Therapists in Louisville, KY

Welcome to Empowering Encounters—the psychotherapy department at Hagan Health! We have a team of excellent mental health providers who see a wide variety of diagnoses and issues. Our therapists, Colleen, Vern, Suzy, Sheana, & Ervina are trained in a variety of backgrounds including social worker & marriage & family therapy. They are experienced in treating anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, PTSD, among other diagnosis. We offer individual, couple and family sessions.

Letting someone see what is happening in your life can often be a difficult decision to make. Whether you are dealing with stress, loss, or family and parenting issues, it is important to be able to feel trust and security. In my practice I value a compassionate, non-judgmental and informed approach. I hope to establish a safety that allows you to explore difficult feelings and situations and build confidence in yourself and your ability to navigate life’s ups and downs. I want to support you on your journey of healing and help you to create more peace, joy and strength in yourself, your family and community.

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I utilize Evidence-Based, Integrative, Humanistic approaches grounded in Mindfulness to guide my work in couples therapy. My hope is to serve as a positive support in the midst of interpersonal challenges, relational injury & disconnect. I assist clients in sharpening their awareness in order to gain a deeper understanding that generates emotional safety, mutual healing & personal growth. Specialties Include: Relationships- Increasing Communication, Connection & Intimacy, Resolving Interpersonal conflict. Introspection/Mindfulness/Mindful Living. Life transitions, Anxiety, Grief, Stress.

SUCCESS IS WITHIN REACH" I am gentle yet firmly persistent in helping clients find direction, making choices of right and wrong and uncovering their ability to tell reality from distortion and delusion. My clients find the counseling experience positive, insightful and intellectual which opens the doors of lasting happiness and sense of reality for them. The introspection, self examination and self actualization greatly increases their sensitivity and attitude about what is really important in human experience and opens the doors of happiness and sense of reality." My counseling approach gives clients insight to follow for greater understanding and self actualization.

This space is for the question-askers, seekers, dreamers, wounded, weary, and outcasts. This is the right space for you if your religious identity, faith experiences, or family background have been stressful, confusing, or harmful to you. This includes but is not limited to experiences with trauma, narcissism, dysfunctional relationships and families, religious teachings about sex and sexuality, or sexism. My clients include people who are still part of a faith community, as well as those who deconstructing, are not sure where they stand, have left their faith tradition, and those who are now atheists. Everyone is welcome here.

I'm a thoughtful reflective therapist who is intensely interested in people and their problems. I provide a comfortable, quiet, empathic environment, in which we can listen and sort out your needs in order to meet your goals and concerns. I'm a trained as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist

I specialize in working with grief, loss, and trauma and also have experience working with anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, depression, and relationship issues. I take a compassionate, non-judgmental approach to therapy and enjoy relating to and uncovering a person’s highest self. In my work with clients, I draw from mindfulness-based therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy as well as from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Buddhist Psychology, and Existential approaches. Additionally, I am trained in EMDR, an evidence-based treatment for trauma.

22 years as a generalist in outpatient mental health have generated a wealth of experience. Today I find my clients benefitting from my trauma informed care models with relational health as their driving desire. Psycho-spiritual healing, with individuals, and relational therapy with couples are informed by my integrative approach that is personalized to the particular world view of the person sitting in front of me. Evidence based approaches woven throughout the tapestry of meaningful conversations leaves clients feeling valued and treated as more than a conglomeration of symptoms to be addressed.

Hello! I’m Dr. Jan Anderson, Louisville’s leading therapist for executives and professionals. I work with individuals, couples, and families who appreciate an emphasis on privacy and discretion. There is no sign, no waiting room, and I don’t book clients back-to-back. Another way I protect your privacy and confidentiality is that I operate autonomously, independent of insurance companies. In other words, the focus is on you and the only agenda is your best interest. It’s easy to get started.  I offer a complimentary 15-minute telephone consultation to see if I'm the right helping professional for you.

We all want to feel joyful and fulfilled in our lives and relationships. The 30+ years I have been in practice include running treatment centers, teaching / college level, national seminars, and training other therapists. I am licensed as both a clinical social worker and an addictions therapist. My experience and training has allowed me to integrate clinical knowledge with cultural understandings from the elders I grew up with. I help people achieve change through insight and solutions based in consciousness of internal and external conflicts.

It's my passion helping people get what they want in their life and relationships. I help INDIVIDUALS make changes and overcome obstacles to get what they want in life and with the people they care about. I help COUPLES reconnect and revitalize their relationship. I work with FAMILIES to break through patterns and blocks, and begin to enjoy each other and create the home they dream of.

I take a collaborative approach to therapy through which I assist you as you raise your self-awareness, build on your strengths, and cultivate authenticity in your life. We will explore all aspects of what is influencing your well-being including your thoughts, feelings, relationships, societal and institutional influences, and your place in the natural world. My primary goal is to create a safe and accepting environment where you can fully express yourself, take emotional risks, and reach your full potential. All worldviews are welcome in my office.

I am passionate about helping clients cultivate personal mastery in their lives and within their relationships. I train clients through scientifically proven techniques to improve and enhance their emotional and mental wellbeing.

The therapeutic relationship is the single best predictor of therapy outcome as well as the primary agent of change. I invite you to join me in an authentic, collaborative partnership in which we co-create a space in which you can feel safe to explore, identify, and ultimately change the intrapersonal and interpersonal dynamics that are producing distress and disturbance in your life. In this process, I will serve as an experienced guide and trusted companion on your journey of self-discovery with the ultimate aim of helping you reclaim authorship of your own life and enhance your capacities for joy, love, creativity, and play.

I work with people who have experienced a wide range of challenges, including physical violence, emotional neglect, failed relationships, infidelity, chronic and addictive behaviors, feelings of "not-enoughness", shame, and guilt. I believe that everyone has the potential to heal and transform; I am here to help you on your journey. I believe that hurt not transformed will be passed on to others. If this idea resonates with you, I encourage you to reach out to me. I want to help you heal from pain and unrest, so that you can live a more fulfilling life.

Hello, I'm Janice. Do you feel as though you are facing the world alone, that life is too difficult, overwhelmed by life's circumstances, everyone's against you, or you're misunderstood? All of these issues may lead to anxiety, depression, or even substance use. I love working with clients igniting hope, believing no one is left to go through adversity alone. I'm a Licensed Counselor, Licensed Practical Nurse, Holistic life Coach, Certified Aroma Specialist, and Energy Healer, who enjoys working with people. My personal life experience with issues like trauma help me completely understand how you feel, which is important.

Currently I am not accepting new clients, but this may change when my schedule has more openings. I believe in helping people discover their hidden resources to cope more effectively with the difficulties of life, including bereavement, complicated grief, mood disturbance, depression, anger, anxiety, behavior problems of youth, and the effects of addiction on family. I enjoy working with adolescents, children, adults, couples, and families. Expressive approaches include spiritually integrated therapy, therapeutic music, play therapy for children, solution focused narrative therapy,and cognitive behavioral therapy.