Divorce Therapists in West Valley, Boise, ID

The way you were cared for or not cared for as you grew up shaped your beliefs about yourself and the people around you. You may have also had traumatic experiences throughout your life. Those experiences and beliefs may still be affecting you today, causing symptoms including anxiety, depression, PTSD, relationship problems, or other concerns. I believe you can heal! My role is to offer you compassion and safety as you do that. My practice is trauma-focused and I am EMDR trained.

The client that Kathleen works well with is youth (age 7 - teens) with trauma, divorce of parents, placement in foster care, adoption, or residential care, or who are involved in (or at risk) the juvenile justice system. Kathleen enjoys working with a variety of brain health (mental health) issues - depression, bipolar, PTSD, ADHD, ODD, anxiety, traumatic brain injury, and schizophrenia. Kathleen's focus is youth & family, but she also works with young adults transitioning out of foster care, & women wanting EMDR. Kathleen is trained in Amen Clinic's method, & provides evidence based tools to change your brain and change your life.

Clients who see me often struggle with panic attacks, anxiety, and grief due to life changes such as a divorce, loss, or change. My clients tend to be adult women and children. My approach is collaborative, focused on individual needs, and drawing from a wide range of evidence-based practices to achieve effective results tailored to each client. Life sometimes presents challenges as we navigate personal identities, heal from past experiences, and manage external expectations. I am here to provide a safe and supportive environment for real-talk about transitions, anxiety, grief, and the journey of self-discovery and healing.

Dr. Fortunati specializes in working with children from age 3 to young adulthood who have experienced or are experiencing trauma, attachment disorders, complicated grief, ambiguous loss through parental (or a loved ones) incarceration, divorce, deployment, and/or parental (or a loved ones) addiction, and self-harm/suicidality. She has extensive experience working with traditional and nontraditional caregivers through parenting and co-parenting as well as working with and advocating for children in Special Education within a public school setting.

Courtney Lossmann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Professional Mediator. She offers counseling and mediation services to individuals in Idaho, age 18 and above. Courtney is trained in Level 1 and 2 Gottman Method Couples Therapy and has experience working with individuals and couples on blended family issues. She believes that everyone has an innate need to belong, which is achieved through their relationships with others. Courtney is passionate about promoting healthy relationships in all domains of life. She considers healthy relationships to be the foundation of wholeness and gives meaning to our existence

Depressed? Anxious? Need Relationship help? Need to resolve trauma? I can help. Meeting the needs and challenges of my clients is what counseling is all about for me. I believe that people who come to see me should leave with the tools they need to create the lives they want to live. As a down-to-earth, interactive therapist, my treatment approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients resolve problems in the present, and long-standing patterns of behavior that are hindering them from the past.

Could your trauma experiences be leaving you with feeling the pressure to be perfect all the time, making sure everyone around you is happy and "good", and you’re physically exhausted from it? Unhealed trauma can result in you second guessing yourself and your decisions, struggling to identify your emotions, finding it hard to rely on others, and feeling like you’re just not good enough. Does this resonate with you? I work with driven, people-pleasing women trauma survivors eager for lasting change who are struggling with the lingering effects of trauma, subsequent relationship anxiety, and painful overwhelm in their body.

Currently have daytime 9am-3pm openings. Life is full of expected and unexpected challenges that present a roller coaster of emotions. On the one hand there is a desire to openly share all of these thoughts and emotions connected to life's challenges and on the other hand a desire for privacy. Emotions can boil under the surface or they can be obvious at the top; and, we owe it to ourselves to set aside time to share and talk about these emotions to decrease the amount of energy they consume. Life is a treasure and with support, encouragement, empathy and compassion you can have the power to feel this sentiment every day!

Compassion is the key to hope and the pull toward joy is stronger than the presence of pain. This is one of the main foundations of how I help people to heal and move forward in their lives. You are the expert on you and I the professional that can help you live a better life. Working together, We will find the success and balance you are seeking for your life. I know all of us are capable of healing from the past, creating healthier habits, and living more freely. The place of healing you envision exists and I would be honored to be your companion on that journey. Working together, it need not be a painful or lonely path.

