I use a blend of effective elements from several approaches to therapy, customized to suit your particular need, ability and issues addressed. I draw from the disciplines of cognitive behavioral, rational-emotive, bio-energetic and Gestalt therapies to ensure the approach we take has the flexibility to address your concerns as they appear in your own unique life and experience. Conditions successfully treated during fourteen years experience working with individuals, couples and families include depression, anxiety, procrastination and achievement issues relative to work, school or creativity ; alienation, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction and compulsive behavior, life satisfaction and identity.

*ACCEPTING CLIENTS VIA TELEHEALTH* Have you ever felt that one day you woke up and life got away from you? Maybe your relationship isn't as close as it used to be or you realize you've become so busy you forgot what you were working towards. I work with couples and individuals to help increase your passion and improve communication while balancing things like parenting and your career. I believe everyone has a story and part of that story is your journey towards finding peace, relaxation, enduring love, and overall happiness. I also work with postpartum moms as they enter into motherhood, an exciting yet challenging time of life.

How do you know it is time for therapy? You can't get traction. You have unmanageable stress. Relationships aren't working. You need different, but don't know what or how. You can't make changes stick. You need answers***Come explore your situation through a different lens and let's work to find REAL solutions. My approach is direct, honest, and curious. You are the expert in your life but I am there to support and shine the light on your path so you can create lifelong change, using all of the tools and resources available to you. The first step can be hard, but together, we'll walk, create insight, and empower you on your journey.

Do you feel stuck but also don’t quite know where to start to make positive changes in your life? Most of us have been there. In this increasingly complex world it can be difficult to create moments of peace and contentment, and listen to our inner voice. We are constantly bombarded by different types of stimuli. Despite so many ways to communicate with people, sometimes it feels like no one is really listening to what we have to say. How are we supposed to foster joy, gratitude, have satisfying and meaningful relationships like this? If you have had these thoughts a little too often, maybe it is time for us to work together.

If you are feeling empty or unlovable, finding it difficult to express your feelings or have satisfying relationships, or you are grieving a loss, finding yourself without hope, or feeling anxious, therapy is a way to start understanding these things, seeing yourself in new ways, and beginning a process of change. I primarily work with adults in weekly individual therapy, and my approach is integrative and flexible. This allows us to tailor therapy to best suit your personality and goals.

Ever since childhood, I have been inspired by the depth and breadth of the human experience. I have a passion for learning the internal and external workings of individuals, groups and systems across varied cultural backgrounds. Along with constant learning, I seek to support people in being heard, understood and empowered. It is these core values that led me toward a bachelor’s degree in language studies, and later, to a master’s degree in social work. These two degrees allow me to consider carefully the emotional experience of an individual, while accounting for the unique ways in which we communicate and develop meaning.

Life can feel overwhelming, chaotic, and unpredictable. We find we do not experience the degree of satisfying reward which we had hoped we would. Our work may feel stressful or meaningless. Our relationships may be wearisome or distant. At the end of each day, we may feel confused and weary, absent the energy for another one ahead. Our familiar coping strategies work fine in the short run, but seem to exact ever increasing long term costs in our health or relationships. Psychotherapy proposes to provide both temporary relief and a means to leave behind the coping habits entirely.

In these challenging times, we have the opportunity for a reflective pause. Tapping into our inner wisdom can foster much needed compassion to ourselves and others. I would be honored to support you in your journey during this unique moment in our history. With compassionate listening, I will work with you to identify your core issues, clarify beliefs, and release limiting patterns. My goal is to support you in deepening your capacity for self-reflection, acceptance, and life purpose. I will honor your strengths while helping you work through relationship issues, depression, anxiety, and creative blocks.

Welcome to A Quiet Place Christian Counseling. You have taken a courageous step to consider counseling, and it is my privilege to offer you a warm, safe, nurturing space to breathe. My practice focuses primarily on marriage and couple's therapy, individual counseling and inter-generational relationships. FAMILY is my passion, and has fueled my work extensively in a variety of roles for nearly 40 years. My approach to therapy is strengths based, interactive, solution focused, based on Biblical principles and grounded in Attachment Theory.

