Adoption Therapists in Philipsburg, MT

Are you looking for a change? I would love to meet with you & offer my undivided presence & attention as we seek to find a way to make your life work best for you. I have 20+ years of experience & am confident that, if you decide to work with me, I can help provide you with the support & insight you need to make changes to improve your life so that it better suits your needs. I see individual adults and have experience in the areas of personal growth, depression, anxiety, trauma, divorce, parenting, relational conflict, behavioral concerns & adoption.

St. John's United Family Services is here for you! We are a small, personal, family oriented, non-profit agency. We have experience and specialized training in; adoption and foster care, family planning, grief/loss, attachment, healthy communication and relationship dynamics. St. John's United Family Services provides healing, meaning, and purpose every day for every age.

I am a licensed clinical social worker who works with all age groups. I have 12 years of practice working with kids and families, attachment and adoption issues, trauma recovery, anxiety and depression and LGBTQ+ issues. I also have experience with working with military personal and their families. I am passionate about helping others and my community.

I have been working with children and families for the past 11 years utilizing a relational attachment model. I have experience working with family separation, foster care/adoption, trauma, life transitions, depression, anxiety, anger, self-esteem issues, school issues along a verity of emotional/behavioral concerns. I have worked with children from age 5-18 years. I offer a safe nonjudgmental environment that allows children and families to be able to address and explore their needs with support and guidance.

I’ve been in the mental health field for over 25 years and take a relational approach considering the individual, environment, life experiences, personality, needs and strengths of each person. I enjoy supporting adults, children and families improve communication skills, self awareness, acceptance, and learn adaptive ways to regulate/ manage emotions and behaviors. We will work together to increase insight and awareness and you or your child's overall functioning, and reduce problematic symptoms/behaviors. My clients have expressed feeling safe and accepted and often share appreciating the depth of our work together.

PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression are real. King Family Behavioral Health is a safe space to identify a healing path and new skills to address the symptoms of these and many other mental health struggles impacting your life and relationships. If you are ready to create a change, we are here to help!

Many of us will go through times in our lives that feel like too much to navigate on our own - life transitions, grief, relationship difficulties. In those times, it can be useful to have someone to help explore how we learned to cope and encourage positive change, resilience, and healthy relationships. My primary goal is to provide space for you to be heard, seen, understood and know that you are not alone in your struggles (because we seldom are)! I have experience working with intimate relationships, intimate partner violence, life transitions, and parenting issues.

My primary focus is to help you achieve the goals you set, and help you align with and live by your values. My goal is to help individuals and families process barriers, understand and organize emotional chaos, and develop communication, relational, and coping skills to live a functional, whole, and healthy life. I emphasize the importance of good communication, self-examination, and awareness. This allows for each individual to safely explore their inner world and gain insight into themselves and the world they are connecting with.

Open, honest, and caring, Tristen brings his passion for healing and growth to every session. Tristen believes that the challenges we face in our lives are obstacles to be overcome, and can provide opportunities for growth. He strives to empower his clients with the skills and tools necessary for them to reach their highest potential, and achieve their most ambitious goals. Tristen believes that much of the distress and dysfunction we experience in our lives stem from suppressed and/or ineffectively expressed emotions. He works to build strong, safe relationships with his clients so that they can explore their emotions.

I work with couples, adults, kids, and families dealing with disruptive events, situations, and behaviors. Some of these situations are typical life transitions: entering adolescence, a new child in the family, school and work conflicts, or life-stage changes. Other transitions are more obviously traumatic: medical crises, chronic illness, infidelity, or the dissolution of long-term relationships. I work with patients that have long-term, debilitating mental illnesses, and patients that have more situational or transitional difficulties. I welcome clients who are struggling with parenting plan issues and post-divorce conflict.

Every person, regardless of what they have been through or where they come from, has the capacity to heal. This is the core belief that drives my work with clients. If you choose to work with me, I will provide a compassionate and non-judgmental environment where you can start to grow, change, and find peace. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have experience working with clients facing trauma, attachment concerns, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, parenting issues, chronic illness, infertility, pregnancy loss, prenatal and postpartum struggles, and stage of life changes.

I am the type of therapist that meets my clients where they are. I am easy going and do not have an agenda. I think my clients are the experts on themselves. I create a warm and encouraging aura that helps clients discover there problem area's and then I guide and accompany them on a journey to bring clarity, hope, and peace.

Life is full of uncertainties. Many of them can unexpectedly destabilize us, causing stress, despair, anxiety, and even depression. Such circumstances could prevent a mentally, physically, and emotionally healthy life, where hope for change is not visible. If you feel identified with this, I want to tell you that you are not alone. Seeking help is the first step in finding a way out and seeing the light among adverse/unexpected circumstances. Therapy helps you explore the causes, thoughts, emotions, and patterns that block and prevent you from moving forward. Together we can find the way out.

Life can be challenging! I believe we were not made to go through it alone. You may need support coping with everyday stress or healing from a significant trauma. Maybe your tools no longer work the same and you want to try something new. You may want to gain more insight into how your physical, mental, and spiritual health are connected. Maybe you want someone to share your story with or support your personal growth journey.

Are you worried for your child? Does your child act out in class, or have extreme meltdowns at home causing your own tension levels to rise? Maybe bedtime is a struggle because your child is scared and has nightmares, resulting in the evenings spent lying in bed with your child, comforting and soothing. Your family may have gone through a big transition like a divorce or death of a loved one, or a move to a new home - or maybe these behaviors are a mystery to you. But they are taking up the focus in your family, causing stress in your marriage, and you're desperate for a solution. You just want your child to feel better.

I have learned that the heart and success of therapy is a safe and trusting relationship /environment where people can grow. I work to provide this safety in a supportive and non judgmental environment which empowers and encourages this. My role is to be empathic and support/guide this growth as well as to give clients a greater understanding of themselves. I see us all as unique and gifted and value the varying depths and needs of people.

I'm a Montana native who has worked in the field of trauma for over 20 years. If you are guarded, uncertain about therapy, worried about being judged for your thoughts and viewpoints, or in general are reluctant about therapy please consider reaching out to me. A lot has changed in the last 5 years and many people are questioning the world and their role in it. If you feel disenfranchised, apathetic, depressed, or uncertain about your beliefs and values you are not alone. I am open to all perspectives and values, regardless of your background.

It is powerful to feel heard, experience genuine connection, and to be understood. Our past experiences don’t have to define who we are, but we can explore them in a way to decrease shame and understand how they’ve shaped us today. Together we will recognize connections, identify patterns, and become aware of barriers to feeling successful, loved, and self-assured.

We all deserve to feel aligned, safe and nurtured. Cultivating compassionate self-awareness and acceptance, are at the core of healing, change and growth. When we feel healthy and fulfilled we are more likely to live with meaning. I utilize an integrative lens, centered in mindfulness, somatic, attachment and IFS orientations to promote increased consciousness of thoughts, values, feelings, and behavior patterns. My approach is intuitive, and warm. Our work together involves expanding awareness of the inner mind, and felt senses to move towards a more integrated self. I am tele health only at this time. Serving Oregon and Montana.