuna Luk, Lafayette Psychotherapy
New York
New York
( English | 中文 ) Shuna Luk, team leader/psychotherapist of Lafayette Psychotherapy, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist supervisor on an inpatient adult psychiatric unit at NYC Bellevue Hospital, where she provides individual and group psychotherapy and creative arts therapy services to patients, and provides supervision to LCAT, LMHC, and student intern...

"The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination." - Carl R. Rogers We all go through struggles in life. Sometimes navigating these struggles alone is overwhelming and help is required. I am here to help you navigate through the struggles and work towards accomplishing your goals. Starting therapy is a brave first step towards making positive change and liv...

Many children, teens and adults struggle with relationships, emotional regulation and depression. Negative thoughts and beliefs about self and the behaviors that follow can disrupt daily functioning and have a serious impact on self-esteem and problems at home, school and work. Stress, life events and emotional and mental health challenges can feel burdensome. Life's challenges are hard to take...

Do any of these sound familiar? You have to be strong and keep it all together even though it feels like the ground is crumbling beneath your feet. It seems like everyone around you is clinging to you like a life raft and you feel yourself going under. Your life is a tornado, everything is spinning and you are barely hanging on. You can feel yourself losing your grip and you know you will be...

On the outside people see you as "put together" because you're gritty and tough even when you don't feel it. Yet inside its impossible to narrow down your symptoms to one category because you feel ALL of the things, maybe even all at the same time. Confusion, stress, pain, heartbreak, fear, loneliness, sadness and anger are your normal. Because when you've experienced hard, difficult things in...

***NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS** I work with children, teens and adults experiencing stress at home, school or work. If your child is struggling with temper tantrums, anxiety, low self-esteem, or anger outbursts, this could be their way of alerting you of a bigger problem. I provide play and behavior therapy to help them express their feelings openly, learn healthy communication styles and develo...

Rachel Elder
Seattle
Washington
"I'm so tired of having the same fight and disagreement with my partner." "I want to feel the joy and excitement I felt when we first started dating." "I love my partner, but it feels like we lost our spark." "I want to have the best marriage I can and I'll do whatever it takes to make that happen." You are here because you found yourself making one of these statements above. Your relationship ...

( English | español ) Do you find yourself feeling sad, irritable, and unable to sleep? Are you having difficulty experiencing joy and happiness? Do you feel disconnected from friends and family? Do you feel like they are all interfering with your daily life? Do not be discouraged. If you are reluctant to seek help, please know you have support from a professional who is here to help and guide ...