Life can get better. Do you want a happier, healthier life? If you need support and encouragement to take on your next steps in life, to heal from hurts of the past, or battle anxiety or depression, I will be with you to coach you, encourage you, and be an ally in your process. If you're looking to repair, strengthen, and grow your relationship, I will support you and teach you what it takes to get where you and your partner want to be. Your life doesn't have to stay like this, even if you feel stuck right now. It doesn't have to be like this forever.

I work with men who have difficulty identifying with their feelings, struggle with depression and anxiety, or have issues with their work/life balance. My clients typically struggle with expressing themselves in their relationships. They feel lonely, hopeless, and isolated. They are overworked and under loved. In our work together, I will give you support, feedback and insight, and constructively challenge patterns and beliefs that may be getting in your way. Together we can strive to understand the roots of the struggles you are experiencing in your life.

My approach to therapy is client centered utilizing evidence based therapies and customizing treatment to the client.

Are you feeling that things are bleak and hopeless? Are you struggling with the reminders of difficult experiences in your past? Or maybe you are living with a chronic illness that has lowered your quality of life. We all feel the pull not only to survive but to thrive in our lives. Sometimes, however, our strengths are muted by adverse life experiences. Depression, anxiety, trauma, illness, and pain can limit our ability to reach our goals or even make it difficult to get through the day. These limitations are not a personal failing. Sometimes it takes a trained specialist to help us overcome or manage these personal challenges.

***ONLINE SESSION AVAILABLE***Have you found yourself making changes to your life, such as a job change, a new partner, weight loss, or move to a new city, and you feel disconnected? Do you find yourself asking questions, "Why haven't things changed? What is wrong with me? Will I ever find happiness?" In many cases, the external changes are not enough. Many times what is needed is a change within ourselves. With creating inner changes we are able to find healing, joy, and peace within ourselves, so that the external change can be fully enjoyed.

I work with people experiencing problems with relationships (work or personal), mood disorders, creativity, and self-esteem. I draw on a number of therapeutic approaches so the needs of a person can be individually met. I believe every person has a desire and an ability to heal and change. The outcomes of therapy depend on decisions made and actions taken because of them.

Welcome! Making the first step is not always easy. I am glad you are here and I am honored to help you find your way to be your best self whether it is parenting skills or learning how to be the partner you want to be or whether your child needs help navigating the challenging world they live in today.

In my practice, I blend Hakomi, which is a mindfulness-based, somatic psychotherapy, with other mindfulness-based methods to help clients gently access and heal unresolved issues in order to decrease unnecessary suffering in their lives. My practice is ideal for clients who are curious about expanding their capacity for intimacy in their relationships and creating greater joy and satisfaction in their lives. I enjoy working with clients who are curious about and engaged in their own healing process, and who are committed to compassion and nonviolence in their relationships with others and with themselves. I welcome adults, adolescents, couples, and clients identified as LGBTQ.

Dr. Liliana Sacarin is a licensed clinical psychologist, expert clinician & researcher in auditory processing & Listening Training/Systems: Tomatis-Effect, iLS, TLP, LifT, SSP. Trained in the Tomatis Method with Dr. Tomatis her experience in the field amounts to 24 y. Her in-depth assessment: sensory integration, language, attention, cognitive/emotional abilities, informs which auditory technique is most appropriate for each individual. She uniquely integrates Tomatis-Effect Listening with child, parent & adult counseling facilitating learning, expanding potential in children & adults. Other treatments: qEEG swLORETA Neurofeedback.

You have questions. You're tired of suffering. You're looking for meaning, purpose, and something more. You've been in therapy before and you don't want to sit talking just rehashing your problems. You believe in the power of the mind/body connection and want to get your body and creativity involved in therapy. You've come to the right place! We'll work together to understand, transform and heal symptoms, suffering, and find answers to questions that bring you into therapy. The right way of working for YOU will be crafted, allowing your process to develop and progress, moving you toward your soul's calling and embodied wholeness.

The stressors of life can be overwhelming, making daily life a challenge. For children, behavioral challenges result when there is a disconnect between expectations and actions. Traumatized children and adults lack the coping skills needed to access clear thinking. Anxiety in children and adults result in defense mechanisms that can look like anger or can be immobilizing. The goal of the therapeutic relationship with children and adults is to establish goals that help find balance, coping skills and harmony with your family and life systems.