Codependency Therapists in 03894

Are you an individual who finds it difficult to release the grip of old patterns that keep you from experiencing true freedom within your relationships? Are you a couple having difficulty with intimacy, communication, or trust? I can help! Often times underlying trauma, anxiety, and depression can impact our ability to form meaningful relationships with ourselves and others. My approach is rooted in evidence-based techniques, combined with a direct and empathetic style that fosters growth and healing for individuals and couples.

Feeling overwhelmed, anxious or discouraged because of a challenging relationship in your life or a big change? Changes, difficult people in our lives and demanding jobs can leave us drained, confused, and extremely frustrated. Lets talk about balance, boundaries, self compassion, gaining perspective, and finding ways to find peace amidst the challenges. We can work together to understand negative patterns in your life, and choose to make positive changes for yourself, family, faith and work. I especially love working with other helpers such as nurses, EMT's, social workers, ministry leaders, teachers, and parents.

I am a clinical social worker with 28 years of professional work experience in the mental health field working in hospitals, clinics and private practice. In my practice I utilize various therapeutic modalities to help people struggling with past trauma, grief and loss, parenting issues and managing day-to-day life stressors. I create an open and safe environment where thoughts, behaviors and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage and I would like to help support you in that process.

I can see any client in Maine and NH via teletherapy but I am not credentialed with insurance companies in Maine, only NH. I help guide my clients to understand how their upbringing, worldview, culture, personality, and view of self affect how they are feeling, behaving, and thinking currently. One goal of mine is to help my clients maximize their wellbeing by better understanding themselves through the use of coping tools like mindfulness to slow and calm themselves enough to be able to assess their own thoughts and emotions in the moment so as to minimize regrets while reducing mood and behavioral symptoms.

Because we are unique and complex people I choose a holistic and individualized counseling approach. I am both a traditional "talk therapist" and an expressive arts therapist specializing in art therapy. I have 20 years of experience in the mental health field working in various treatment setting with teens and adults. I help people gain insight, awareness, emotional release, problem solving and coping skills. I have considerable experience in treating emotional disturbances, trauma, anxiety, depression, mood disorders and anxiety. I am trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, art therapy and psychodynamics; I use both approaches.

Accepting New In-person and Telehealth Clients! I am a Licensed Mental Health therapist with more than 10 years of experience facilitating growth in adults and children seeking support for a variety of mental health issues, including, stress management, Anxiety Disorder, co-occurring mental health and substance use, Depression, Post-partum Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Mood Disorders, etc. I can assist individuals in identifying the problem(s) and working towards solutions to help you live a more fulfilling and manageable life.

I offer an interactive, skills building approach to assist clients with managing emotions, anxiety, impulsivity, low-energy, distractibility, anger, binging/purging, grief/loss, depression, parenting, interpersonal and relationship dynamics, achieving goals, and moving through a variety of life challenges. I can help you come to know and recognize your strengths moving you toward healing and building inner joy. I provide individual and couples therapy. I also work with parents and their child assisting to enhance their positive connection.

I work with clients to understand their own thinking processes and belief systems, to develop new coping strategies and learn new skills to interact with family and others interpersonally, and to make lifestyle adjustments to bolster internal psychological and coping resources. Making targeted changes in these areas leads to improvements in overall mood and well-being for families and individuals. I work with children and adolescents using tools that are engaging and interactive and take their developmental needs and abilities into account.