Accepting New Clients. Overwhelmed. Stressed out. Depressed. Anxious. How long have you been feeling this way? Maybe too long. It takes more strength to talk with a professional than it does to struggle (or suffer?) with depression and anxiety on your own. Everyone experiences overwhelming situations at some point and those feelings can get in the way of finding happiness and peace in life. I encourage you reach out. Take this opportunity to make your life better.

Navigating this thing called life is not easy. We all go through struggles and need a listening ear, reassurance, and help sometimes. It takes courage to take those first steps toward change as we seek to find a more fulfilling and happier life. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support and empower you. I provide a safe space for my clients to share their stories, reflect on life experiences, and increase their confidence. Through collaboration, I will assist you in identifying your stressors and coping strengths, as you build new skills and move toward healing and gaining a more balanced life.

At MRL Counseling LLC we strives to provide clients a safe, calm, open therapeutic environment. We tailor the therapeutic treatment of our clients based on their current situations and their desired directions in life. Some of life's transitions can be difficult to cope with and treating those transitions may be the key to a happier way of life. Whatever the case may be we all need help, and somebody to talk with at times during our life's journey.

Through kindness, strength, and educational support we will navigate your healing journey. As a licensed clinical social worker I utilize multiple mental health and wellness modalities including EMDR. When you approach everyday think in terms of possibilities. Since 2003, I have assisted children, adolescents, adults and families in developing the strength to bring balance, wellness, and satisfaction into their lives through; healing trauma, changing self-defeating thoughts and beliefs, cultivating self-care, fostering healthy relationships and practicing holistic health and wellness.

Are life's complications interfering with your goals and leading to depression, anxiety, and self-sabotage? Are unresolved issues from your past getting in the way of happiness today? Our stressful lives and unhealthy patterns can get in the way of a full expression of potential. I call myself a "facilitator for conciousness growth spurts." Working from a Mind Body Spirit perspective, I help my clients identify their goals, release past trauma, learn new perspectives, and access inner motivation to make the changes to achieve them. If you're inspired to grow, I'd love to help you do it.

As a therapist who solely works with women, I am keenly aware of the unique needs that evolve during each phase of our lives. I realize that as we encounter our own personal ups and downs that our emotions, family, work/finances, relationships, activities, and goals often feel the effects as well. Truly being listened to by another person is precious and often uncommon. When it happens, we feel its power through understanding and respect. Once this takes place, amazing things happen...authentic communication, freedom from negative thoughts, healing, contentment, courage, and strategies for growth.

I use a person centered, positive psychology approach. I believe you are the expert of your own experience. You have the power and strength to move to a more empowering mindset. Sometime we are just not sure how. My role is to support your efforts with compassion, encouragement, insight and resources.

Accepting new clients. As a counselor, it is my intention to give my clients the opportunity to tell me their story in a place where they are not judged and where they can begin to explore options for feelings and behaviors. The client-counselor relationship is about working together so the client can make positive changes in their lives. I see both couples & individuals. With couples, I can help people work on their relationship communication skills. I also work to help clients understand how past issues affect current choices and understand how thoughts and feelings affect behavior.

My approach to counseling is driven by respect, openness, and collaboration. I believe that we are neither all good nor all bad but rather a mixture of both. I work to build a relationship that cultivates insight and growth, together finding the parts of you that challenge, confuse, or frustrate you. I enjoy counseling adolescents (16+) and adults. I am only doing sessions via a secure 2 way HIPAA compliant video connection. For the fastest response please send me an email with your inquiry.

My forte is a faith based marriage/family counseling process with emphasis upon a systems perspective of family dynamics. I am a LCSW certified in NLP with an MBA. This blend of education and experience allows me to offer a strong theoretical support and life experience to my clients who are seeking to improve their family as well as their personal development/growth. I use an eclectic blend of therapeutic processes that include but not limited to RT (Reality Therapy) CBT (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy) SFT (Solution-Focused Therapy) and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming).