The headlines read : These are the worst of times (Styx,1981). At times our situations can be overwhelming and truly feel like the worst of times. Life can be painful and difficult and sometimes feels out of control. I help clients deal with a variety of “worst of times” including marital conflict, medical crisis or chronic illness, parenting issues, a difficult child/teen, anger, depression/anxiety, etc. I will help you to solve these and other issues, and work together to make lasting changes.

Parents often are the first to notice a change in behavior or mood for their child or teen. Sometimes, these changes are subtle over time, and sometimes mood and behavior changes after a traumatic event. Through building relationship with each client, careful assessment, planning and monitoring treatment outcomes, we co-create real and lasting change.

Canvas Health is dedicated to bringing hope, healing, and recovery to the lives of people we serve. We achieve this by helping children, adolescents, adults, and families who struggle with mental illness and substance use disorders.

Hello. If you are looking for someone to support you during a difficult time, you will receive compassion, healing and wisdom from me. I specialize in helping people heal from depression, anxiety, injury, divorce, trauma and abuse. If you are interested in regaining or reaching new levels of accomplishment, I can help. I believe we need one another to maximize our potential. We have a cutting edge collaborative team of professionals committed to assisting you with positive mind-body-spirit connection. Offering Consulting, Counseling, Neurofeedback, Biofeedback, & Mediation. Your peace and happiness is our goal!

To bring my best expertise to our work together, I've dedicated a career (and a whole lot of bookshelf space) towards cultivating a deep and specialized understanding of the experiences of anxiety, depression, and grief.

Many of my clients have a history of past trauma, childhood/developmental trauma, and/or situational traumas with residuals that continue to negatively impact their lives on many levels, and is impacting their ability to maximize their functional potential. Often their goals relate to having healthier relationships, to feel heard and understood in relationships, to no longer be debilitated by anxiety or depression, being able to sleep without interruptions from flashbacks/nightmares, and be able to enjoy and fully participate in activities they used to enjoy (or feel more present in interpersonal relationships) prior to trauma/s.

I help people improve their ability to cope with life by utilizing behavioral tools that foster personal change and growth. I focus on fostering a positive, non-judgmental environment while building trust. I build positive connections with my clients- sometimes through humor and laughter, other times through empathy and compassion. I tend to be more solution focused while assisting clients on maximizing the use of self. As a person who has worked in health care for several years I am able to assist clients in the utilization of community resource in order to achieve their optimal level of wellness.

As you know, the therapeutic alliance or relationship you have with your therapist, is one of the most important components of successful treatment outcomes, regardless of the specific form of therapy that is employed. In other words, you need to look for a “good fit” for your specific needs, values and challenges that are before you. With that in mind, I have the following for your review. Past experiences: United States Navy, retired Minnesota State Trooper, ordained minister and adjunct faculty member at 3 different colleges. Don’t worry, I don’t give out tickets, nor make arrests, nor push my religious beliefs upon anyone.

At Lakes Center for Youth & Families, we use a collaborative client-centered approach that’s designed to meet each client where they are at. Our offices provide an inviting comfortable environment and our therapists use creative strategies and evidence-based approaches to best serve our clients. We provide therapy to people of all ages, striving to equip people with the skills to heal traumas, manage symptoms, reduce stress, and improve their overall quality of life.

Life can feel overwhelming and challenging and choosing to move forward during these difficult times takes courage and strength. Making the decision to seek therapy to help navigate through life’s toughest challenges is a great first step. Emily takes a person-centered approach in working with individuals to empower and motivate each person as they focus on goals they have created for themselves to fulfill their own potential. Therapy is provided in a comfortable, safe and non-judgmental atmosphere that allows individuals to let their guards down, unpack their pain and struggles and create a plan to move forward.

Your relationship can recover from betrayal. Discovering an affair or other deceit can lead you to question everything you thought you knew about your relationship. It disrupts every part of your life and your ability to function day to day. Often the hurt partner wants to go over details repeatedly, while the person who had the affair wants to them to forget and move on. Successful recovery requires a realistic, step-by-step approach that allows each person to recover in their own way, on their own time frame, which may well be different from their partner's.

I provide compassionate care to individuals and couples who suffer emotionally. I will assist in clarifying the values that people struggle to identify and to put into action. I provide solution-focused therapy once barriers to successful living are identified. I find that a holistic, mind/body approach is essential to uncovering the solutions to life's problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is uniquely geared in affecting personal change and is a certified, evidence-based therapy approach.

Does it seem like everyone around you has it all together while you’re barely keeping your head above water? Does it seem as though your thoughts have been filled with unstoppable worry and maybe they've even begun to tell you lies that you’re beginning to believe. Perhaps it feels that no matter how much you’ve tried to erase ‘it’ from your mind, it keeps coming up and interrupting your life – making it hard to trust, to feel, to focus, to dream, to enjoy life. You wish for a day where you are free from it all and you want a therapist who understands and can help you heal from deep within. I am your therapist...

Hello, I am so glad you are here. I am a licensed therapist who works with individuals and couples. In addition, I am a certified EMDR therapist and a Relationship Coach. I work with clients that are experiencing anxiety, depression, spiritual deconstruction, life transitions, new parents, postpartum, career dilemmas, grief, and PTSD. I enjoy working with couples to deepen healthy communication patterns and increase their understanding of themselves, as well as their partner. My therapeutic approach starts with creating a safe and comfortable place for you to process your story to create healthy change in your life.

I believe that the best therapy is radically empathetic, that all people hold the innate capacity for healing, and that courage and strength are discovered when people are allowed the space to express and release emotional pain. I use relational, evidence based approaches and work collaboratively with my clients to target the issues most challenging to them. The approaches I use vary and are dependent on the needs of the individual, family, or couple that I'm working with, modalities include DBT, TF-CBT, EMDR, psychodynamic and attachment theory.

Supportive co-exploration of emotions and patterns that often underlie mental health symptoms can increase hope, facilitate meaning and connection, and improve overall wellness. I aim to create a warm and safe environment that encourages individuals, families, and couples to identify, explore, and heal their particular areas of pain. Professional interests include trauma and attachment with an understanding of the ways the brain and nervous system, emotions, and relationships are impacted throughout the lifespan. Other interests include depression, anxiety, addiction, grief and loss, relational conflict, and life transitions.

I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker specializing in helping people who want to improve their life and relationships. I work with individuals, couples and families experiencing problems and seeking change. The process of change will be unique to your situation and will begin by defining your problem, discussing your thoughts and feelings, understanding the origin of the difficulty and developing new skills to address and manage painful emotions, and resolve depression and anxiety. Who you are as a person will help to determine the ways in which you will change your life.

We believe that we all have the capability to survive through difficult times and unwanted emotions. We also believe that we are all worthwhile and valuable individuals that have something valuable to offer others. However, sometimes the world and people around us can seem discouraging and shame-based. One of our goals is to model self-worth and provide our clients with constant encouragement until they are able to see themselves as a worthwhile person that is capable of also encouraging others. Visit us at www.CounselingKidsandAdults.com

I understand how intimidating and overwhelming it can be to walk in and "bare your soul" to a stranger. I believe that finding a therapist you feel comfortable with and that you feel a connection to is crucial to a positive therapy experience. I believe in meeting people where they are at and that by doing so, I am empowering them to guide their own healing and recovery.

This approach involves all of you -- body, mind and soul -- and results in increased clarity of purpose, self-awareness and effectiveness in all aspects of your life. Over and over again -- participants are profoundly impacted by this experience -- leaving with renewed commitment and focused energy toward their life goals.