Life Coaching Therapists in Santa Rosa, CA

The poet, Mary Oliver, asks: "Tell me, what is it that you plan to do with your one wild and precious life ?" I am so honored to walk with my clients in a skill-based approach as we explore these kinds of questions and access that deeper wisdom available to us all. The human psyche is such a magnificent entity--your search for an ultimately satisfying life deserves to be witnessed and supported as you move through it! I believe that as you recognize patterns which may be limiting your life and release them, you will find the source of true empowerment as well as our interconnectedness with it.

Hello, many people think about starting therapy when they are at one of life 's crossroads or when they are in crisis. Whether this is happening in your personal life or in one of your relationships, therapy offers a safe and constructive place to address the concerns and issues you've been struggling with. Feeling stuck is very painful and even small changes can create positive differences in your life and help you start moving in a better, more hopeful direction. My treatment style is eclectic, warm, and verbal. I am supportive and like to focus on practical solutions.

Therapy should be an uplifting, inspiring and transformational experience! I have extensive training and experience using EFT Tapping for releasing traumas, negative emotions, and negative subconscious programming that holds you back in life . My main areas of focus are Trauma release, and Peak Performance Coaching , specializing in working with Entrepreneurs to reduce anxiety and self-limiting beliefs that cause stress and block creativity. Offering both short-term solution oriented therapy as well as life coaching and long-term therapy, depending on your goals and needs. I am also an EFT trainer for psychotherapists through the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology.

Are you looking for more authenticity in your life ? Trying to be more mindful when red flags of comparison or anxiety begin to move in? Or do you feel you are not in a great place in terms of your head or heart but know that you do not want to continue down that rabbit hole? Then, the only point of my counseling is to ask, "how can I help you?"

Life rarely happens the way we would prefer. For any of us, there's bound to come a time when we need help making sense of things; and getting back up on our feet. Balance Counseling was created to provide a opportunity for you to talk about your life with a highly trained, compassionate, and experienced personal counselor.

Are you interested in truly changing what is not working in your life ? In therapy, we address what is wrong, what is hurting in your life as well as celebrate what IS working in your life . My passion is helping people navigate their life problems and life changes. I specialize in working with young adults, folks with chronic health issues, mothers, and elders. Through a combination of talk and art therapy, we address your problems and help you have real change.

You are unique person of great value and worth. However life 's difficult challenges can make you feel the opposite: anxious, depressed, a bit lost and alone. To find more happiness and fulfillment, be it loving yourself more, working through relationship issues or discovering the work that speaks to your soul is the human journey. And challenge! I guide you to work through your struggles, hurts and upsets. Your strengths and gifts I shall identify. Within the wings of care, heart centered mindfulness, simple tools that really work and luminous curiosity you can feel calmer and live a life you long for. One step at a time.

I believe that our birthright is joy. To really experience the truth of these words means that we need to reclaim our own authenticity and vibrancy, in an age when many of us have fallen deeply out of love with ourselves. We are faced with an extraordinary choice; either we suffer or we grow. To face our own challenges requires a radical honesty and the ability to perceive ourselves as catalysts for change. By learning to trust our innate potential, we can access a vitality that is truly life -saving.

When we meet you will enjoy a private and safe environment to discuss and explore the hopes and challenges you are facing. I care about your wishes, needs and/or goals in the therapy. I work with adults, couples and families. Thirty five years as a psychotherapist has taught me to emphasize your strengths. I will support you with a reassuring and respectful way in identifying your needs. I work with most issues, but specialize in the areas of: life transitions, couples communication and relationship issues, conflict resolution, harm reduction, overeating and shifting areas of unhappiness towards a more alive and vital life .

Are you a woman feeling overwhelmed, sad, anxious…possibly even derailed? Like something just isn’t right? Perhaps these issues are arising now to be healed. These feelings may mean that you are ready to discover a path to greater alignment with your purpose, your gifts, your desires! You may need expert help to embark on those journeys, even if you don’t know what they are yet! Your own highest expression in love, life , and leadership invite you to gently relax and listen to your deeper truth. I welcome you with great understanding, calm curiosity, and heart-to-heart connection, as we illuminate your path of self-actualization.

The word “heal” comes from “to make whole.” Psychotherapy, more aptly psyche-therapy, is a sacred process of tending to the soul wound and waking more fully to one’s aliveness and inherent wholeness. I am deeply passionate about supporting you in healing the fragmented and disowned parts of self that hinder you from living a life of meaningful connections, purposeful self-agency and joy. We work collaboratively to creatively transform unconscious and limiting belief structures, access your resiliencies, welcome emerging truths, skillfully navigate adversity with new tools, and integrate insights for profound and evolving change.

My 31 years of experience have entailed providing both psychotherapeutic counseling as well as case management support to disabled & elderly clients, Hospice & dialysis social work. I work with adults of all ages. Each decade has its own challenges. Anxiety, depression, addictions, insecurities, relational issues, health and other issues of all kinds can hamper us at any age. For my clients, I love to use my heart, experience, training & faith practices to create a safe place and provide support to overcome what’s holding them back---to help empower them to reach the fullness, freedom and joy of their own lives and relationships.

Psychotherapy can offer a process to better understand the relationship between our thoughts, feelings (emotions and physiology), and behaviors. I work with people from all walks of life and specialize in treating anxiety, depression, grief/loss, trauma, career/identity issues, and adjustment difficulties related to life transitions and illness. Some of my therapeutic goals include helping clients manage symptoms of distress with healthier coping, improving relationships (with self and others), and exploring the ways in which current problems may be linked to unresolved issues from the past.

Hello, and thank you for visiting my profile! I appreciate your courage in seeking therapy. This can feel like a huge step, but it's really like having skilled companionship on a safe, self-paced journey, customized specifically for you. Problems can feel overwhelming and that's when concentrated focus is important for relief. Sometimes just a "tune-up" is nice. Either way, you'll find me client-centered, compassionate, and non-judgemental. I'm a trauma recovery specialist (single incident or complex). I'm skilled in helping clients overcome depression, anxiety, grief, loss, relationship/parenting conflict, life transitions, & more.

While we are still struggling with covid, we are beginning to get back to normal. You are likely thinking about psychotherapy for yourself. You may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed. And your relationships, health or even finances may have been affected. Whether your problems are new, or are deeply rooted, even perhaps in trauma, therapy can help. In therapy you can build on your own wisdom to heal a difficult past and deep wounds. Difficult life experiences can hlep us develop greater insight and strength. I am here to help you create your own goals and work towards a better life .

I work with people who are in need of a safe and supportive environment to figure out and pursue their life goals. They want to understand how to bring movement to the stuck and repeating aspects of their lives.

I work with people from all walks of life , experiencing a wide variety of mental, emotional and relationship difficulties. I work with children, parents of children, adolescents, adults and older adults. Adult psychotherapy clients who work best with me are usually looking for lasting solutions to emotional problems rather than advice, "tools" or quick fixes and they can tolerate a listening approach designed to deepen discussion. They understand that the unacknowledged thoughts and feelings that create havoc can emerge in therapy, and they are looking for a professional to help them understand and work through difficult moments.