Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists in Plantsville, CT
It is my priority and joy to create authentic and supportive connections with my clients. We will work together in a space that is enjoyable as well as challenging and healing. We will dig deeper to find the root cause of your symptoms. I am passionate about working with young adults, college students, people with complicated relationships/family situations, individuals wanting to deepen their understanding of themselves and others & those looking to overall increase life satisfaction and purpose.
It is my priority and joy to create authentic and supportive connections with my clients. We will work together in a space that is enjoyable as well as challenging and healing. We will dig deeper to find the root cause of your symptoms. I am passionate about working with young adults, college students, people with complicated relationships/family situations, individuals wanting to deepen their understanding of themselves and others & those looking to overall increase life satisfaction and purpose.
Healing Springs Wellness Center, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
2 Endorsed
Plantsville, CT 06479
Hello, I’m Shawniel Chamanlal, Founder and CEO of Healing Springs Wellness Center. Our team of therapists and holistic wellness professionals are dedicated to helping individuals heal, reconnect with themselves, and create more meaningful and fulfilling lives. We provide a safe, culturally affirming, and non-judgmental space where you can work through anxiety, trauma, life transitions, relationship challenges, and emotional overwhelm. We believe healing happens when people feel seen, supported, and empowered. Our approach integrates evidence-based therapy with whole-person wellness.
Hello, I’m Shawniel Chamanlal, Founder and CEO of Healing Springs Wellness Center. Our team of therapists and holistic wellness professionals are dedicated to helping individuals heal, reconnect with themselves, and create more meaningful and fulfilling lives. We provide a safe, culturally affirming, and non-judgmental space where you can work through anxiety, trauma, life transitions, relationship challenges, and emotional overwhelm. We believe healing happens when people feel seen, supported, and empowered. Our approach integrates evidence-based therapy with whole-person wellness.
The first step in seeking help is sometimes the hardest and finding the right therapist may feel overwhelming. Knowing trust is essential, I am a believer that a therapeutic alliance begins at the very first interaction whether it is on the phone or the exchange of a smile in the waiting room. Through the process of therapy, I can help you identify and change unhealthy patterns. Together, we will work to bring understanding and insight to the behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that may cause uncertainty and ultimately keeps you from achieving your full potential.
The first step in seeking help is sometimes the hardest and finding the right therapist may feel overwhelming. Knowing trust is essential, I am a believer that a therapeutic alliance begins at the very first interaction whether it is on the phone or the exchange of a smile in the waiting room. Through the process of therapy, I can help you identify and change unhealthy patterns. Together, we will work to bring understanding and insight to the behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that may cause uncertainty and ultimately keeps you from achieving your full potential.
I integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment ( ACT) to support healing and growth.
My passion for mental health is rooted in a commitment to helping individuals feel seen, understood, and supported as they navigate life’s challenges. As a first-generation Puerto Rican therapist, I bring cultural awareness and sensitivity into the therapeutic space, honoring how identity, family, and lived experiences shape emotional well-being. I enjoy working with clients who are curious, self-reflective, and open to exploring their inner world.
I integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment ( ACT) to support healing and growth.
My passion for mental health is rooted in a commitment to helping individuals feel seen, understood, and supported as they navigate life’s challenges. As a first-generation Puerto Rican therapist, I bring cultural awareness and sensitivity into the therapeutic space, honoring how identity, family, and lived experiences shape emotional well-being. I enjoy working with clients who are curious, self-reflective, and open to exploring their inner world.
Emily
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
2 Endorsed
Plantsville, CT 06479
Waitlist for new clients
My therapeutic approach is eclectic, humanistic, and relational, incorporating ACT, CBT, and DBT.
Dealing with life events can be stressful for anyone. But there are further difficulties when it comes to neurodiversity, anxiety disorders, and being part of the LGBTQIA+ communities. In this day and age, life can be even more trying as part of a marginalized community. I enjoy helping people work through their life struggles, explore techniques for better executive functioning, and explore ways to manage stressors. While I can work with a wide range of ages, I particularly enjoy helping support children, adolescents, and young adults in their development.
My therapeutic approach is eclectic, humanistic, and relational, incorporating ACT, CBT, and DBT.
Dealing with life events can be stressful for anyone. But there are further difficulties when it comes to neurodiversity, anxiety disorders, and being part of the LGBTQIA+ communities. In this day and age, life can be even more trying as part of a marginalized community. I enjoy helping people work through their life struggles, explore techniques for better executive functioning, and explore ways to manage stressors. While I can work with a wide range of ages, I particularly enjoy helping support children, adolescents, and young adults in their development.
