Therapists in Kennebunk, ME

Please Note: Due to extended wait times, we have unfortunately had to close our waitlist for children under 15, couples and family counseling at this time. We are a mental health agency proudly serving MaineCare clients. Our therapists help individuals and families to lead lives they feel good about. Couples, families, adults, and children have all benefited from the work we do. We look forward to working with all MaineCare clients. We have offices in Portland and Biddeford (catt-associates.com/locations) to serve the local community, and offer Telehealth sessions as well.

Living your best life starts with finding and using the tools you need to build awareness, healthy habits, and a positive outlook. My name is Sean Mitchell, and I look forward to working with you, and embarking on a journey to wellness together. My approach to counseling is based on a humanistic approach that emphasizes the importance of being one's true self in order to lead the most fulfilling life. We all have our own unique ways of looking at the world and this approach involves a core belief that people are good at heart, capable of making the right choices in life and can work towards developing their full potential.

Couseling is a journey that starts with accepting where you are and finding a way to the other side of the challenge. Using a strength based approach we start with the resources you do have on board. Then through a variety of tools we discover what is geeting in the way of finding the peace and hope you are looking for. As a therapist I am aware that we are complex people that often need a safe place to sort things out and make meaning of life. . I am able to accept most forms of insurance including Mainecare.

As a parent, partner, former teacher and business owner, I understand the pressures of modern life. In 2022, I begin my twelfth year in the emotional health field in Southern Maine and now, perhaps more than ever before; quality compassionate care is needed. I recently completed an extensive training in EMDR in order to provide the best model of research proven treatment with the most sustainable results. I constantly strive to provide personally tailored care that specifically addresses an individuals goals and empowers them to achieve a higher quality of life.

I provide individual and couples therapy for adults and adolescents. My treatment orientation is cognitive-behavioral in nature meaning that we will mostly work on emotional awareness and understanding, acceptance, and coping skills. I strive to provide a safe and non-judgmental environment for clients to work on their problems. I create an atmosphere that is relaxed and like to mix humor in when appropriate. I encourage my clients to express feelings and needs about their treatment so we can make changes to enhance treatment.

We all experience challenges during our everyday lives. Sometimes these challenges can seem overwhelming and discouraging. I work with people who want to make changes in their lives to help themselves overcome these difficult experiences. These changes can often be difficult to contemplate, yet alone act on. I strive to create a supportive environment for my clients where they can explore their concerns and the emotions that arise.

If you find yourself struggling to effectively communicate with others, feeling misunderstood by those around you, or invalidated by the world, I create a space that is emotionally safe, validating, and holds space for change. Nothing is static; everything is always changing, even when it doesn’t feel like it. I believe strongly that we are all doing the best we can and need to do better. I offer support in finding ways to safely cope with and soothe difficult emotions and finding solutions to decrease behaviors that are causing harm and further distress.

When something is wrong we feel it, be it sadness and loneliness or sometimes feeling stuck on repeat and overwhelmed. Change can sometimes be hard, in my practice, I establish an environment that facilitates consistency and reliability to help my clients focus on themselves. My counseling establishes flexibility to assist my clients to pursue their life and mental health goals. Consistency, reliability, and flexibility are what I believe create both motivation and a strong foundation for positive therapeutic experiences. I will work with you lock-step to create positive, long-lasting, and impactful changes towards your life goals.

Richard specializes in a person-centered approach that focuses on building on existing strengths to help clients solve problems in the moment. They utilize cognitive behavioral models with a focus on empathy and care to help individuals plan for future success, empowering them to make lasting change and find meaning.

Mental health is a valid struggle that should be treated as serious as physical health. As a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) my goal is to help people learn and implement skills to better their mental health. I practice from a trauma informed lens that focuses on the past, present, and future. I have helped people from all walks of life and in many different stages of working in their mental health. My main focus has been LGBTQIA+, coping strategy seekers, and those interested in trauma healing. I come to practice without judgment and to meet people where they are at.

Caring, competent and effective counseling, A Trauma Relief Center for Couples and Individuals with Anxiety, PTSD, Performance Anxiety, depression, couples power struggles & alienation; career and business issues. Feeling Lost? I can help you meet your most challenging issues. Feel connected and joyful again. Manage stress from PTSD, trauma, anxiety, unresolvedcircular issues, depression, anger infidelity. As your coach / therapist we work together to help you find Your way back to loving your life again. "With courage and new skills you CAN do anything!" Wonderful help for couples, families, individuals, veterans. Confidential

I am here for you as a gentle, patient, and empathic presence. We will figure this out together. Over the years I have cultivated my own holistic approach that is caring and inclusive. My scope of healing is larger in order to address the root causes of anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, conflict, and help navigate the intersectionality of the many unhealthy systems we are affected by in our troubled world.

I seek to help clients find a greater range of freedom, creativity, and sense of possibility in their lives. I prioritize creating a space in which you will feel safe and thoughtfully engaged. Through the unique therapeutic relationship we establish, we will work to better understand the patterns and contexts that underlie your feelings, behaviors, and symptoms. I have advanced training in psychodynamic psychotherapy from a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital. My therapeutic stance is gentle, accepting, and curious.

We are each gifted... We are each wounded... Nobody escapes the extraordinary challenges of being human. What is it that is precious about my clients? How can they heal and release their unique gifts into this world? My passion is to support your life's imperative to transform injuries, and become fully energized to all that life has to offer. Within our journey lies the revelation of your most empowered Self. I've raised three children in the wilds of Maine and trekked in remote cultures and wildernesses around the world; yet it is within us that lies the greatest wilderness... its adversities, challenges, and wonders to behold.

I provide individual counseling to help people move through periods in their life that may cause them distress, and help them identify the tools to navigate the uncertainty or challenges they may be facing. I have been a practicing therapist and clinical supervisor for over 10 years and, through this experience, I have been privileged to work with a variety of individuals to help them navigate uncertain times. Through implementing empathy, rapport building, humor and goal setting I aim to help others feel that change is possible.