Family Therapy in Brandenburg, KY

I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in eight states (Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Texas). I have 30+ years experience serving as a Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT). I specialize in various types of trauma and grief counseling for those dealing with pain/loss.

Our mission is to help people restore their inner strength, recover their sense of self-worth, and influence transformational change by promoting growth in biological, emotional, psychological, and spiritual health, together! My practice specializes in treating individuals, couples and families, and through years of experience, I’m confident that no problem is too great to overcome. Through therapy, there is always a way to address the issues you face and learn coping strategies to help you both right now and in the future.

As a licensed professional clinical counselor with 25 years of experience in the mental health field, I specialize in helping people discover their best selves and their own power to overcome trauma and adversity. If you find yourself being controlled by the events of your past and your own emotions, that may be because our bodies and brains are wired for protection and preservation. When that happens, our own thoughts and feelings can seem to betray us and hold us back with feelings of overwhelm, depression and anxiety. However, our bodies also have the intrinsic ability to heal given the right guidance and interventions.

Many of my clients are struggling to overcome situations and expectations that feel out of their control. Whether these are coming from the inside or outside they can be overwhelming and painful. It can feel like we are no match for our thoughts and feelings but my clients learn to recognize their resources, using them to tame negativity bias, isolation and despair. In that process clients experience their relationships and actions aligning more with what they really want.

If you are an individual struggling with an eating disorder, generalized anxiety, a mood disorder, or self-harm behaviors you are not alone. When one is struggling it is often hard to know where to start. I am here to meet you where you are and help you navigate life challenges brought on by mental health problems. Mental health can disrupt your relationships, your passions, and your ability to live the life you desire. We will work together on setting goals, developing coping skills to better mange emotions and stress and understanding underlying causes to mental health problems.

Are you struggling to figure out what makes you happy or to find motivation to make the changes that would greatly improve your life? Are you trying to figure out your purpose in an ever changing and complicated world? Do you struggle in navigating your personal / family relationships, or wish to improve how you relate with others? Are you just stuck and confused on what to do? The clients that I consider a best fit are those who are wanting to change themselves but are finding themselves stuck because of anxiety, depression or relational problems.

In strength-based practices I work with people of all ages who find themselves in difficult stages of life. Some stages include shifting parental roles as when a child enters middle school, high school, or is preparing to leave for college, when a relationship is in need of renewal, the end of a relationship due to divorce, relocation or death and re-establishing oneself after family, career or death of a partner. Grief and loss are intrinsic in changes of life.

25 years of experience in mental health and addictions both adult, adolescent and the development of specific behavioral and cognitive skills helping parents regain control over their children's conduct, oppositional and defiant behaviors. I have also been providing services aimed at helping couples save their marriage and parents with with all aspects of child, adolescent and transitional age youth behaviors, including early onset of mental illness such as bi-polar, psychosis, anxiety and depression. In addition I can also provide professional training and provision of both Addictions and Mental Health formal "INTERVENTIONS" .

During the recent time of shelter in place, we found a need to be connected to others more than ever. For most people, the pandemic increased anxiety, loneliness and stressed our personal and family resources. Many experienced echoes of past trauma that interfered with their present relationships. When anxiety and anger begins to surface, often,the depth of the pain, anger or frustration doesn't make sense. Sometimes it is sadness from grief or a loss from the past or fear of imminent loss. Having grown up in a military family, I understand a lot about adjusting to change and starting over.

Dr. Smith focuses her practice on treating a number of clinical issues including: anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety, social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and specific phobias), depression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and traumatic events including abuse and domestic violence. Dr. Smith works with children who are having difficulty adjusting to life stressors including divorce, school environments, and peer relationship development. She assists children and teens in developing effective coping skills to manage their emotions and behaviors.

Helen Keller once said, "Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it." Although it is scary to acknowledge our pain and reach out for help, doing so is also a sign of strength and courage. I believe people do the best they can with what they have. My role is to help you utilize your strengths and share my expertise so you can develop new insights and skills to make positive life changes.

Does your life, or at least some pieces of it, seem completely overwhelming? Have you felt like you don't have the answers or you're unsure where to go from here? That's where I come in. I work with my clients by meeting them where they are emotionally. We develop and discuss goals and then work toward meeting those goals - together. I want to help you by making things seem more manageable - whether that means relationships, work, family, health related scenarios. I will help you develop individual skills that you can utilize and work with you to grow into the person and/or life that you desire.

Are you tired of the same old arguments? Love your partner but no longer feel "in love"? Has an affair affected your relationship? It is often hard to figure out what to do. I can help. As a marriage and family therapist, my specialty is working with couples. I have been helping couples to solve these problems, and many others, for a long time and would be glad to help you as well. To begin, please visit my web site for a free relationship quiz and read some of the articles that I have written.

Hello! My name is Heather James. I am a LPCC and LCADC in the state of KY. I work with clients 15 and older presenting with various mental health concerns, such as anxiety, mood, substance abuse, stress induced disorders, trauma, and relationship conflict. I provide individual and marriage counseling to improve functionality of the individual, family, and partner needs. I have experience in the equine industry and understand the life style of an equestrian.

Life presents difficulties that can make you feel challenged and defeated. Making the decision to seek therapeutic healing proves that you have courage and hope. Together, we can discover ways to cope through a multitude of circumstances. Some of those struggles may be marital and family issues, anxiety, depression, grief or self-esteem barriers. A different approach to your problems are possible and you can construct a new narrative.