Out of Network Therapists in Middletown, CT

**Now accepting new clients- day, evening and weekend appointments available** Mission: Our 25 plus years of experience enables us to offer effective outpatient individualized psychological care. We treat a range of mental health and addiction disorders, and provide a neutral ground to individuals, families, and couples. Our focus is to support individuals to heal and become aware of their inner strengths. We achieve this by providing a safe space, listening to your concerns, and customizing treatment goals.

Do you ever find yourself feeling alone? Do you often feel misunderstood, or struggle with feelings of unworthiness? Does the weight of your grief leave you feeling like your world has come to a crashing halt, while the rest of the world is moving on without you? I know that it may not feel this way at this very moment, but there is hope, and I want to help you find it. As an LCSW, I am dedicated to providing a safe haven where you feel empowered to explore and bring light to the broken places in your life - through gentle challenge and unconditional support - so that you can find healing, growth, restoration, and peace.

Sometimes, life deals us an awful hand with so many wounds and hurts that we have no idea how we'll get through. We feel sad, anxious, overwhelmed, angry, depressed and don't know how to move forward with that emotion. We find ourselves stuck in the same patterns and don't know how to change them. Frequently, our relationships struggle as a result. I believe in becoming whole and healing from these wounds and hurts. I believe each person has innate characteristics that make this healing possible. In therapy, our goal is to remove these constraints that prevent you from accessing your core Self and create a life that feels lighter.

*Please note: I am unable to accept new clients at this time.* My approach to therapy is humanistic and my aim is to work with honesty, gentleness, and in a collaborative spirit. My hope is that the process of therapy will result in your ability to live with less anxiety and depression, a stronger sense of well-being, and deeper self-understanding and self-acceptance. My background is in work with clients in university (CAPS), community, and residential settings. I collaborate extensively with other providers (psychiatrists, home therapists, etc.).

Our minds are often full of made up stories we have been telling ourselves for years. Often, they are stories that have been written based on who others have told us we are or are "supposed" to be. My clients are those who want to rewrite the stories that create a sense of heaviness or limit their life experience, including stories full of anxiety and negative thoughts. I help those who are looking to find inner peace, clarity, a better understanding of themselves, and freedom from the heaviness our minds and life experiences can bring.

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, my strengths are working with couples, individuals, families, military personnel and business professionals. I am successful treating clients who are adjusting to life transitions, work related stress, anxiety and depression. My approach to psychotherapy is a collaborative holistic wellness model which highlights and builds on the clients' strengths. My philosophy is simple, I listen to what my clients are saying and then together we come up with therapeutic goals that lead to solutions. I use my education, clinical training and life experience to help clients solve very complex problems.

I help individual adults with relationship issues, and offer daytime appointments M-Th in-person or via telehealth. I work with my clients to build happier, healthier relationships with their partners, parents, children, friends, or co-workers. Many issues impact relationships: communication problems, infidelity, a pile-up of life stressors, physical or mental health issues, substance use, life-stage transitions, or patterns going back to the families we grew up in. Folks may come in for help with a current issue, or to gain insight into longstanding patterns. To learn more visit www.HealthyRelationsCounseling.com

**Not Accepting Patients At This Time** We all go through periods of emotional pain, the objective is to break the cycle of suffering which occurs when we use ineffective coping strategies. We cannot always control the events in our lives, we can learn how to manage our reactions to those experiences through developing a greater understanding of our motivations and defense mechanisms. Acceptance and growth is the process that will enable a clearer path to your ideal self and future goals. Lets develop an effective partnership so I may help you achieve your best self.

Life can be crazy sometimes and as a therapist, I want to walk with you through anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, a new medical diagnosis that threatens life as you know it, or transitioning from one stage in life to another. Therapy can be a long or short journey to help you gain the insight needed to explore how past and present experiences impact your ability to manage life's daily stressors and help you develop the coping skills you need to get on with your life. I strive to establish a therapeutic relationship that builds on trust, honesty, empathy and compassion as the pathway to healing and wellness for yourself.

I’m Rachael, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. You’ve likely known for awhile that you’re needing some additional support. Sometimes it can take awhile to feel ready to take this first step. I want you to know that I’m here to match your pace and honor your unique needs and goals throughout treatment. You can reach out today without fully knowing what you need or how to begin. We can figure it out together as we go. I specialize in addiction recovery and substance use disorders. I also love working with college students that are navigating various life transitions and relationships.

It is not common to be taught how to process our emotional experiences or ask for help, which is why starting or resuming therapy can often be a feat of its own. The same sentiment is true if you have found yourself wondering if you have ADHD or struggle with other neurodivergence. Through psychological testing, we can uncover the different ways your brain synthesizes information from your environment and ultimately impacts your ability to perform. I am committed to acknowledging the ways intersecting identities show up in the testing process and provide you with an integrative list of resources and recommendations.

My goal is to help clients to gain a sense of control, confidence, develop a strong identity, embrace vulnerability, build acceptance and forgiveness for themselves and others. Overall I my goal is to have clients to have authority and gain resiliency over their generational, relational, chronic, or acute trauma. I accept adults ages 18 and older who are of any racial identities/ethnicities, sexual orientation, and gender identities.