Therapists in Branford, CT

Are you seeking personal growth, self-discovery, and healing? Maybe you are dealing with issues that may include, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, self-esteem, trauma, or life transitions? We all need support and guidance within a safe, understanding space.

I've been in this field for 20 years and doing private practice for 15 of them. My passion lies in helping people in a variety of settings. I've worked in multiple community based programs, including Youth and Family Services throughout the state. Most recently, I've been working with homeless/at-risk youth and children in crisis. My ability to work with a diverse population has allowed me to develop a "no-nonsense" aproach to therapy. I believe in my client's and their ability to make significant life changes.

In our ever changing complex world, life brings challenges and insecurities. You may be feeling overwhelmed, burdened by hardships, fears, anger, relationship difficulties or a life transition. At these times we can benefit from a confidential and supportive environment to help resolve a life challenge or cope with a personal experience. We also offer evening and Saturday appointments.

In a safe, welcoming environment, I help you navigate your personal journey toward growth and healing from trauma, anxiety and/or depression. I want to help individuals restore balance and joy to their lives through exploring with them what is causing a sense of uncertainty, lack of purpose, communication barriers, intimacy loss, or general disease. If you are ready to find greater connection, happiness and meaning, please call my office for a free consultation. We can discuss where you are at and what you are looking for in a therapist.

I listen with caring and compassion. Lifetime experience with counseling and integrative therapies, 27 years. Gain a sense of meaning as I witness your life and needs, making you feel understood. Specializing in Family and Couple enhancement. Pregnancy, Prenatal-Postpartum support. Parent, Child, Adult Therapy, Entertainment/ Sports industry- Mental Performance, Creative Guidance. Speaker-Therapist-Canyon Ranch Spa (12 yrs), Hospitals, Crisis Work-First Responders. People seeking counseling are often in transitional life stages. Turn doubt and anxiety around. It's a pleasure looking at life and relationships, with the right person.

I believe that we all hold the innate power to make meaning out of whatever challenges we encounter in our life, and in that power lies the ability to heal, grow, and evolve. As a therapist, I am passionate about supporting my clients as they tap into their own inner resources to embody the best version of themselves through their current life situations. My approach to the therapeutic process contains the belief that all experiences, despite how seemingly hopeless, can be integrated and used for one’s benefit. Curiosity and unconditional positive regard are elements I bring with me as I have the honor of sitting with clients.

The goal of my work is primarily about creating a safe, warm and non-judgmental environment in which you can explore and process your concerns, fears, and other life struggles that may be impacting your relationship with yourself, others, and the world.

I provide individual, family, couples and group therapy. I help my clients find constructive ways of addressing anxiety, depression, loss, family and relationship issues. By doing so I've learned many lessons along the way... one of these lessons is that we all seek compassion and understanding; a basic need in order to move forward under almost any circumstance.

I have helped clients, who have been willing to establish a trusting relationship, over time and explore current problems or growth potential through examination of key past and present relationships. If you can examine feelings, take responsibility for your part of conflicts and look for ways to expand give and take with others, you will do well in therapy with me. My recent work with brain behavior therapies can help you resolve difficult and long standing sources of anxiety and depression.

Does your child suffer from anxiety, depression, anger, eating disorder, attention deficit disorder, oppositional disorder, autistic syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder, or a learning disorder? I can help. In practice for more than 25 years, I have a Masters Degree in Child Psychology, and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology , I work closely with parents, schools, and pediatricians, providing therapy and psychological evaluations for children. I also provide custody evaluations. Children enjoy my delightful play therapy room. Evening appointments are provided for adults , parents, or couples .I shape my therapeutic approach with adults to their diagnostic needs..

I have extensive clinical experience, and I have been in private practice in Madison for many years working in individual, group and couples psychotherapy with children, adolescents and adults.

+ Are you experiencing depression, anxiety, or other symptoms that you think are related to a traumatic incident in your distant or recent past? + If the trauma was extended over time, such as a childhood or adult abusive relationship, do you feel like something is wrong with you, or experience feelings like fatigue, lack of motivation, low self esteem or distance from loved ones? + If you experienced a catastrophic event such as being attacked, being in combat, an accident or natural disaster, do you experience nightmares, flashbacks, or unexplainable symptoms like sudden temper flare ups, bursting into tears, or spacing out?

Guilford Psychological Services serves clients across the lifespan, from early childhood through older adulthood. We have therapists with expertise in child and adolescent anxiety (social, generalized, etc), OCD, emotion dysregulation, self-harm and suicidality, as well as general discontent, loneliness, stress, and more. We offer relationship support & couples therapy for individuals in distressed relationships of all kinds-- couples, siblings, coworkers, etc. Therapy works well when clients feel understood, and it is absolutely powerful when specialized, empirically effective techniques are added to the mix!

As a therapist, I take pleasure in using a humanistic approach to help individuals develop and gain the insight needed to explore how past, and present experiences impact their ability to manage life's daily stressors. Anxiety, feelings of depression, and unresolved traumatic events can often leave you feeling hopeless and overwhelmed. I strive to establish a therapeutic relationship that builds on trust, honesty, and compassion in an effort to help individuals manage their emotions and challenges in a positive effective way.

Are you struggling with all of the stressors life is bringing into your personal life? Are you having relationship problems, self-esteem issues or problems with your work/career? You aren't alone. The world is bringing a great deal of uncertainty to us and we are having even more day to day mental health problems. Anxiety and Depression can sneak up on us and make our lives feel unmanageable. Life transitions, Divorce or breakups, Losses and Traumas happen to us all. At Sound Health and Wellness we help you to heal, to make new choices and learn how to cope with all of these issues in your life so you can start feeling good again.

Need Sleep? Emotions running the show ? Feeling overwhelmed or disconnected? Being able to live with greater ease and steadiness everyday is the goal that most us are looking to expereice in our lives. The ability to use traditional Western psychology with Eastern medicine, Yoga therapy and Ayurveda, create optimal outcomes for this goal. With more than 25 years working in the field of trauma threapy as a psychotherapist , I found yoga thearapy and ayurvedic mediicne especially helpful in the treatment of anxiety, depression and related issues. Combining talk therapy with yoga and ayurveda increase healing outcomes.

A cornerstone of my treatment style focuses on strengths as a source of growth and healing. I believe that we all have innate qualities, strengths and abilities that can help guide us through difficult times and move to a more peaceful place in life.I do not want to learn only about the problems, but about the unique person because that is often where the best solutions lie.

Are you looking for effective, safe, and medication-free options for ADHD, anxiety, depression, PTSD, or concussion? The Center for NeuroPotential offers neurofeedback, counseling, and brief ADHD screenings to help you reach your full potential. Neurofeedback is brain wave training which teaches your brain to work in a more optimal state. Not all neurofeedback is equal and our founders are Board Certified in Neurofeedback. We offer free phone consultations to determine if our services are a good fit for your needs.

My practice was born out of a tradition of commitment to children. From familial and professional roots I have witnessed the value of creating a safe space to allow children to explore and grow. Beginning my career as a teacher, I have watched and marveled at the ways in which children learn and flourish in nurturing environments. As a child therapist I have also seen children suffer when their needs go unmet.