Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists in Boise, ID

I am passionate about helping people from all walks of life. I believe that counseling is best done within a relationship built on trust and collaboration. I want to get to know you, your story, and what you want from counseling. From there he begins a collaborative process with clients to outline a treatment plan and create manageable goals.

Do you find yourself constantly avoiding experiences, even though they are important to you? Difficulty with controlling thoughts and behaviors that take you away from who you want to be? Having worked in different roles in mental health services for 8 years, these experiences are all too common in our world today as we tend to avoid those thoughts, feelings, and experiences that are difficult. I work with clients to help them develop skills and abilities to engage in actions that are lead by their values, even during the most difficult times in life. I am passionate in working with adults with trauma, depression, and anxiety.

I am passionate about helping individuals and couples achieve healing and change in the warmth and safety of a therapeutic relationship. I approach each client with honor and respect as I acknowledge the courage it takes to be vulnerable and willing to change. I specialize in treating eating disorders as well as mental health issues during infertility, pregnancy, and postpartum. I enjoy working with a wide range of client issues and find the process most rewarding when the client is motivated and committed to the beautiful journey of self-discovery and healing.

I serve individuals, couples and families with much expertise and experience with various issues and mental health disorders.It is an honor to accompany client's on their personal journey to developing a deeper understanding of their personal challenges, strengths and inner wisdom as well as their personal story. I place an emphasis on developing insight, mindfulness, and empathy and acceptance for self and others. I value the opportunity to assist others in reaching their goals and creating the life they have envisioned while helping to connect individuals with their authentic and true selves.

Hello! If you are viewing my profile, you may be experiencing some hardships and are seeking therapy services. I have experience working with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, life transitions, and more.

We believe in meeting the client where they are at. We believe in choice. We believe in joy. We believe in helping you find the answers not in telling you the answers. We believe in being trained properly to work with children. We believe in working with all ages, races, cultures and gender choice. We believe in utilizing all resources that we have at our fingertips. We believe that if we don't have an answer in finding an answer. We believe in having integrity. We believe in being honest. We believe in having compassion and last but not least we believe in faith, hope and charity.

Has life challenged you the past few years? Do you find yourself struggling to feel like yourself. Have your relationships been strained. Do you find that you are struggling to find purpose and motivation. Perhaps you have experienced a loss of connection with others that has left you feeling down and/or anxious. At Impact Counseling our therapists provide community mental health in an empathetic and collaborative environment to help you make the necessary changes to feel like yourself again. Some issues treated include trauma, depression, anxiety, sexual abuse, sexual behavior problems, mood disorders and more.

I am a clinical psychologist who has been in private practice for over 25 years. Clients seek me out for the treatment of anxiety, depression, work stress, panic attacks, difficult life transitions, and feeling "stuck" in their lives and not moving forward in a direction that is important to them. The therapy I do with clients is practical, solution-focused and effective, particularly utilizing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Mindfulness. The exact approach I take with each client depends on his or her specific needs and presenting concerns.

If you find yourself struggling to move forward in your ability to cope, manage distress, make healthy choices and find solutions, I am here to help you re-discover your most authentic self. Taking the first step of seeing a counselor can be overwhelming, so please be proud of yourself for taking this step towards better personal health. I will help you identify your personal goals, while collaborating with you to explore ways to reach your best self.

I believe that in therapy, the focus should first be on learning to gain acceptance of ourselves. I feel that our beliefs about ourselves are paramount because they shape the beliefs that we have about other people and in turn, the rest of our environment. After we identify the beliefs about ourselves that need to be adjusted, we can work on how to improve those beliefs, which will improve our interactions with others and the way that we see the world. I look forward to helping others with that process.

I enjoy working with clients of all ages, genders, orientations, and backgrounds as they navigate through the challenges of life. I believe that everyone's story is unique and that it needs to be told in a comfortable and safe place, free of judgement. Many of the clients I work with come to therapy feeling stuck, overwhelmed, vulnerable, afraid of making changes, and/or wondering how they will make it through the unexpected changes they are faced with. Some have experienced trauma. I help clients understand why they are suffering from certain symptoms as well as help them identify maladaptive thinking and coping skills.

l I've found people do the best they can with what they've got. Coming to therapy takes courage to find a new way of being. While figuring out what is working well, and where adjustments are needed, we will have fun, too. Rather than simply listening to you, or asking about your feelings, I tend toward questions about thoughts and actions. It's okay if you don't know yet what needs to change. We will make plans together to meet goals we set in the first few sessions. These will focus on changing thoughts and behaviors that aren't helpful or effective.

I am an affirming Boise-local therapist who focuses on Polyvagal Theory and EMDR for the treatment of anxiety, stress, depression, PTSD, somatic complaints (ulcers), and other mental health responses for adults, teens, and LGBTQIA+ peoples. I also enjoy mindfulness practices, acceptance practices, and consider my approach as a wholistic neurological approach.