Therapists in Belt, MT

We all possess the innate capacity for healing and growth, despite how painful our current struggles or past experiences may be. I believe even the most difficult symptom or behavior began as a way to cope with something unmanageable, and that we are able to shed the symptoms and behaviors that no longer serve us by building authentic and compassionate relationships with ourselves and others. I practice from a humanistic and trauma-informed perspective, and believe that safety and trust are the foundation of an effective therapeutic relationship.

Therapy can help anyone. We all have seasons where we feel stuck, and a safe professional can offer you paths of growth and healing that may not seem obvious given the circumstances. I believe everyone has the capacity to make changes in their life for the better. Some common needs that are addressed in counseling include: improving emotional regulation, alleviating symptoms of anger, depression, trauma, and anxiety. Importantly, counseling can offer a space for improving relationships, developing healthy family boundaries, and rebuilding the ability to trust. If you feel like you are on a hamster wheel, you are in the right place!

I work with adolescents and adults. I am dedicated to helping clients in all aspects of their lives: school, work, relationships. I help clients in a solution focused approach break down their concerns into manageable solutions.

I enjoy helping children overcome and heal from life's challenges. I believe that teamwork with parents is critical to kid's healing and healthy development. With over 25 years of professional experience, I specialize in treating children ages 2-18. I offer effective evidence based treatment for early childhood through adolescence. Children's stumbling blocks can be rooted in divorce, learning or developmental disabilities, loss, grief, behavioral difficulties, trauma, abuse, depression, anxiety and academic struggles. Counseling can help turn these struggles into valuable life experience and increased confidence.

I’ve been in the mental health field for over 25 years and take a relational approach considering the individual, environment, life experiences, personality, needs and strengths of each person. I enjoy supporting adults, children and families improve communication skills, self awareness, acceptance, and learn adaptive ways to regulate/ manage emotions and behaviors. We will work together to increase insight and awareness and you or your child's overall functioning, and reduce problematic symptoms/behaviors. My clients have expressed feeling safe and accepted and often share appreciating the depth of our work together.

Do What You Love, Love What You Do. I love being able help people work through problems that may be holding them back from living the life they dream.

Adolescence can be a trying time for young people and their families. Power struggles and communication problems create conflicts that seem unresolvable. Add complications from issues like trauma or anxiety and frustrations increase. By creating honest, respectful relationships I've been able to help teens pursue independence in appropriate and healthy ways. Often communication opens and hostility fades. This has been the main focus of my practice. Working with families I have seen the benefits of strengthening couple's relationships and helping parents become their healthiest selves. Whether through managing stress or treating mental illness healthy adults make healthy kids.

I am licensed in the beautiful state of Montana with 20 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress management, anxiety, depression, coping with grief and loss, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, ADHD, intellectual disabilities, EMDR, as well as evaluations to determine what maybe be impacting you. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and well-adjusted life and to take the first steps towards change, creating goals and achieving success.

I am a therapist who works with children, adolescents, and adults providing individual, family, and couples therapy. I specialize in the areas of grief, trauma, life transitions, mood disorders, anxiety, women's issues, childhood issues, and parenting. I am licensed in Montana as an LCPC, licensed in Oregon as an LPC, nationally certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), EMDRIA-trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and credentialed as a National Certified Counselor and a Distance Credentialed Counselor by the National Board for Certified Counselors. Additionally, I am a Fellow of the American Psychotherapy Association.

Hi! I am currently seeing clients in person in Helena and providing telehealth across Western Montana. I am a relationship-oriented therapist striving to accept clients unconditionally wherever they are at in life. I believe (and research supports) therapy works best when client and therapist work together toward understanding the origins of dissatisfaction and finding freedom to truly be oneself. This process makes possible change that enhances the relationship with oneself and with others. I work with clients to develop greater openness to experience and greater capacity for the complexity of a richly lived life.

We have immediate openings for Carol Josephson, LCSW/LAC. Please reach out to inquire about insurance. At Healing Mountain, we believe that we all are working towards a sense of purpose, wholeness, and connectedness. We are honored to have helped others overcome monumental obstacles to find peace and contentment in life, and we use a variety of evidence-based techniques to fit individual goals.

I work with children, teens, and adults to manage and assist with difficulties that interfere with daily functioning, which include depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, grief and loss issues, divorce, and trauma while working together to reach goals in a safe and confidential environment.

My focus is to help each individual gain self-awareness, self-compassion, and overall confidence in his, her, or their ability to understand and manage overwhelming emotions, stress, and ongoing psychological and behavioral problems. When we are defeated or don’t feel like ourselves, it is easy to focus on the negatives; I help individuals, couples, and families rediscover their strengths and the positive attributes that empower them toward growth and happiness. I am passionate about kids, women’s issues, building healthy relationships, increasing self-esteem, and healing family dynamics (including teaching parenting skills).

Everyone is different and I have found over the years that people find many ways to cope. I work to help you cultivate those skills that are working and provide additional skills to help with healthy coping while providing opportunities to work through current and past life stressors in a non-biased or judgmental way. Focusing on these strategies consistently helps people start feeling better and less stressed. My goal is for you to find how therapy can help you feel better, with the added support and sense of not needing to do your journey all on your own.

Best combination includes a client motivated to make realistic changes. Open to the idea we are not "stuck!" He/she/they are ready to try new strategies or perspectives to alter their day, week and manage stresses with more confidence. The client ready to be candid and find a therapist with smarts, practical, insightful skills and compassion. "A new view" fits the goals for a person who can be a therapy "team member!"

In therapy, Dr. Parrish maintains an integrative approach, incorporating Cognitive-Behavioral, Narrative and Solution-Focused therapies predicated from a Christian perspective. He also places strong emphasis on self-care and mindfulness. Dr. Parrish appreciates the difficulties associated with living and being human. He also appreciates the importance of "being" with clients wherever they are in their journey. He feels honored and excited to witness clients' self-discovery of their own "inner-expert" through the therapeutic process.