Expressive Arts Therapists in Milford, CT

Welcome! I am Shelley Jackson and am looking forward to meeting you. I have over 20 years counseling experience working with children and adults. I believe in the inherent good in all people and want to help you live a life worth living. I treat my clients, whether adults or children, with deep respect and offer you a safe place in which to process your problems. I offer you my unconditional positive regard and genuineness as a person. I believe our relationship is the most important part of counseling and to that end I bring 100% of myself into our sessions.

Hello, I’m Shawniel Chamanlal founder of Healing Springs Wellness Center. Our expert team of Therapist and Wellness Professionals are passionate about empowering individuals to live a more authentic, meaningful, and fulfilling life. We have created a safe and nonjudgmental space to allow you to move beyond your fears, life stressors, and unhelpful behavioral patterns. We utilize scientifically proven methods and holistic healing to help you feel better emotionally and to optimize your physical and spiritual wellness.

Find practical advice here if you truly want to change your life in a cozy, judgement-free zone. Creative techniques help you get to the heart of things quickly, look ahead with greater clarity, determination, and hope. For stress, anxiety, relationship troubles, ADD, depression, family worrIes and more, try these short term, solution based sessions. My training is in interpersonal communications, Expressive arts, and Mind-Body therapies. School aged children, elders, twenty something’s & adults, individuals, couples, & families who are open to hope, ready to get to work, and prefer to look ahead, not revisit the past, will succeed!

Therapy is not about fixing you as if you're broken. To me, it's about recovering from suffering, and connecting deeply and authentically to your thoughts, feelings, desires and dreams. It can be difficult to begin a new therapy relationship and be vulnerable, especially when relationships have been harmful in the past. I think taking the risk anyway reflects an inherent pull toward repairing the old wounds that restrict our capacity to live freely and joyfully. I love working with LGBTQIA folks, relationships, trauma, and difficulties with shame, self-love and acceptance.

I am a pre-licensed professional currently pursuing my Master’s degree in Social Work from Fordham University and my license in clinical social work. I earned my bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice/Restorative Justice from University of Saint Joseph where I developed a passion for early intervention methods and treatment for children who are having emotional and behavioral challenges. I am dedicated to providing impactful therapeutic services to children, adults, and families in order to empower them to find their most fulfilled and productive selves.

I listen with caring and compassion. Lifetime experience with counseling and integrative therapies, 27 years. Gain a sense of meaning as I witness your life and needs, making you feel understood. Specializing in Family and Couple enhancement. Pregnancy, Prenatal-Postpartum support. Parent, Child, Adult Therapy, Entertainment/ Sports industry- Mental Performance, Creative Guidance. Speaker-Therapist-Canyon Ranch Spa (12 yrs), Hospitals, Crisis Work-First Responders. People seeking counseling are often in transitional life stages. Turn doubt and anxiety around. It's a pleasure looking at life and relationships, with the right person.

Marianela Medrano, Ph.D. LPC, is a bilingual (English/Spanish) psychotherapist in private practice, providing counseling and therapy services to individuals, families, and couples in Fairfield and New Haven Counties.

I feel honored to do this work and have much experience working succesfully with kids of all ages, parents and adults. Finding the right therapist is much like finding the right pair of jeans....you want to make sure they fit well. Every counselor will have his/her own style which may not feel comfortable for every person. I offer a multi-step evaluation process, before we agree to longer-term work. If my style of work isn't well- matched to your needs, I'll help you find someone else who is.

Eating Disorders can be prolonged if not addressed by a specialist. I have worked in three CT based hospitals/ treatment Centers with Eating Disorders Programs for 16 years treating individuals, facilitating groups and as treatment staff. My graduate training in Movement Therapy helps to treat the issues of Body-Image dissatisfaction and distortion. My certification in yoga training (2000) and my certification in Mindfulness Based Meditation (2012) also bring additional skills to my clients.

NOW Accepting New Clients- At One Accord Wellness Center LLC., I understand that everyone's pathway to wholeness is unique, and therefore, requires special and individualized care. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Certified Integrative Mental Health Provider (CIMHP) with advanced training in EMDR, I truly believe that strengthening the mind-body connection is a fundamental aspect of healing. I treat with the understanding that with appropriate care, the mind, much like the body, has the capacity to heal itself.

Do you often feel weighed down by feelings of anxiety and depression? or life has you feeling stuck? Minds in Motion LLC, is a mental health practice servicing Connecticut residences. Our mission is to support and encourage personal growth to individuals that struggle with social and emotional challenges by moving forward. As a fully Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Certified Integrative Mental Health Provider (CIMHP), I understand the importance of combining different therapeutic approaches to fit the needs of each individual person in order to strengthen their overall wellbeing.