Therapists in Deer Lodge, MT

Do you struggle with past trauma, disempowerment, grief, or a lingering sense of invisibility that affects your day-to-day life, relationships, and ability to function? Do you feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and lost, trying to get through the day, and feel like there’s no light at the end of the tunnel? Do you wish you could feel better? I specialize in providing you with authentic support as you navigate the intricate landscape of healing so that you CAN feel better. I'm here for you. Find comfort in our work as we explore your emotional world, gently walking the paths that connect you to past wounds and current challenges.

My therapeutic approach is holistic and integrative, drawing from emotion-focused, attachment-based, and trauma-informed perspectives. I facilitate introspection, supporting clients with understanding the root of their behaviors, emotional patterns, and relationship dynamics. Through this approach, I aim to support my clients develop the skills necessary to foster deeper connections with themselves, others, and the world around them.

Hi there! My name is Erik Nielsen, and I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). I was born and raised here in Missoula and am happy to call Montana home. I would be honored to work with you as you move through your complex and unique path towards health and wellness. Whether it be depression, anxiety, grief, substance use, identity or gender issues, trauma, work and life transitions, or if you are working towards connection with your better self, I am here to help.

You're smart, passionate, and powerful, and you're ready to transform your partnership from conflict to soul-level love, without more endless just chit-chat talk therapy. If you’re here, all your precious insight and smarts aren’t getting you the delicious love-making, connection, care, support, and understanding you very much desire. I so deeply understand! You want that amazing partnership; healed, healthy, happy, holy, and smoldering hot! You want connection, communication, care, collaboration, cooperation, creativity, and coregulation. A partnership that has all this is truly rich and worth its weight in gold.

I have twenty years of experience working with individuals and couples in a psychodynamic approach. My orientation includes attachment theory, schema therapy, psychoanalysis, emotionally focused therapy, and mindfulness. My goal is to help you reduce your emotional suffering, better understand yourself, improve your relationships, and become a happier and more relaxed person.

I invite adults and adolescents into my private practice. I have experience working with individuals that have experienced trauma, abuse, suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, attachment disorders, and struggle to maintain relationships with family members and others. I am very knowledgeable in human development and can work with adult family members that are struggling with children's/ family behaviors at home and are seeking a positive change in daily life. I focus on helping client's find the personalized emotional regulation and self-care techniques that actually work for your individualized needs.

I am passionate about supporting my clients as they heal from traumas and attachment disruptions. Our work together focuses on developing inner resources which help to regulate emotions, increase acceptance for self and foster positive relationships with others. I aim to create a supportive and safe space for my clients to explore their "best self.” We work together to uncover no only what they are doing that serves them, but also what is holding them back from reaching their “best self” potential. I honor the courage it takes to seek help, and to be vulnerable in therapy. I value the power of the therapeutic relationship.

My group practice Bozeman Counseling Center has openings! Are you feeling stuck, confused, or just want things to be different in your life? Are you overwhelmed with life's challenges or unhappy in your relationships? Most people express similar sentiments at one point or another in their lives. We help people get unstuck, find solutions to problems, and facilitate the transformation of their relationships. Our role as your therapist is collaborative - to support you in your unique process of healing and growth. Sessions are interactive and we use effective, solutions focused tools that can lead to positive changes.

Hi my name is Lida Running Crane and I have recently transitioned to private practice after being a clinician at a local agency working primarily with our local urban Indigenous community for just short of nine years. I subsequently co-founded Aitapissko Counseling Collective LLC, the shared professional home in which my colleagues and I continue to offer quality mental health and addiction counseling to our local community. I earned my masters in counseling from the University of Montana in 2016 with my NCC, became an LCPC in 2018, and an LAC in 2020.

Throughout life we are faced with obstacles that can leave us feeling stuck, overwhelmed and defeated. At times we may even feel so alone, depressed or hopeless that we begin to think that suicide may be our only option. If this sounds like you--you are not alone! I have helped many clients to manage and overcome these issues, while feeling more empowered and in control of their lives. I understand how hard it is to seek out help. I am here to support you in your journey to change, healing and living a more fulfilling life.

Are you satisfied with the quality of your relationships? Most people agree that our life is made infinitely better by close connections and becomes intensely challenging when our relationships are problematic, painful, and unfulfilling. Are you stressed, burdened, frustrated, outraged, or lonely within your relationship with others? Or is the relationship you have with yourself overwhelmed with internal conflict? I can help. My private practice empowers individuals and couples to significantly improve their intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships. I foster client authenticity, self-love and self-esteem within individuals and guide couples through conversations that create close connections and secure bonds.

"You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." This quote from Winnie the Pooh is one of my favorites and resonates clearly my philosophy towards counseling and self-growth. I am a strengths-based, solution focused counselor with over a decade of experience working with children and adults. I provide a judgement-free, safe place to explore life's challenges and the opportunity to call upon your own resources and resolve to conquer them. Taking the first step towards seeking support is often the most difficult. I hope that I can help you on your journey and I look forward to meeting you.

Same week appointments available now: www.therapyportal.com/p/bozeman59715/ We help individuals, couples, teens, college students and children who are struggling with anxiety, depression, feelings of sadness, relationship issues, life adjustments, career issues and more. We work with couples and families who want to improve their relationships, whether they are just hitting some bumps in the road or are on the brink of splitting up. We also work with clients who want to work on their relationship but have partners that aren't yet ready. Please do reach out; there is no better time than the present to seek help.

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.

Are you tired of feeling like your life is full of too much stress and chaos? Are you exhausted by constant “overthinking”? Are your emotions so BIG that it feels like you have been hit by a train? Are your relationships a bit messy too? This might all sound overwhelming, but we can HELP! Bozeman Counseling Center is a place where someone finally gets YOU, hears YOU, and YOU feel a sense of belonging. The key word is YOU! If you are looking for a different kind of counseling experience that can help with the BIG challenges and the everyday life stressors, please come check us out. Therapy is the ultimate form of Self-Care!

I am taking new clients after April 15, 2024. I work with anorexia, bulimia, and other eating problems. Many eating problems were initiated by dieting and became an illness when the body's evolutionary defenses against starvation fought back leading to anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorder. Our fat-phobic culture preaches limitless perfectibility and a duplicitous diet industry claims that permanent loss is possible and healthy.

The most important part of therapy is that you connect/feel safe with your therapist, and finding that therapist can be difficult, especially right now. Call or send me an email to arrange a free consultation and lets see if we think we're a good fit. Trust yourself, ask questions, you've come this far, you will find someone that seems right for you. Life is hard at the moment and you're probably ready for something to change, but what? I advocate for fierce joy, tolerating uncertainty and loss, digging deep, genuine relationships, holding ourselves accountable, playing to strengths, & being compassionate about our challenges.