Family Systems Therapists in Middlesex County, CT

Compassionate heart centered counseling services. Open Minds Counseling is a group practice of Licensed Professional Counselors dedicated to the work of helping people find wholeness and healing. Located in Durham Connecticut, we provide in-person and telehealth counseling for residents of Connecticut. Our team offers Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) informed treatment, HeartMath biofeedback, expressive art therapies, Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, Holistic Centered Counseling and group counseling for teens and adults. Open Minds Counseling is a women owned counseling practice. Our

Hi! I’m Erica. Glad you are here and you have taken the first step towards self-discovery and healing. Finding the right therapist can be challenging, however it is so important to have a safe space for you to heal. Having supportive, compassionate and honest relationships is an essential part of life and wellbeing. The way one is raised, taught and treated are all underlying factors that contribute to their being as an adult, regardless of their ideas about those behaviors. My goal is to help decrease an individual’s suffering and free them from limitations that may be holding them back.

**ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS** I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 18 years of experience in the Mental Health field. I have served all populations throughout the years, from young children to elderly, with all different types of challenges. I am certified in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and utilize an eclectic approach in my therapeutic interventions. I believe each individual is the expert of themselves and their lives. My job is primarily to guide you, utilizing a collaborative manner, into finding a place where you no longer feel stuck and ultimately feel happier and more content in your life.

If your relationship is in trouble, I am here to help. You may be experiencing difficulty with communication, intimacy, fidelity, substance abuse, depression and anxiety. I enjoy helping couples get back on track and regain lost feelings of connection and trust. If you are an individual at a crossroads in life, I can help with therapeutic sessions that examine your present difficulties and explore solutions for improvement in satisfaction and well-being. AM

3 OFFICES: Milford, Middletown, & Shelton. I am a true believer in "shopping" around and finding a therapist that's "just your size"; good fit equals everything. I have 20 years experience in the field. My specialties are: Trauma, Addiction & Recovery, Teenagers, Couples & Parents. Experience with Addiction-all stages of; & family work; Divorce, co-parenting, step families, blended families, & reunification. I am a DBT oriented therapist & use recovery based techniques, and family systems methods.

Looking for a safe place to regain your footing and let go of old patterns that hold you back? I have been practicing psychotherapy for 29 years. My practice is relationship based and heart centered.After working in various residential settings with adolescents, I grew to believe in the resilience and strength of the human spirit.Working with both traditional and nontraditional techniques, I can assist you in discovering your true potential. With a background in family systems, I believe that by letting go of patterns learned in childhood and rewriting old messages, therapy can free you to live your life more productively.

I specialize in helping couples reclaim loving connection using a proven, evidence-based therapeutic approach called Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). If you and your partner are stuck in a pattern of conflict, withdrawal, and disconnection, be reassured: There is hope. Even if you have experienced betrayal and loss of trust, therapy can guide you back to joyful, satisfying, intimate connection. I am also a trained Sex Therapist, and help couples discover the joys of erotic pleasure, play, and connection. Together we can transform your relationship...and your life.

As a marriage and family therapist providing care to individuals, couples and families, I utilize a systems approach to improve understanding of self, others, and the issues you are struggling with to facilitate more effective problem-solving. Together, we explore the systems in which you function - family, relationships, school/work, and the larger community - to identify opportunities for change that promote individual and relational well-being. Systemic/relational therapies promote problem-solving and healing by supporting communication and flexibility, building empathy, promoting connection and building healthier relationships.

At Art Therapy & Creative Counseling, we specialize in a comprehensive approach to psychotherapy using Art Therapy as a primary modality for self expression. We assist our clients to facilitate the power of the creative process to foster therapeutic and introspective change.

Are you feeling anxious or depressed? Struggling with a life transition such as beginning college or a divorce? Grieving the loss of a loved one? The decision you have made to start therapy is an incredibly important first step in improving your quality of life and achieving your wellness goals. I am happy you are here!

Working on the shoreline for more than 30 years; I have been passionately dedicated to helping individuals in all stages of life who are motivated toward personal growth and seeking to find relief from emotional pain/stress, anxiety, and depression; and who are struggling with relationship(s). I can help clients help themselves through the use of strategies and techniques to achieve greater impact, integrity, and intimacy in their lives.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with approximately twenty years experience providing professional clinical treatment to children, adolescents, adults and families. I have successfully engaged clients of all ages in a trusting therapeutic relationship and I am committed to establishing a collaborative relationship between the client and myself. My experience has given me a unique ability to connect to difficult children and adolescents. My goal is to help provide clinical insight and counseling resulting in effective changes for the clients I serve. I practice a goal oriented approach that involves the family.

***Accepting new patients*** Brene Brown says, that "daring greatly is being brave and afraid every minute of the day at the exact same time". Deciding to participate in therapy is one of the most brave and scary decisions a person can make, but it is also one of the most rewarding. I congratulate you on taking the step to see change happen, and it would be an honor to walk with you through this journey! Using a strengths based perspective, together we will work to address the various barriers and life circumstances that are getting in the way of living your best life.

Wine Trail Behavioral Health, LLC is a private practice devoted to the notion that the provision of competent services is based on an appreciation of interpersonal (i.e., relational) as well as intrapersonal factors in the etiology and maintenance of emotional and behavioral problems. Toward this end, a broader more ecologically oriented framework that targets the multiple contexts in which children and families are embedded, is adopted. Importantly, this approach to treatment is consistent with causal modeling literature in the areas of child and adolescent psychopathology, and has received empirical support in controlled clinical trials.

**Accepting Patients At This Time** We all go through periods of emotional pain, the objective is to break the cycle of suffering which occurs when we use ineffective coping strategies. We cannot always control the events in our lives, we can learn how to manage our reactions to those experiences through developing a greater understanding of our motivations and defense mechanisms. Acceptance and growth is the process that will enable a clearer path to your ideal self and future goals. Let's develop an effective partnership so I may help you achieve your best self.

30 years in practice, and working intimately with thousands of individuals, families and groups, has been my greatest teacher. It has taught me the single most important ingredient that determines ones likelyhood of successfully achieving their desires and actualizing their highest potential. The ingredient COURAGE allows for fear AND steps forward in spite of it. Call now if are a sincerely determined individual and want to feel relief and have a greater sense of control and mastery over the direction of your life, despite feeling stuck,anxious,depressed, suffering with traumatic memory.If you bring the courage anything is possible

“Currently Holding Video Sessions.” Are you like many others, whom on a daily basis, face a variety of stressors and struggle to keep things organized? Do you, or a close family member juggle many roles, such as work, family, children and relationships? As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I understand that some days are overwhelming, and stress can take an emotional toll. In my practice, I work to help people identify the best ways to incorporate balance in their ever changing lives. Through a supportive environment people learn how to take time for themselves, and/or develop ways to manage more chronic emotional conditions.

Trained in Germany and in the United States I have been able to learn from both academic and cultural traditions. Psycho-dynamic, Gestalt, Solution-focused and other approaches in Psychology led me to understand our emotional life as a strong and resilient force. This force is leading us - sometimes unnoticed - to new beginnings; we resist what is destructive and we heal at the same time.

Currently Accepting New Clients. The reality of pregnancy and childbirth doesn't always match up to the expectations. Please know you're not alone. Family transitions can contribute to changes in family dynamics and feel overwhelming - no matter your role within the family. It's not always easy to reach out for support, but a phone call is the first step toward getting back on track. I specialize in peripartum mental health.