Therapists in 83705

People say my style is different from other counselors. "He's not the kind of counselor who just sits back and says uh-huh every few minutes." I am not shy about giving feedback and responding to my clients. Counseling is a relationship and I strive to create an engaging and healing dialogue from the beginning. Whatever your issue is, if it's not getting better with what you have been doing so far, now is the time to seek assistance. Call me to discuss your concerns and we can decide if I am the right resource for you.

Parenting is tough and raising a family is no easy task. If you add in a child who is emotionally or behaviorally challenging, you may be facing more than your share of difficulties. Whether you need a coach to give some guidance or you want someone to help fix your kid, at Healthy Foundations we help you as the parent (even if your child is our client).

Welcome! As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I strive to ensure my clients feel safe and heard in their healing journey. I am passionate about helping others reach their goals and improving their lives through self determined goals. I'm here to listen and provide a non-judgmental environment for you to grow and heal. As someone who loves working with children and adolescents, I've had many clients who have been apprehensive or nervous to begin this journey. I feel I have a gift for these particular clients and work hard to create a safe environment.

I am passionate about helping people from all walks of life. I believe that counseling is best done within a relationship built on trust and collaboration. I want to get to know you, your story, and what you want from counseling. From there he begins a collaborative process with clients to outline a treatment plan and create manageable goals.

***EVENING APPOINTMENTS NOW AVAILABLE*** Understanding our past can help bring clarity to our current experiences and provide readiness for an amazing future. I understand the challenges faced by those who serve our communities as well as members of our communities.

I offer an integrative approach to counseling, and I am EMDR trained. I draw upon a range of counseling modalities to provide individualized treatment approaches to meet each client’s unique needs. As a client, you can expect a practical approach to the issues and concerns you wish to address. You will be heard and validated, and you will receive proactive feedback which utilizes the strengths and abilities you possess to overcome your obstacles. My goal as your counselor is to help you realize the life you have envisioned for yourself.

Kristin has over ten years of experience in the social work field. She has worked with adults and adolescents living with developmental disabilities, adults dually diagnosed with intellectual/developmental disabilities and mental health disorders, children/adolescents in the foster care system, and families experiencing homelessness. While working with these populations, she developed skills in crisis intervention and trauma-informed care.

Thank you for your interest in my counseling page, I'm glad you're looking into it. Whether you've gone before or it's the first time, it can be intimidating to take the first steps. In counseling my goal is to help you feel at ease and flow more easily with the transitions that happen throughout our lives. Come visit as you are working through changes, your relationship, anxiety, or stress, struggling with depression, past trauma or self-esteem issues; whatever may keep you from alignment with your highest self. Through coaching and consultation, I also offer assistance with parenting, life strategies, and planning with students.

Start Before You're Ready. We all have self doubt and reasons we do not feel ready for personal exploration and/or change. Take a step today even if you don't feel ready, and request a consultation at no charge to explore what strengths you have and what challenges you face.

Life can be difficult... Stress from work, relationships, and other life experiences may leave a person feeling alone or lacking support. This stress often has adverse and unwanted effects on overall well-being and is important to address. The counseling relationship provides an opportunity to be supported in a safe environment with a counselor who is open, responsive, and accepting of you and your lived experiences. Counseling can be seen as a relational tool in working towards the life you've been wanting for yourself, whether it looks like managing mental health symptoms or realizing your goals.

As we move into this next chapter of life, let this be the time where your truest self emerges. As a helper, I honor and welcome you as you are. My hope is to create a space of safety, a space to discover, to unwind, to be at peace, to laugh and to cry, and to find healing as we work through your most difficult trials. I honor that everyone is their own best guide and my approach is that together, we will help you find what you need at this time. I especially care about all the parts of you working together. My hope is to tend to and heal the hurts of generational, historical, and present traumas.

Traumatic experiences lead to trauma. That trauma deep inside of our bodies which ends up effecting most areas of our lives. The clients I have worked with, do hard work, the hardest and bravest work I have had the honor of being a part of. My client's need safety and as Gabor Mate states the "two basic human needs Authenticity and Attachment". My client's learn who they are, and what each of the identities they hold mean to them. They take power back and action through intensive trauma therapy which does not always require them to speak their traumatic experiences. My client's learn to believe in the good things coming.

I am a firm believer that people begin to heal the moment they feel seen and heard. The center of my work lies in supporting, validating and empowering you towards being your most authentic self. We will work together to explore your past so that you can effectively interact and take part in your present and future. Through this exploration we will collaboratively create, expand and apply coping skills and techniques that will support and empower your journey. I believe that growth and change are always possible at any age and stage of life.

We believe in meeting the client where they are at. We believe in choice. We believe in joy. We believe in helping you find the answers not in telling you the answers. We believe in being trained properly to work with children. We believe in working with all ages, races, cultures and gender choice. We believe in utilizing all resources that we have at our fingertips. We believe that if we don't have an answer in finding an answer. We believe in having integrity. We believe in being honest. We believe in having compassion and last but not least we believe in faith, hope and charity.

I work with adolescents and adults who may be coping with a variety of challenges including but not limited to depression, anxiety, trauma, loss, sexual orientation, gender identity, emptiness, substance use, and relationship issues. I work with individuals who are struggling with their sense of self and may feel lost, alone, and unsure where to begin. My clients want to feel more secure in who they are and more confident with how to be.