Attachment-based Therapists in Maine

Accepting Couples (Self-pay only) and Individual clients (with Mainecare or Self-pay). If old wounds and patterns hold you back, you may feel supported by my integrative, holistic counseling style. I work from a neurobiological, attachment-based perspective, with a special focus on communication skill-building. Through mindfulness-based, values-driven work, we will examine what might be holding you back, and together navigate the journey you are on towards greater well-being.

Too busy for weekly counseling? Feel you have tried everything and now you need more support? This 2 hour private couple retreat is for you. We will strategize on the first phone call about your relationship goals. This is not therapy. We will be goal directed and focused on understanding the root cause of your communication difficulties, finding clarity in the patterns you have each developed and identifying next steps for re-connection and repair. Each person will leave with clarity, direction and concrete tools for improving your relationship.

I am currently offering only online sessions.

In my work with individuals and couples, I engage in each therapeutic relationship with a warm, reflective, and grounding presence. I believe firmly in the worthiness of all to a sense of belonging, dignity, and agency and have witnessed time and again how therapy can be a powerful tool in accessing these needs. Being heard and understood within a supportive therapy environment allows us to both uncover our innate strengths and cultivate the skills and insight necessary to reduce suffering. Regardless of how ingrained and automatic our patterns might be and how stuck we might feel, a more peaceful life is possible for each of us.

Trauma can leave us feeling adrift. Unhappy and unsure of who we are. Emotions may be blunted or they may swing. This unhealthy way of being in the world negatively impacts our relationships, jobs, and friendships. To create a life that works for us we need to heal from our trauma; to nurture and strengthen a place within where we can make healthy choices. We can grow to honor who we are at our core and live from there.

I specialize in addressing a wide range of relationship and emotion-related issues including depression, anxiety, grief, and particularly trauma (childhood, sexual, race-based, combat, and other). I have experience working with adults of all ages, including LGBTQ+ populations, clients from varied racial, ethnic, and cultural identities, as well as current and former military. I’m also engaged in advanced training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy as part of my residency at Psychology Specialists of Maine.

Bringing both passion and compassion to my work, I rely on my training in grounded and dynamic approaches to therapy. Whether working with couples or individuals, I draw on my strong intuitive sense and an innate belief in my clients’ ability to heal, change and grow. My training includes many approaches that support individuals and couples using attachment-based, body-oriented, brain-informed approaches to transforming old patterns.

Clients come to me feeling stuck, alone, scared, insecure and overwhelmed, not good enough. My clients walk away from me with more confidence, more clarity of who they are and what they need, more deeply attached in healthy relationships, with more ease and balance in life, more able to face life’s challenges with a sense of possibility and hope. Couples learn to change the cycle of interaction so they feel more emotionally connected and secure. I provide compassionate, focused, trauma informed and attachment based emotionally focused therapy to regulate and heal your hurt and create secure attachments- with yourself and others.

I specialize in the treatment of anxiety, trauma (including unresolved childhood wounds), and relationship issues. Many of my clients come to therapy not knowing what exactly is holding them back but know they are not satisfied with the way things are going and are ready for something to change. Understanding how our past impacts our present is often very empowering; as a trauma focused therapist, I am able to help you examine how your past experiences play a role in your present day life, as well as, provide the necessary treatment to alleviate/reduce the negative impacts.

We have October openings in person and tele-health! Our intake specialists will help match you with one of our experienced and caring Maine psychologist with whom you can begin your journey toward meaningful change. We are a local, women-owned therapy center offering specialized therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, OCD, bipolar, grief, eating disorders, personality disorders, health concerns, chronic pain and illness, sleep problems, relationship concerns, and couples counseling. Please visit our website to learn more about our services.

Are you pregnant, or in the postpartum time struggling with adjustment to an expanding family with new needs and roles? Are you grieving the loss of a pregnancy or struggling with becoming pregnant? I am a trained and experienced perinatal psychotherapist to walk with you on this journey of family planning, transition, adjustment, mood and anxiety changes. Support during this time can be critical for individuals in the reproductive years, and for the family as a whole.

What do you look for in a therapist? What's important? Surprisingly, age, gender, years of training and theoretical orientation are not the primary factors correlated with the effectiveness of a therapist. So how do you choose someone? Is it by their picture? The best website? The one that's taking new clients? Finding the right person can be incredibly difficult. Research suggests that the most important factors in positive therapeutic outcomes are the therapeutic alliance, working together to set collaborative goals, and the therapist's ability to be empathetic, accepting and genuine.

Making the choice to start therapy can be a scary step. I believe that every client should be supported by a therapist who brings a sense of realness, support, encouragement, and knowledge to each and every session. You should be able to walk into every session with a feeling of comfort and safety discussing your struggles. My goal is to bring those qualities while helping clients find relief, understanding, and their purpose.

The Covid 19 world is like no other. Our world often feels small and lonelyl. I am Jody Fuller and I am a Maine therapist. mM work focuses solely on the things most important to me: FAMILIES, KIDS/TEENS, and WOMEN IN TRANSITION. I offer my help. For parents, my 20+years of teaching Pre-8 and GIFTED kids, assist me in understanding your child's unique development, strengths, and needs. As a woman today, I am familiar with most transitions and difficult times. I will work to understand and support you.

If you're looking for a space to work through the complexities of life with a non-judgmental ear and gentle patience, I'd be happy to help. I specialize in trauma, attachment, relationships, communication, identity/authenticity, PTSD, life transitions, and codependency. While these are my areas of interest, it is my goal to help navigate whatever comes up.

I practice trauma-informed care that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of most types of trauma and/or adversity. I bring a functional approach that is person-centered to target your individual needs within your relationship and/or self that surround the human experience. Together, we will explore what is important to you and/or your relationship. Clients that tend to fit well with me are individuals/couples who are self-motivated, witty, can enjoy healthy, light-hearted humor, and may have high empathy.

My goal is to co-create a trusting relationship in which you can begin to explore and change the difficult patterns that have kept you from living to your fullest potential and happiness. We will work to understand the ways in which your history may have informed and limited your life and relationships (both with self and others). We will also look at how to transform, heal, and grow in the here and now; to respond rather than react when caught up in overwhelming emotions or negative thought patterns. I utilize a non-pathologizing and practical approach that includes mindfulness, self-compassion, and childhood trauma recovery.

I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with offices in South Portland, Maine. I received a Masters Degree from Lesley University in Cambridge and have completed additional training in several fields including: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Dialectical Behavior Therapy; Suicide Prevention; Culturally Competent Care for Adolescents; Assessment and Treatment of Attachment, Trauma, and Addiction; The Impact of Childhood Trauma on Brain Development; and Clinical Management of Sleep Disorders. I have post-graduate training in filial therapy and play therapy. I welcome adults and adolescents.

Therapy is an interactive process where we explore solutions and experience ourselves in new ways. Sometimes we feel stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, and depressed. I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), a proven approach to treating trauma and anxiety disorders. I believe memories shape the way we feel about ourselves, others, and the world, and EMDR can help neutralize the negative energy we hold in the body. I’ve uncovered so much about the healing process and how to let go of burdens both big and small, which allows us to move through the world more freely.