Hello, I'm Erskine Alexander, Licensed Master Social Worker. I help individuals, especially men of color, improve their emotional and physical wellbeing by creating a safe space to authentically communicate their feelings and deal with life stressors. I specialize in relationship issues, cultural issues, the black male experience, performance anxiety, substance abuse, stress management, and trauma recovery. I believe everyone should have a safe place to express their thoughts and feelings without judgement no matter how big or small the issues are.
Hello, I'm Erskine Alexander, Licensed Master Social Worker. I help individuals, especially men of color, improve their emotional and physical wellbeing by creating a safe space to authentically communicate their feelings and deal with life stressors. I specialize in relationship issues, cultural issues, the black male experience, performance anxiety, substance abuse, stress management, and trauma recovery. I believe everyone should have a safe place to express their thoughts and feelings without judgement no matter how big or small the issues are.
Kathleen Mulhall
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
I often use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in my work with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Hi, I am happy you're here! Starting therapy can be challenging, but I hope I can make the process easier for you. My name is Kate and I am a LPC in the state of CT. I have experience treating anxiety, depressive, bipolar and personality disorders as well as individuals presenting with trauma, grief and neurodivergence. In my practice, I strive to keep a warm, open, authentic, space for my clients. Using empowerment and validation, I can help you live a life you are proud of, and happy with.
I often use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in my work with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Hi, I am happy you're here! Starting therapy can be challenging, but I hope I can make the process easier for you. My name is Kate and I am a LPC in the state of CT. I have experience treating anxiety, depressive, bipolar and personality disorders as well as individuals presenting with trauma, grief and neurodivergence. In my practice, I strive to keep a warm, open, authentic, space for my clients. Using empowerment and validation, I can help you live a life you are proud of, and happy with.
Hi, I’m Jessica!
I’m a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), and my goal is to create a safe, judgment-free space where you feel heard and supported. My approach is collaborative and caring as I believe therapy works best when we’re working together toward your goals.
Hi, I’m Jessica!
I’m a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), and my goal is to create a safe, judgment-free space where you feel heard and supported. My approach is collaborative and caring as I believe therapy works best when we’re working together toward your goals.
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Clients can expect a partnership, a judgement free space with opportunity for insight, acceptance and understanding.
Typically, clients that I work with are family issues, interpersonal relationships, self-esteem building. Specifically, anxiety disorders, depression, self-regulation challenges, gender identity, challenging family dynamics.
Clients can expect a partnership, a judgement free space with opportunity for insight, acceptance and understanding.
Typically, clients that I work with are family issues, interpersonal relationships, self-esteem building. Specifically, anxiety disorders, depression, self-regulation challenges, gender identity, challenging family dynamics.
Working from a positive, whole-person perspective that is grounded in a psychodynamic and relational approach, I work with clients to navigate, understand, and resolve experiences of distress, relational challenges, life transitions, and health difficulties. As a Clinical Health Psychologist with an Integrative Medicine background, I have had the honor of helping people address and overcome a wide variety of challenges for over 20 years. My areas of expertise include coping with major life-adjustments, health conditions and cancer, significant stress/burn-out, relationship and parenting challenges, grief/loss, and work-life balance.
Working from a positive, whole-person perspective that is grounded in a psychodynamic and relational approach, I work with clients to navigate, understand, and resolve experiences of distress, relational challenges, life transitions, and health difficulties. As a Clinical Health Psychologist with an Integrative Medicine background, I have had the honor of helping people address and overcome a wide variety of challenges for over 20 years. My areas of expertise include coping with major life-adjustments, health conditions and cancer, significant stress/burn-out, relationship and parenting challenges, grief/loss, and work-life balance.
Welcome to beginning your mental health journey! Taking time to make yourself a priority is a big step and I am proud of you for beginning your journey. For the past six years I have had the privilege of helping individuals and families navigate mental health, family dynamics, and substance use diagnoses. As a current LPC-A (Licensed Practicing Counselor- Associate) and ATR-P (Provisional Art Therapist), I commit to creating a safe space to help address your needs and concerns. Using an eclectic approach we can best utilize different methods to have your best desired outcome while in therapy.
Welcome to beginning your mental health journey! Taking time to make yourself a priority is a big step and I am proud of you for beginning your journey. For the past six years I have had the privilege of helping individuals and families navigate mental health, family dynamics, and substance use diagnoses. As a current LPC-A (Licensed Practicing Counselor- Associate) and ATR-P (Provisional Art Therapist), I commit to creating a safe space to help address your needs and concerns. Using an eclectic approach we can best utilize different methods to have your best desired outcome while in therapy.
My approach is rooted in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold standard treatment for OCD, and I also integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT) to help you develop a new relationship with your thoughts and feelings.
