Therapists in New Orleans, LA

Many people struggle with stress, worries, life changes, or relationship difficulties, but don't have to the skills or support needed to handle them in a healthy way. Counseling is simply a time for personal reflection with a professional who can help guide you towards positive growth and change. During counseling sessions, I will help you explore your thoughts and feelings in a safe and supportive environment, providing you the insight and awareness needed to move forward, instead of feeling stuck or helpless. You don't have to go through life's difficult situations alone!

Over the past fifteen years my practice has evolved towards working with adults who are seeking to understand relational patterns learned in childhood that are impacting their current relationships. Individuals who grew up in a home that was either overly controlling, chaotic, or a mixture of both often develop a special set of coping skills that helped them survive that early relationship but might lead to misunderstandings and confusion in healthier relationships. Understanding the roots of these relationship patterns can help shift them and allow healthier relationship patterns to become established.

Are you feeling shame or guilt that you can't seem to shake? Struggling to figure out who you are after a lifetime of being told who you "should" be? Hi, I'm CJ and I'd love to work with you. I work with teens and adults who are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, identity exploration, and relationship concerns. I have particular interest in navigating complex trauma, including emotional abuse and neglect, religious trauma, and navigating neurotypical expectations as a neurodivergent person.

As You Are Therapy and Wellness services focus on meeting the client where they are, whether distressed or in disharmony, by teaching them skills that will help them hold themselves together during difficult times. The treatment modalities foster guidance, support, resilience, and self efficacy. We want to create a non-judgmental space that will assist clients on their journey to acceptance while committing to their journey of unshakable mental tranquility.

Ahhh, life! Such an ever-winding road of highs, lows, twists, and turns! It can also overwhelm, confuse, and frustrate the best of us. We may feel like the demands become too great and we find ourselves in a rough patch struggling to find the balance needed to restore our peace of mind. Is this you? I am here to offer guidance, help you get to the heart of the matter, and provide strategies to protect both your peace and energy. We all strive to be our best selves. When life happens, helpful heart-talk goes a long way.

As a developmental psychologist, my goal is not to "cure" any specific disorder, but rather to promote awareness, understanding, and wellness in my clients as they grow and change. I provide individual psychotherapy for adult clients and specialize in a variety of concerns, including anxiety, depression, anger management, low self-esteem, problems in communication, and interpersonal or family conflict. My primary role is supporting my clients to better understand the variables contributing to negative emotions or behaviors in order to make and maintain meaningful change in their lives.

My varied work history has afforded me the opportunity to work with individuals and families facing a wide range of life challenges. I have the most experience in working with those suffering from anxiety and/or depressive disorders, coping with grief/loss, experiencing family conflict or interpersonal difficulties, or dealing with the lasting impact of traumatic experience. I primarily work with individuals but understand the role and importance of family and therefore include family members as necessary. I view my role as helping the individual to define existing problems, identify realistic goals, and actualize those goals.

Therapy is a collaborative journey of self discovery in that insight is developed and self awareness is increased. Along the journey, ways of becoming unstuck are discovered and life situations become more manageable through the development of new perspectives and life skills. As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, I approach clients from a nervous system, attachment and trauma informed perspective. I work with individuals who want to live a more embodied, authentic life and have experienced developmental trauma, struggles with self-esteem, relationship issues, anxiety, depression, and sexual and/or gender identity issues.

Reaching out for help can be hard. Many times we take two steps forward and fall back because it is familiar, comfortable, or maybe we don’t know what step to take next. Therapy can be used to explore options and scenarios, mull over decisions, or navigate and process conflicting feelings while being in a judgment-free environment. If you are struggling with family and/or peer relationships, life transitions, stress, depression, anxiety, or grief, we can work together to reach your desired lifestyle. I also have extensive experience with those who have loved ones struggle with substance use and mental health issues.

My style is compassionate, non-judgmental, and creative. I aim to collaborate with and help empower you to make positive changes based on the goals you set in therapy. Be prepared to take an active role by looking inward to reflect on what the present (and future) can look and feel like. As your therapist, I will assist you in this by promoting honesty, self-compassion, and self-acceptance in order for you to connect with your authentic self and come into your natural state of well-being.

Starting therapy can be scary. Sharing painful feelings and experiences with a stranger is pretty intimidating! My first job as a therapist is to provide a safe, supportive environment that leads to a trusting, respectful counselor-client relationship. That relationship goes both ways - I do my best to earn my clients' trust, and I deeply respect my courageous clients. When you take that first step toward healing through therapy, I absolutely believe you will be glad you did.

People "SEEK" therapy because they NEED change; changes in life circumstances, or in how they see things, think, feel, or behave… and sometimes, it’s ALL of these. They need a psychotherapist who will make a firm commitment to effecting whatever these changes need to be. By applying skilled and thorough assessment techniques to understand just how the discontentment is maintaining itself, then applying research-proven techniques to undo these present processes and create new ones. Unhappiness, pain, and suffering need to be alleviated and transformed into feeling well, contented, and in charge of your life and how you experience it.