Adults Therapists in Farmington, CT

Hello! I am Gina Goldstein. Here is some information and a description of services provided; regarding my Counseling Therapy and Reiki/Integrated Energy Therapy practice, “Live by the Sun Feel by the Moon”, in Farmington, CT where I am proud to be a sole proprietor of for nearly eight years. My office is conveniently located a few minutes off of CT-4/Main Street in Farmington, CT. The office is located in the Canal House; which is on the Farmington River located in a historic, peaceful, serene, beautiful, quiet, relaxing and tranquil setting on Garden Street in a historic 1800’s canal house located on the Freedom Trail.

As challenges in life emerge, I'm passionate about supporting adults through the use of a strengths based approach. Together, we will explore and identify the tools and resources necessary to rise above each challenge you are experiencing. We will work on mutually agreed upon goals, drawing on your personal resources of motivation and hope to create long lasting change. My therapeutic style includes a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness. I am trained by Post Partum Support international (PSI) and specialize in perinatal mental health.

I have 30+ years of clinical experience providing individual psychotherapy. I work exclusively with adults 21 and older. Research shows that psychoanalytic/ psychodynamic psychotherapy is best suited and most effective for problems with depression, anxiety, and anger; as well as for interpersonal problems or conflicts in intimate relationships or with family, friends, or coworkers.

I am an addiction counselor with nearly 20 years of expierience helping adolescents, adults and families to understand and to manage addiction and related disorders . In addition, I help clients identify and work on underlying causes of their substance use. This often times results in greater ability to maintain long term recovery and overall personal growth. I have extended clinical training in treating addiction and mental health disorders as well as good knowledge of 12 step recovery program.

Do you feel constrained in a relationship where you struggle to be heard? Or feel ‘stuck’ in the same old patterns? Do you ever feel like you are not living the life that is authentically meant for you? Do you find yourself overwhelmed with anger, worry, fear, or feelings of inadequacy or self-blame? Addressing these questions and concerns in a therapeutic context can open up room to repair relationships with oneself and with significant others. As a partner in facilitating change, I will work with you and/or your loved-ones to creatively and collaboratively discover new solutions that can help you move beyond emotional and relational stumbling blocks. Having worked in the field of mental- health for many years, I have shared in helping many clients find their way through to wellness from places of high-risk, grief/loss, trauma and conflict in their families. Drawing from a variety of therapeutic modalities, I work with adults , teens, couples and parents/families to help develop and utilize new coping skills that are rooted in your yet- discovered strengths. I am here to listen. Change is possible.

Congratulations! You have already found the strength and taken the first step towards your goal by recognizing and acting on your need by looking for help. I would like to help you achieve the remaining steps to be successful. Being a specialist in CBT and mindfulness means that I am passionate about helping clients recognize and work on overcoming challenges they may face. I have supported my clients in both homecare and outpatient settings. I have experience also working with adults in a medical setting with chronic health issues along with supporting their caregivers, experience with grief and loss and conflict resolution.

Now accepting new clients for Telehealth (Virtual) sessions and In Person sessions. Hello! My approach is to provide a non-judgmental and caring place to allow you a positive counseling experience. Many people who I treat seek counseling for the first time -- to work through a crisis--to stop the pain--to feel better about themselves. I understand the struggle and the desire to feel and be better. If you are willing to share your story and engage in the process, I look forward to working with you. I have 20 years of experience working with adolescents, college-age students, student athletes and adults in crisis.

Young people today are faced with many challenges that place great amounts of stress on their emotional health. It is often helpful to have someone who can help them successfully move through these emotional challenges. I provide a community and office-based counseling service dedicated to helping adolescents and young adults build strengths that allow them to feel emotionally healthy again. When appropriate, I engage the supports of the family, the school, and the community in developing different approaches to affect behavioral difficulties that interfere with daily life activities and personal goals.

I am a clinical psychologist with expertise in treating addictions, eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, body image issues and difficulties with emotion regulation. I teach skills that increase life satisfaction, happiness, self-confidence, curiosity and gratitude. When life doesn't meet our expectations or painful situations occur, many people become self-critical and fight against emotions such as anger, loneliness, fear or shame. It is this lack of acceptance that increases suffering. Mindfulness and self-compassion involve responding with kindness to our own pain, thereby reducing suffering.

Alexandra is a Spanish speaking Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her experience consists of working in many diverse settings including youth mobile crisis, at emergency departments, in inpatient hospitals, and with individual, group, and family therapy. While working in various roles, she has found a passion for working with children and their families, young adults , and adults . Throughout Alexandra’s experience she has worked with individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, self-destructive behaviors, ADHD, behavioral issues, Autism, psychotic disorders, personality disorders, and trauma.

Looking to have peace of mind and lower the level of anxiety in your life . Find more happiness and contentment? Life’s worries and stressors make us feel overwhelmed , disheartened and tired. Personal freedom and happiness are possible and within your reach. This is extremely hard today with all the demands and responsibilities there are to do on a daily basis. Make that decision to help improve your life. I can help you find peace and help guide you to reach your life’s desires with a solution focused approach.

“A decision made in desperation can have long term, unforeseen consequences” I work with teenagers, college students, young adults , adults , as well as the family systems that surround them as part of my mental health practice with individuals with symptoms of anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), trauma and addiction including early intervention substance abuse work. I am known for developing strong professional relationships with my clients and ability to develop an individualized plan to manage the issues in the here and now as well as to evaluate possible root causes of why issues may have developed to begin with.

Healing Hearts, Healing Lives is a practice specializing in adults , children and adolescents. I have always had a passion for the empowerment of children, adolescents, and adults as they overcome challenges in their lives. I enjoy helping individuals maintain their emotional well-being. I will work with you and your family to reduce emotional and behavioral symptoms. I'm genuine and very approachable and work hard to meet every client where they are developmentally and emotionally. In my psychotherapeutic practice, I employ cognitive Behavior Therapy, Play Therapy, Child Parent Psychotherapy, and Expressive Art Therapy strategies.

It is so important to take the time to truly understand you, hear where you are coming from and discover together how you can live your best life now. The therapeutic relationship is essential to our work together and in my practice. I am a compassionate, non-judgmental, and validating clinician while also encouraging you to make the changes and transformation you want to make in your life. As a DBT & CBT (Dialectical Behavioral & Cognitive Behavioral) therapist, I believe all people have an inherent wisdom. I work alongside you to uncover this inner, balanced voice that we call "Wise Mind" in DBT.

With 25 years experience, I am a licensed in Marriage and Family therapy providing marital therapy, and individual therapy for adults , teens and children in West Hartford. We all need help sometimes making the changes that will improve the relationships, feelings and thoughts that keep us stuck. More and more people are turning to the Systemic (Family) therapy approach, because they are tired of treating only the symptom with medication or other methods and are ready to make the changes that not only heal the symptom (i.e. depression, anxiety, etc.) but help them begin to have the relationships and life they want.