Existential Therapists in 53562

Hello! I'm Abby. My counseling experience includes providing individual and group counseling for clients with depressive and/or anxious symptoms due to past trauma or current stressful situations and relationships. I enjoy working with individuals who seek ways to feel safe in their bodies and be empowered in their personal and professional relationships. My client focus includes adults and adolescents, LGTBQ+ identity related issues, mood disorders, substance use, developmental trauma, sexual trauma, polyamory, and kink relationships.

Here is how I help: I offer grounded and compassionate therapy that is open, present, and realistic. You will be understood and accepted as you are so we can work toward resolving the problems that stand in your way, whether they are challenges you want to face on your own, or relationship issues you want to resolve with your partner or family. With couples, Meshel Langford is my co-therapist. Having both of us provides balance, perspective, and support (please see our website, linked on this page).

Do you sense that you are "just getting by" in life? Do you feel weighed down by a sadness, restricted by anxieties, or just a sense of detachment and numbness? Are you concerned about a relationship or lack thereof? Or perhaps there are old, unattended wounds still hurting from long-ago. Eastern philosophies remind us that suffering is universal, but not necessary, and that it emerges from a disconnection from our essential nature. Therapy with me uses mindfulness practices and trauma-informed therapy (EMDR) to reconnect with that nature and inquire into the barriers that resist such connection to ourselves and others.

Do you want immediate relief and help? I have a significant success rate with anyone living with anxiety, depression or relationship issues. My therapy style is best described as honest and strategic in helping you discover the root of your problem and coming up with solutions that fit your specific problem. Life can be hard yet you can achieve happiness through all of it. Learning to really live life on life's terms is the key! As an LMFT and Ph.D. in counseling I can help you take a leap of faith and start working on you!

For 35 years, I've been honored to offer my clients an experience that combines expertise, collaboration, and creativity. Whether it is a new problem, an ongoing pattern, or an unexpected life crisis, your therapy is built on a trusting relationship to facilitate lasting change. I help clients have happier, more satisfying relationships, overcome depression and anxiety, manage worries about career, family, and friends. Some learn how to have a productive disagreement, how to show empathy, how to set boundaries, and how to ask for what they need. Others learn to take the steps forward while healing from painful events and trauma.

Genuinely invested in you, your struggles, and your goals. Personalized respectful help, focused on clear progress for you. Low fee of $60 per hour. Depression, Anxiety, Relationships, Conflict, Behavioral problems, Parenting, Divorce, Affairs, Choices, Self Esteem are some of the issues I often work with. I have experience with adolescents concerns, as well as with blended, mixed, step-parent and adoptive families. I work to truly listen, to clearly understand, to explore issues collaboratively. Appointments are generally available 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm. You can start with a simple email to tell me what you are hoping to address.

Therapy is effective when the therapist is guiding the client down a path that the therapist has already successfully completed. My heightened emotional sensitivity to myself and the world surrounding me led me on a journey of self-discovery where I learned to resolve my personal losses and access my power and intuition. Through the lessons of my resolved cycles of suffering, I have found consistent access to my emotional maturity and intuitive wisdom: Giving me the gift of living in the flow of life. Once I became grounded in the depth & flow of my being, I felt called to guide others who are on a similar journey.

Waitlist for new clients! Hello and welcome to my practice where we can embark on your therapeutic journey together in a safe and compassionate space. In my practice, I'm dedicated to providing a space where you can feel truly seen and understood. My primary goal is to create a supportive and safe environment so we can explore the signs that point toward healing, inner wisdom and self-honoring. My approach is trauma-sensitive and collaborative, grounded in Person-Centered counseling. Drawing from an attachment-based lens, I integrate elements of mindfulness, interpersonal processing, and cognitive/narrative therapies.

We don’t have to have something “wrong” with us to come to therapy; instead, we can explore ways for you to live a more fulfilling and meaningful life. Sometimes we just need space to show up as ourselves and have the support to explore some of life’s difficulties. I take time to understand your unique experiences, identities, and life context. I approach our relationship with an open and accepting mindset, understanding that your feeling of comfort and safety in the therapy room is essential to creating a trusting bond and healing atmosphere.

I seek to create a non-judgmental and collaborative environment to explore one's current, past, and future goals. I am learning Internal Family Systems Therapy as well as Sensorimotor Therapy to work with adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I have experience working with adolescents, anxiety, divorce, life transitions, and religious or cult trauma. I offer both in-person and virtual therapy sessions, as well as group therapy and workshops. If you’re curious about becoming a client, the first step is a conversation. I have completed Level 1 training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy.

Are you looking for something different when it comes to therapy? I believe therapy can be more relaxed & not always serious & "stuffy". My goal is for you to have an experience of comfort and encouragement while also working through difficult situations and feelings. We talk about your concerns but also about your strengths & looking at things from different perspectives. During these conversations, we can laugh about some things, have a cup of coffee/tea together and color a picture. I work hard to provide a positive, accepting and non-judgmental environment where you feel safe to talk about your reality and truth.

**Contact by email preferred.**. Everyone gets stuck or overwhelmed and at these times we need additional support. Therapy creates opportunities for you to explore your thoughts and feelings so you can better understand and change what's getting in the way of you living as your fullest self. I work with adolescents and their parents as well as individuals; in order to address anxiety, depression, self criticism, anger, loneliness, or feeling numb and shut down. Our work together strengthens your sense of self, your relationships, and your capacity to best respond to life's inevitable changes and challenges.

Welcome! You deserve good things from life. To feel better when you're hurting. To turn mistakes into growth, not self-hate. To find people who accept you as you are. To become who you truly want to be. Sometimes these things may feel impossible. I'll help you find what you seek, whether it's your path, your people or your passion. I can also help you discover your unique strengths and turn them into superpowers.

I work with patients to address Depression, Anxiety, OCD as well as trauma sequelae which are manifest by depressed or anxious mood, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, insomnia, substance misuse, and interpersonal problems. I employ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)(ERP), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Prolonged Exposure (PE) and relevant clinical adaptations to address mood or anxiety disorders, co-occurring substance use disorders and/or trauma recovery as well as singular diagnoses. I have significant clinical experience in addressing deep, psychological wounds often referred to as "moral injury”.

Thank you for stopping by to read my profile! I am a licensed (doctoral-level) psychologist who utilizes an integrative, wellness-based approach to working with clients. I am trained in a variety of cognitive-behavioral, existential/spiritual, and family/systems therapies. I conduct evaluations to assess for ADHD and anxiety in children/teens. In addition to my credentials in psychology, I completed a two-year course in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, as well as several hundred hours of training in Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction; both of which I integrate into psychotherapy, as needed, to address nervous system regulation.

Welcome to my practice! I'm a Latinx Psychotherapist dedicated to creating a safe and healing space for individuals ready to embark on their journey to personal growth and healing. With a strong foundation in multiculturalism, I bring a blend of therapeutic techniques such as Parts Work, Narrative therapy, EMDR, Transpersonal Hypnotherapy, and Art therapy to support clients in overcoming obstacles, finding peace, and feeling empowered.

Clients often come to see me when they feel lost, stuck, or overwhelmed. I strive to help clients identify and explore the foundation of a challenge or issue so that they can effectively (and often quickly) achieve deep and lasting change. My work is rooted in my belief that our bodies and minds are designed to heal, and we can get stuck when those innate processes are interrupted or ignored. I use an integrative approach to help strengthen the client's inherent wisdom and ability to heal, with an emphasis on self-awareness, skill-building, and the mind-body connection.