Couples Counseling Therapists in Portland, ME

Curiosity. I seek to know your joys and sorrows, your strengths and challenges, your hopes and fears. You are the expert on your own life and my role is to gently guide you towards accessing your inner resources to heal and integrate painful life experiences. I firmly believe that the therapeutic relationship is an essential catalyst for change, and I will strive to support and challenge you throughout the therapy process. Using my clinical experience and evidence-based therapeutic interventions, I will work with you to tap into and build upon your existing self-knowledge and skills to grow and flourish.

You are the source of your own strength. There are times, however, when you may need help in accessing your internal Self. We all need to feel a sense of balance with ourselves, connection to others, and the freedom to make choices. When we lose touch with these parts of ourselves - whether it is our independence, sense of control, spirituality, sexuality, family connection, or ethnicity - we may experience stress, fear, anxiety, and even a loss of meaning in life.

My practice is currently full. There are lots of challenges in today’s world that are creating barriers to our emotional well-being. Many are feeling isolated, divided, overwhelmed with day-to-day demands, or uncertain about the future. I believe you are your own expert, and all that you need to feel better is within you. I will partner with you to help you unearth your potential, develop the strength, skills and resilience you need to feel more equipped to face whatever it is that is challenging you right now and in the future.

Please note: My practice is currently full and waitlist is closed at this time. Please check out mainequeerhealth.org to explore additional referrals. My approach is focused on what your experiences feel like and mean to you. I believe that therapy is best facilitated by forming a trusting relationship within a safe environment where you are able to explore and connect with your most deeply sensed emotions and use them for healing and growth. I see my role as a facilitator who can support you in making use of deeper levels of awareness and understanding within yourself.

Evening and Weekend Appointments are Available! Andrea Tolbert, LCSW, MBA, MSW, MHRT/CSP of Absolute Happiness Psychotherapy and Consultation, PLLC offers mental health counseling with individuals and groups in an outpatient setting located in Portland, Maine. Supervision for clinicians seeking licensure and Consultation for agencies, educational institutions, organizations, and businesses are available. My clinical specialties are trauma, substance misuse, women, and military veterans/service members and their families; working with adults, couples , and groups. Sliding scale fee rates of $30-$80 are available at Absolute Happiness by enrolling at http://openpathcollective.org.