Sometimes life can feel overwhelming and charting a new path can seem difficult alone. I focus on empowering you to make decisions and changes that help you identify and achieve your life and career goals. I will collaborate with you and support you as you work to overcome past or current challenges, explore new opportunities, and find new perspectives. Though you may be struggling now, you can forge a path to a happier, more fulfilling life and career.

As a therapist, I can understand the anxiety and fear surrounding your decision to seek therapy for either yourself; your child or loved one. Life is full of ups and downs, and at times we need support on our journey. Whether you are struggling with your child's tantrums, concerned about a scary incident, struggling as a new parent, want to stop yelling, or need some support as you navigate a major life transition or stressor, I can help. You can feel at peace with your life. It is not too late to get the support you and your family deserve.

There are many difficult times in life when connection and support make all the difference in the world. I became a therapist to offer support and help people find their inner strength and resiliency. I offer a warm and calming presence and will meet you with encouragement and acceptance. Together we will focus on your current struggles while highlighting your strengths and uniqueness. Through therapy we will explore thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that may be holding you back and create self-awareness that will serve as a catalyst for positive change.

PASSION AND COMPASSION: I approach my work with both. For 40 years as a teacher and now a counselor I have helped at-risk adolescents and young adults in a variety of cross cultural settings. I have also worked extensively with adults facing life transitions, such as employment issues, menopause, retirement, and serious illness. I know how rewarding it is when we use our difficulties-- depression, anxiety, substance abuse, spiritual crises, to name just a few-- to develop resiliency. I provide a safe and caring space for my clients to tell their stories, explore their issues, and heal their sorrows.

I work along side clients to explore the issues they bring to therapy, using a variety of therapeutic techniques, including cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, biofeedback, EMDR, and experiential therapies. I have reduced my practice to working with domestic abuse, since I am working on a book for DV survivors. When clients present with anxiety and/or depression, I assess whether it's the result of stress or trauma, or is biological. I work with those who do not want medication, and also recommend a medical evaluation when progress is not being made, respecting the client's right to decide. I am a good listener and also give people feedback when appropriate.

You are worthy enough to thrive. You are brave enough to succeed. You are capable enough to triumph. You are held, affirmed, and supported enough to grow. Together, we'll dig deep to uncover the foundations of Home inside you and the tools you've used to make it there. Let's talk!

My name is Alexandra Berthelon and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor In-Training at Synergos Counseling. I received both my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and my Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from UW-Whitewater. My native language is Spanish and I offer services in Spanish for those individuals in need. I am passionate about working with children, adolescents, and families experiencing difficult situations that have prevented them from living a healthier lifestyle, while helping identify their roles within the family and individual strengths that will help overcome those challenges.

I am committed to helping my clients free up their energy to focus on what truly matters to them. In my 30 years as a psychotherapist I have helped people with deep challenges coupled with strong commitments to growth, develop more satisfying lives. I listen deeply and respect the wisdom of each client, creating together a shared understanding of your strengths and challenges, and compassion for the choices you have made to cope. I offer concrete practices to help you loosen the grip of habitual patterns that no longer serve your well-being, building in its place resilience and ease.

I specialize in utilizing evidence-based cognitive strategies, motivational strategies, and mindfulness techniques to change thinking patterns, addictive habits, stress and pain reactions, and behavioral symptoms. These techniques have research and history behind them that prove they work. My training allows me to teach and use techniques to help clients actually change their brains and nervous systems for better mental and physical health. My techniques are less about talk therapy and more about creating actions and practices that work toward change and the creation of a happy, healthy life!

“To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest…” ― Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times.......Losses – whether of loved ones, roles, or dreams – often impart a sense of being “thrown out of the nest.” It is common to feel shocked, overwhelmed, and hopeless when faced with major changes that alter the course of our life narratives. Our stories about ourselves and our worlds help us construct and interpret experiences – however, they do not define us.

My name is Sarah Adler and I am a Licensed Psychotherapist at Synergos Counseling. I have been working within the mental health field for over four years. I have received training in Interpersonal Process, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and trauma-informed care. I have experience using this training while working with adolescents and adults in individual and group counseling settings, including via telehealth, who are struggling with a wide range of concerns. Some of these include mood disorders, anxiety disorders including OCD, eating concerns, and trauma-related disorders.

I am not currently taking new clients until late fall. I support individuals, families and couples to help them find the joy and health that they are looking for in their lives. I work with individuals through many of life's struggles including low self-esteem, anxiety, grief and depression. My specialized training in Pragmatic Experiential therapy allows me to work with both couples and individuals on improving their relationships. I have a special interest in helping people determine if they are able to get their relationship to the level of health that they need in their life.

My ideal client is looking to change their relationship with anxiety and anxiety based disorders such as OCD, general anxiety disorder and individuals with relationship distress. My ideal clients are looking for skills to manage their anxiety so they can make long term changes to lower their anxiety baseline and live their best life.

We live in difficult times. The impact of coronavirus pandemic is great, including mental health. Millions of people are suffering from the psychological repercussion of COVID-19. Anxiety and personal distress caused by the pandemic can lead to depression. I help individuals in their journey of healing and personal growth. I strive to awaken in my clients motivation, meaning and happiness. My working style is eclectic, and I use different approaches with different people, depending on their needs.

"When we struggle with Stress, Anxiety, and Trauma it can interfere with our relationships and ability to function. I work with adults, teenagers, couples, and families, to work through these difficulties in a way that supports their needs. My goal is to provide a welcoming space where people feel safe, heard, that is inclusive, and intersectional. A space that welcomes folks with a variety of identities, experiences, and perspectives whether that is as an individual or within the context of their relationships."

A deeper understanding of yourself and your relationships sets a firm foundation for positive and lasting change. Together, we'll work on new and healthier ways of coping with the stresses in your life, so you can enjoy more meaningful relationships -- with others, and with yourself. I can help you move forward on your life's path, and help you stop revisiting past traumas and reliving old challenges that keep you stuck in unhealthy emotional places. My areas of focus include anxiety, depression, phobias, trauma, unresolved grief, LGBTQ clients & family and couples counseling.

I have experience working with people who identify a wide range of limitations from personality, mood, anxiety (i.e., Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD), Hair pulling, Social anxiety, Panic disorder), and those working through a traumatic experience(s). I see clients across the lifespan and value building a strong therapeutic relationship to support the therapy journey.

Life is ever-changing and evolving in manifold ways. We all go through life changes and unforeseen roadblocks that create imbalance within our minds. It is quite empowering to seek out help when our inner self wants to “talk” and respect that need. This is where I come in as a vessel of support to aide in your journey of knowing your inner self and what challenges or changes you might be going through. Therapy can be a rewarding experience when your inner world (feelings, thoughts, emotions) changes positively to reflect your outer world and relationships.

My real passion is in helping my clients step into their own power. I focus holistically on the whole person, which includes the mind, body, spirit and emotion. I believe that all 4 areas are needed to fully heal. I use a variety of holistic and alternative experiential practices to assist in accelerating one's healing process. Through this approach individuals are able to shift out of old patterning, self-limiting beliefs, thoughts, and habits. I am able to help one get to the deeper core issues that are blocking them from living a full and happy life.

Many people ask me, "Why would I want to feel my feelings?” Whether you are constantly staring at a screen, filling every space on your calendar to avoid being alone with your thoughts, putting on a new mask for every person you encounter, or using alcohol as "social lubricant" to quiet the noise, many of us have mastered the art of avoidance. Some of us neatly tuck our feelings away, trading our emotions for a nicely organized life with lots of explanations and justifications, while others stuff the jumbled up mess under the bed.