I am the owner and clinical director of Kind Attention Behavioral Health, where I directly supervise our team of clinicians and specialize in treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders. Over the past decade, I have developed a therapeutic style that balances clear, direct guidance with focused attentiveness, ensuring a collaborative and secure space for recovery. I know how isolating anxiety can feel, and my goal is to provide a non-judgmental, secure environment where we can tackle your challenges together.
My approach is rooted in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold standard treatment for OCD, and I also integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT) to help you develop a new relationship with your thoughts and feelings.
I am the owner and clinical director of Kind Attention Behavioral Health, where I directly supervise our team of clinicians and specialize in treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders. Over the past decade, I have developed a therapeutic style that balances clear, direct guidance with focused attentiveness, ensuring a collaborative and secure space for recovery. I know how isolating anxiety can feel, and my goal is to provide a non-judgmental, secure environment where we can tackle your challenges together.
No matter how bad or scary it is, I will still be here. I will hold this container for us. Hello! My name is Sarah Simmons and I'm a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who believes your life is an individualized journey that I would be honored and excited to explore with you. I primarily work with teens, adults, and couples who feel they struggle with anxiety, depression, stress, grief/loss, trouble communicating, low self-esteem, and suicidal ideation. I strive to collaborate with you to offer a compassionate, non-judgmental, and supportive space where we focus on your personally identified needs and goals.
No matter how bad or scary it is, I will still be here. I will hold this container for us. Hello! My name is Sarah Simmons and I'm a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who believes your life is an individualized journey that I would be honored and excited to explore with you. I primarily work with teens, adults, and couples who feel they struggle with anxiety, depression, stress, grief/loss, trouble communicating, low self-esteem, and suicidal ideation. I strive to collaborate with you to offer a compassionate, non-judgmental, and supportive space where we focus on your personally identified needs and goals.
I utilize a combination of cognitive therapy, mindfulness, existentialism and a humanistic/person-centered approach to help clients achieve positive growth. In counseling, I explore how a client’s past influences their present, with focus on how to cope in the here and now. Above all, I believe that the quality of the therapeutic relationship is the most important component in counseling.
I utilize a combination of cognitive therapy, mindfulness, existentialism and a humanistic/person-centered approach to help clients achieve positive growth. In counseling, I explore how a client’s past influences their present, with focus on how to cope in the here and now. Above all, I believe that the quality of the therapeutic relationship is the most important component in counseling.
*Accepting new in person and/or telehealth (virtual) referrals * People choose therapy for various reasons but the goal remains the same: wanting to heal, feel better, and learn how to be mentally healthy long term. For over 10 years I have helped teens and adults achieve those results through education, mindfulness, authentic and culturally responsive communication, and various evidence based practices. Identifying mental health concerns and understanding how they impact you is not always an easy task. Having the right person to support and guide is an essential piece to your healing and growth.
*Accepting new in person and/or telehealth (virtual) referrals * People choose therapy for various reasons but the goal remains the same: wanting to heal, feel better, and learn how to be mentally healthy long term. For over 10 years I have helped teens and adults achieve those results through education, mindfulness, authentic and culturally responsive communication, and various evidence based practices. Identifying mental health concerns and understanding how they impact you is not always an easy task. Having the right person to support and guide is an essential piece to your healing and growth.
Ready to punch the next person who says “Everything happens for a reason” or “Time heals all wounds”? You know that none of us make it to adulthood without experiencing loss. Everyone is grieving something. But it doesn't stop the crushing weight in your chest first thing in the morning. It also feels like snapping at your kids when you don’t mean to, being extra clumsy, exhausted, numb, or nursing a pervasive brain fog. The grief comes in waves; battering you, crashing into you, knocking you breathless to your knees. You may not see how yet but you will get through this, and I’m here as your guide and support along the way.
Ready to punch the next person who says “Everything happens for a reason” or “Time heals all wounds”? You know that none of us make it to adulthood without experiencing loss. Everyone is grieving something. But it doesn't stop the crushing weight in your chest first thing in the morning. It also feels like snapping at your kids when you don’t mean to, being extra clumsy, exhausted, numb, or nursing a pervasive brain fog. The grief comes in waves; battering you, crashing into you, knocking you breathless to your knees. You may not see how yet but you will get through this, and I’m here as your guide and support along the way.
Natasha is Founder/Owner, of Eagle Feather Psychotherapy & has over 12
years of experience as a professional clinical therapist. Natasha specializes in providing culturally competent inclusive treatment to women across the lifespan, from all cultural backgrounds, and demographics.
