Emotionally Focused Therapists in Farmington, CT

Life is full of chaos and uncertainty right now. It may have brought you anxiety, worries, sadness and grief. You may have had to deal with many life changes, ones that you want and ones that you don't want. It makes sense to feel off, overwhelmed, and like you lost your footing. We all need a safe space to process our experience and take a moment to breathe, regroup and learn how to adapt to life’s challenges. Clients come to me to feel seen, heard and sort through what is happening for them. They have overcome challenges in life and now want to find peace and healing. They want to be confident, calm, and true to themselves.

Are you seeking to live more authentically? Just by being here, is the first step to making this change within your life. I would be happy to be the clinician to join you on that journey. I might be a Marriage and Family therapist, who believes in the power of systemic thinking, but you are the expert on your life. Together we can combine our strengths to best support you reach your goals.

I believe our life experiences do not have to define us; we have the power to determine how these experiences shape and guide us. My therapeutic approach includes helping you to gain a better understanding of your life’s story so that you begin to heal. As a holistic therapist, it is important to not only treat or improve symptoms, but to collaboratively work with you to improve all aspects of your life. You deserve the best possible life despite the difficulties you have faced or are currently facing.

Mental health is something many people neglect. I grew up in a culture where we didn’t talk about our mental health. This inspired me to be more mindful of my mental health and inspired me to help others. It is important to take time out our busy fast paced lives to practice self-care. Often times we fail to take care of our mental health. We fail to see the importance of how it can impact us and how other people can impact. Mental health is impacts by many different life stressors. It is one of the most important things that changes the way we think about and act in our day-to-day life.

If you are facing a challenge, a change or transition, or trying to break free from something in your past causing you pain, I am so glad you are reaching out. With a wide range of experience, I know you will find a safe and collaborative space where we can work together to help you heal & grow in the areas you need. With expertise in multiple methods, I offer a strength based, compassionate, holistic approach w/ a special focus in working with anxiety/stress, relationships, life transitions and challenges including: relationships/divorce, addiction/food related issues, chronic health, grief/loss & school/career related changes.

When life brings us challenges, It’s nice to have someone who can offer the support you need when you need it the most. The one thing we can all count on in life is unavoidable change. Sometimes these life changes can be overwhelming and, it’s hard to see a way out of the impact, it has on your mental health and well-being. Are you looking to calm racing thoughts? Are you ready to find solutions? Are you looking for a therapist to connect with?

Whatever your issues - stress, anxiety relating to the COVID-19 crisis, depression, or relationship problems, I'm here to help. In addition to being a certified expert in sex therapy, I am a highly experienced clinical psychologist with decades of experience with thousands of clients. I offer cognitive-behavioral therapy, IFS, and an integrated approach for you or your partner. Most individuals are a bit stressed seeing a therapist. I can assure you that your comfort and safety is my primary focus. There is no "one size fits all approach". There is no shaming or blaming in my office. We are a team and we work together.

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.

Are you anxious, sad, angry, or confused about life? If so, let me introduce you to Celestial Empowerment Quantum Healthcare with Celestial Psychology. You will learn skills to powerfully advance your ultimate transformation. Developed over 24 yrs in practice, combining standard psychotherapy with state-of-the-art quantum/energy medicine, including Reiki, Reconnective Healing, and Tachyon technology. By treating the whole person - body, mind, and spirit - I have helped thousands of clients increase their confidence, exceed their goals, and vastly improve their quality of life.

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.

Whatever your issue -- Stress, anxiety, grief, or depression -- I'm here to help you. In addition to being a Certified Diplomate in Sex Therapy I am also an experienced clinical psychologist, master's prepared psychiatric nurse, and Certified Internal Family Therapist. I offer cognitive-behavioral therapy, IFS, and an integrated approach to help you or your relationship. I also specialize in treating clients with sex & relationship concerns such as: desire, orgasm, ejaculation, pelvic pain, ED, & distress regarding infidelity, divorce/separation. I am committed to helping you live a more satisfying fulfilling and balanced life.

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.

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 a marriage and family therapist, I am uniquely trained to identify, track and break patterns between couples & families in conflict. I work toward helping individuals,couples and families take an active role in creating the kind of change they desire. Marriages are not meant to merely SURVIVE, but rather to THRIVE. In couples counseling I help parties develop greater insight into their relationship and maintain a mindfulness toward its growth. Through focusing on action steps, I actively challenge individuals and couples to take accountability for their own thoughts and behavior as opposed to assessing their partner's.

Finding the right therapist is the first step in getting to the place you want to be. Whether for personal growth, a relationship or family issue, healing from loss or past trauma, the relationship developed with your therapist is an important part of this process. My approach to working with people is to provide a comfortable space to collaborate towards reaching your goals. Together we will lay the groundwork necessary to develop solutions to meet your needs.

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.