Male Therapists in 98072

I am a relationship and career coach. Do you feel stuck? Are you ready to break through personal and professional challenges whet? Are you looking to unlock your true potential and achieve the success you want in your interpersonal relationships and career? I am here to help you. With my coaching background, leadership experience, and proven track record of empowering individuals, I will help you assert your worth and navigate through life's challenges and opportunities. I focus on helping you achieve your desired outcomes and get the life and career you want. Let's talk!

If you've ever felt uncomfortable with mental health diagnosis and thought "there's more to me than a diagnosis", you might be looking for an Enneagram Informed Therapist. I work with adults and couples who are typically diagnosed with anxiety, depression, or ADHD and use the personality framework of the Enneagram to help them understand their whole self, rather than just their diagnosis. I am a licensed Marriage & Family therapist, as well as an Enneagram coach who combines Western and Eastern treatment methods. I have additional training in Hakomi Method, Drama Therapy, and am certified by CP Enneagram.

I help people (men, women, LGBTQ+, teens) transcend trauma and painful patterns, to help them uncover their potential and lead a joyful life. While we cannot change the past, I utilize EMDR and other techniques to reduce the disturbance that past events have on your mind and body. I am person-centered therapist who believes that my clients are the experts in their own lives. I will meet you where you are at. I provide a warm, judgment free space, strict confidentiality, and hope of healing. Reaching out is an act of courage that reaps surprising rewards. I look forward to meeting you and seeing if we are the right fit for you.

I provide a combination of evidence-based and relational therapies to provide individuals, couples, and families the best possible outcomes toward their goals. Combining compassion and information to help people identify the specific obstacles in their lives that hold them back from being satisfied and content in their lives, I help them decide on a plan of action to effect the change in their life that they desire. My goal is to provide you with the tools you need and work together to learn how to effectively implement them and utilize them for life.

Does this sound familiar? You feel like you aren’t enough. You’re exhausted from trying so damn hard. You’ve lost yourself in relationships or work. You doubt yourself and don’t feel confident. You have anxiety and endless worry. You feel stuck, not sure how to break free. You find yourself in unfulfilling relationships You work hard to avoid conflict and make others happy – yet it doesn’t seem to work. You’re tired of feeling this way! I believe that within you lies the strength to navigate through challenges and manifest the changes you seek. With the right guidance, As the saying goes, "The only way out is through."

Life is difficult and navigating your way through the world can be a lonely, painful experience. It leaves scars and memories that can turn the person in the mirror into a complete stranger. Depression, anxiety, pain, confusion and regret seem to keep pulling you down into an endless cycle. Discovering how to face your world, your circumstances, and more importantly, yourself, takes more than just will power. It can't be done alone, but it can be done.

In my practice as a counselor, I believe that relationships are both formative and transformative. Most people find a connection between their relationships and the struggles they experience in their lives. Therefore, I approach counseling from an interpersonal perspective. In our sessions together, I will ask questions about your past and current relationships and their contribution to the issues that bring you to therapy. Where appropriate, I also incorporate cognitive-behavioral techniques in my practice. In addition to our time directly together, you may also be asked to complete homework between sessions in order to provide continuity between sessions.

Welcome to my counseling practice, where I bring over 37 years of specialized expertise in addiction and recovery. I specialize in a variety of life struggles; however, I highlight my work with individuals, couples, and families struggling with addiction. As your counselor, I am dedicated in providing you with a safe, supportive, and confidential environment where you can explore thoughts, feelings, and concerns without judgement.

Therapy is a positive way to look at life's problems and help you cope effectively. The type of therapy I practice is a blend of Psychodynamic Theory and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. This combination gives us access to previous relationships and early life circumstances, while focusing on the here and now issues that are currently of concern to you.