Natasha has post licensure training credentials as an ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider, specializing in treating women diagnosed with ADHD, who are seeking to effectively navigate living with executive functioning and neurodivergent related challenges. Natasha supports women seeking positive change in their lives in their healing journey.
Natasha is Founder/Owner, of Eagle Feather Psychotherapy & has over 12
years of experience as a professional clinical therapist. Natasha specializes in providing culturally competent inclusive treatment to women across the lifespan, from all cultural backgrounds, and demographics.
Natasha has post licensure training credentials as an ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider, specializing in treating women diagnosed with ADHD, who are seeking to effectively navigate living with executive functioning and neurodivergent related challenges. Natasha supports women seeking positive change in their lives in their healing journey.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Therapist in NY, CT and PA with over 33 years of clinical expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT), Grief and Bereavement Therapy, Geriatrics and Palliative Care.
Do you need support coping with a new medical diagnosis or navigating a chronic illness? Are you an adult caregiver juggling the needs of aging parents, adult children and / or grandchildren? Could you benefit from “care for the caregiver"? Are you struggling with age related life transitions such as “an empty nest”, retirement, or loss of a loved one?
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Therapist in NY, CT and PA with over 33 years of clinical expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT), Grief and Bereavement Therapy, Geriatrics and Palliative Care.
Do you need support coping with a new medical diagnosis or navigating a chronic illness? Are you an adult caregiver juggling the needs of aging parents, adult children and / or grandchildren? Could you benefit from “care for the caregiver"? Are you struggling with age related life transitions such as “an empty nest”, retirement, or loss of a loved one?
Drawing from evidence-based practices, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT), mindfulness-based interventions, and Gottman Method principles for couples, I strive to help clients build practical skills while fostering lasting emotional growth.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I am passionate about helping individuals and couples navigate life's challenges with greater confidence, self-awareness, and resilience. I believe that therapy is most effective when it is built on a foundation of trust, collaboration, and genuine human connection. My goal is to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to explore difficult emotions, strengthen relationships, and move toward meaningful change. I work with adolescents, adults, and couples experiencing a wide range of concerns.
Drawing from evidence-based practices, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT), mindfulness-based interventions, and Gottman Method principles for couples, I strive to help clients build practical skills while fostering lasting emotional growth.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I am passionate about helping individuals and couples navigate life's challenges with greater confidence, self-awareness, and resilience. I believe that therapy is most effective when it is built on a foundation of trust, collaboration, and genuine human connection. My goal is to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to explore difficult emotions, strengthen relationships, and move toward meaningful change. I work with adolescents, adults, and couples experiencing a wide range of concerns.
I’ve been a therapist for many years, and while I don’t limit my work to a single specialty, I most often support individuals navigating depression, anxiety, later-in-life ADHD diagnoses, and challenges with emotions like anger. My experience spans a wide range of settings, including community mental health, crisis intervention, inpatient care, and the criminal justice system. I’ve worked with adolescents, young adults, and adults facing concerns such as trauma, substance use, personality disorders, relationship challenges, and major mental health conditions.
I’ve been a therapist for many years, and while I don’t limit my work to a single specialty, I most often support individuals navigating depression, anxiety, later-in-life ADHD diagnoses, and challenges with emotions like anger. My experience spans a wide range of settings, including community mental health, crisis intervention, inpatient care, and the criminal justice system. I’ve worked with adolescents, young adults, and adults facing concerns such as trauma, substance use, personality disorders, relationship challenges, and major mental health conditions.
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Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists
How does acceptance and commitment therapy work?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages a person to listen to their self-talk. A person’s inner dialog can be indicative of how they treat themselves. ACT also encourages self-compassion; this can lead to a better understanding of negative thought patterns and emotional states. This understanding can then lead the individual to needed behavior change.
What are the goals of acceptance and commitment therapy?
The goal of acceptance and commitment is to expand a person’s psychological flexibility, a trait that encourages an individual to live in the present moment and to accept all their thoughts, feelings, and emotions, even ones that are difficult such as sadness and anxiety. In ACT, this acceptance is congruent with the individual’s values and beliefs.
Does acceptance and commitment therapy work for depression?
Acceptance and commitment therapy is effective for depression because it allows the individual to view their discomfort and suffering differently. Depressive feelings about relationship heartaches, for example, are a part of life. A despondent person learns to let go of their struggles and instead view their painful thoughts and feelings with compassion. This will lead the individual toward positive change.
How long are people typically in acceptance and commitment therapy?
A typical acceptance and commitment therapy session is 50 minutes long with one session per week. Treatment for common problems such as anxiety, depression, or relationship difficulties can last between eight weeks to four months. However, more severe cases may require more than one session a week and/or a longer time frame for treatment.