Therapists in 06879

Most people who come in to see me usually wind up uttering a version of this in the first weeks: “This is not how I thought my life would turn out.” They seem unaware that many of us have felt this way at one time or another. People are hurting when they make a call to a therapist. They’re “stuck,” and yet anxious about the therapy process. They want change. But how to go about making it happen? Llfe is by definition unpredictable. No matter how we plan or adequately prepare for it, it comes down to sorting out the difficult from the more difficult when decisions have to be made.

I am a Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor at Insight Counseling in Ridgefield, CT with more than 26 years of experience. For the last 17 years I have worked in a local high school creating prevention programming, and providing education and evaluations to the students and their parents. I also have a passion for adventure- based programming, "because it helps people get out of their comfort zone". The experiential component can be very valuable to the healing process.

The Insight Counseling Mission is to provide highly effective assessment and counseling services to clients in a warm and compassionate environment. We seek to make the entire process of seeking help, open and helpful. We offer the correct environment, education and encouragement for lasting positive changes to begin.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Insight Counseling in Ridgefield, CT. I have over 25 years of experience providing psychotherapy and counseling to adolescents, adults, and families, in an empathic, safe, and supportive environment. My approach to therapy is to form a supportive relationship with the client, identify their strengths and needs, and together, develop a plan for healthy and positive change. I bring to the therapeutic relationship objectivity, compassion and empathy.

You have extraordinary possibilities for your life. This is your invitation to a journey of discovery, healing, and transformation. I'm a clinical psychologist specializing in an integrative holistic approach to anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, mood disorders, life transitions, and relationship challenges. Together, we'll work to transform your life and expand the power you already have to heal, find relief, and experience real results. I welcome a wide range of clients from adolescents to adults, coming to me from all walks of life, professions, cultures, sexual, spiritual, and philosophic areas.

If I had a super power... it would be to allow everyone a moment of peace where they can forgive themselves and know they have a special place in this world, unique to themselves and wanted by others. Too often we lose faith in ourselves and in the people who love us. Therapy, counseling, and coaching can lead us to know we have strength, can feel peace, and experience the sense of belonging. My practice has been focused on children and adolescents with behavior disorders, adults with substance abuse problems, and families recovering from trauma.

The work I do focuses on the problems of today while considering how coping with these may be complicated by maladaptive patterns of understanding and problem solving from the past. Learning about ourselves involves discovering how often we have, without knowing it, clung to thoughts, feelings and conclusions that can keep us "safe" but end up limiting our experience. Much of the facts of our early lives were beyond our control, but counseling can help unravel the ways we may be keeping ourselves caught up in that past and therefore not fully available to a future we might shape differently.

Thank you for reaching out for help, it is one of the most courageous actions any one can take. If you or a loved one is suffering with compulsions, addictive behaviors, depression, anxiety, loss and bereavement issues or any level of difficulty with adolescent substance abuse or behavioral problems I would love to be of service. I am grateful to have been a therapist for 34 years and to have the ability to engage even very resistant clients in the process of real and lasting freedom and health. My goal is to have you feeling better and improving your functioning quickly and I use many evidence based methods to these ends.

Are you feeling overwhelmed with stress, fear, anxiety? Do you need extra help right now to ground yourself and feel safe? I can help. My goal is to provide a a safe and supportive space for healing. I work with individuals who are interested in personal growth as well as people who need assistance navigating the struggles of our stressful world.

Depression, anxiety, parenting, substance abuse, infidelity, toxic relationships, trauma-- I have successfully treated clients from 8 to 80 with these problems. I began as a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Counselor. I know that the devastation drugs and alcohol cause individuals and families is rarely overcome without help.

Meridian Psychotherapy Associates offers extensive support to individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma and loss. We are here to help you find ways to cope and provide you with support. Our approach embodies a collection of ideas, disciplines, techniques and practices designed to be effective in treating presenting mental health issues and challenges and other psycho social stressors.

Do disappointing or painful memories continue to bother you? Are those unresolved issues holding you back from reaching your potential? You can move past bad memories without discussing the details. As a trauma specialist, I offer my clients a safe, comfortable place where they can briefly focus on and neutralize uncomfortable memories and feelings. Together, at your pace and comfort level, without doing traditional talk therapy, we gently extinguish bad memories and old stuck patterns of behavior so you can get on with your life.

Your life matters to me! Get ready to find your inner strength, the qualities that make you powerful and unique. You deserve a content and healthy relationship with yourself and others!

Are you someone who wants more out of life? It’s not just enough for me to see you work past your issues, I want to see you thrive in life. If you want the life of dreams, I invite you to come see me, and let’s get you there together.

Feel better - and soon! I offer short-term, highly interactive psychotherapy for depression, anxiety, traumas, phobias and relationship issues (among others) that is positive and effective. State-of-the-art skills combined with compassion will help you heal quickly and permanently. I offer the help and guidance to find your own solutions, build on your strengths to create more peace and joy within and with others. In a safe, accepting and confidential environment you will be able to re-connect with your true Self. With healing, new skills, motivation and education you will soon find your inner power and renewed energy.

Do you find yourself avoiding people, places, or activities that you used to enjoy because they remind you of experiences you would rather forget? Do you ever feel like you're in the passenger seat of your life, rather than driving, because your past feels like a thumb on one side of the scale when you are making decisions? You deserve to move forward in life without being weighed down by the past, and I look forward to teaching you skills that will help you lay that burden down.

Do you struggle with emotions that are difficult to manage? Are you engaging in behaviors that are problematic and interfering with your quality of life? I am intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a treatment that helps people learn healthy ways of regulating emotions, behaviors and thoughts. I will work with you in learning how to effectively make changes, solve problems and learn to accept yourself so that you may enhance your capacity to experience joy in your life.

Are you feeling overwhelmed by a recent life change? Perhaps it has been slowly building and the constant juggle of competing demands no longer seem sustainable. Change is not easy, however life transitions are often the catalyst for healthy growth. I can help you to unpack the negative thoughts, anxieties, and emotions to discover your triggers and identify patterns. Through this process, clients gain a sense of empowerment to create balance in their lives. The path to inner peace and happiness emerges out of insight and balance.

I run a group practice of five therapists, Wisdom Within Counseling, and we all help anxious children, depressed teens, and high conflict couples communicate challenging emotions in positive ways. Do you feel lonely and distant or resentful with your spouse, but desire playful, loving connection? is your adolescent depressed and needing self-esteem? My team and I help couples develop trust, emotional closeness, and thrive after divorce, moves, family changes, eating disorders, and trauma. We specialize in LGBTQIA+ non binary expression, helping families create healthy connections rooted in self-love and self-acceptance.

I am accepting new clients via teleheath due to the current pandemic.