I value your uniqueness, and I will work to see, hear, and accept you as the individual you are. I believe our hobbies are a part of our identity and can facilitate effective coping and improved quality of life, so I work to acknowledge and incorporate your unique interests into our work together. I want to start our therapeutic relationship by learning more about you and what has worked for you in the past. Each of us has a history that informs how we see the world. It’s my job to help you notice with curiosity where the past negatively affects your present, and help you change the patterns that no longer work for you.

I specialize in assessment and solution-oriented psychological consultations with children, adolescents, and adults. My work is active, directive, pragmatic, & collaborative, focusing on meaningful and measurable behavioral change, clinical relevance, social validity, client satisfaction, and cost-effectiveness. I have expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders & related conditions, behavioral challenges, Autism spectrum disorders & neurodiversity, bipolar spectrum disorders, depression and anxiety spectrum disorders, OCD, shyness, relational difficulties, and life transition challenges.

My approach to therapy is based on Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). A core idea in ACT is that trying too hard to get rid of or control our emotions tends to backfire. Instead of trying to get rid of unwanted thoughts and feelings (e.g., anxiety & depression), I will help you learn to react differently to them so that you can keep your focus on living a meaningful and fulfilling life based on what’s important to you. We will work together to set meaningful goals to address your concerns–whether they relate to life transitions, depression, anxiety, body image, grief/loss, job or academic stress, or gender & sexuality.

Taking the first step can feel unsure, but after you reach out and make that call, I will walk with you through what the healing process looks like together - we will figure this out. I specialize in individual therapy and couples counseling, especially when dealing with addiction and/or infidelity. I use well established therapeutic modalities, some Gottman, and the Authentic Self Modality to help you build a happier life. More than anything else, I believe that we can find the answers, together. You can also see me on YouTube by searching: Preston Jones, Infidelity - 6 steps to building a healthier relationship.

At Larch Counseling, we help hurting adolescents, overwhelmed parents, disconnected couples, and everyone in-between find hope that things can be different in their lives. That life can be lived without a constant feeling of frustration, pain, sadness or being misunderstood. A life that is full of connection and lacks conflict. Once this hope is realized, we work with you to achieve this healthier way of living.

I have a range of experience working with a variety of topics and issues, some of which include: anxiety, depression, psychotic disorders, trauma and PTSD, Veteran's issues, sexual behavior problems, sexual offender treatment, interpersonal problems, etc. I have appreciation for a variety of client backgrounds and issues, but I have an especially fond place in my heart for working with military, Veterans, and their families, as I was raised as a military dependent and am a combat Veteran.

Are you stuck in repeating cycles of frustration and disappointment? Is something preventing you from feeling good about your life and relationships? Using a blend of approaches, I work with you to identify both filled and unfilled relational/emotional/spiritual needs. Using empathy, truth, and humor, together we clarify specific and concrete ways you can fill unmet needs and repair injuries caused by hurtful relationships.

With over 20 years of mental health experience and 14 years practicing therapy, I have learned to specialize in relationship/couples therapy and work as well as individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, and other life and circumstantial issues. If you are looking to repair, strengthen, regain connection, improve intimacy, or generally work on your relationships or your mental health I can help you find that path. My experience has also led me to work with trauma in a systemic and experiential way and utilize EMDR, mindfulness and trauma informed interventions.

Starting therapy can be overwhelming and sometimes frightening, and I want to acknowledge the strength and bravery that it takes to try something new. I believe in a person-centered approach to therapy, meaning that I see you as the expert of yourself and value your experiences on the path to personal growth. As part of therapy, I work hard to consider the many facets of your life that contribute to your history and daily experiences. With this whole-person perspective, combined with evidenced-based practices, we can see powerful results.

Do you feel down and unable to ask those you are close to for help? Are you out of energy for the important parts of your life? Do new stresses pop up quicker than you seem to adjust to old ones? Do you feel unheard in your relationships? You may be looking for a new path forward, even while you appreciate for all the ways you have helped yourself and been helped by others along the way. Similarly, you may also be looking for help for your child or teen who is struggling in some of these ways.