Family Therapy in Kalispell, MT

These challenging times are an excellent time to focus within, on family , and couples work. My role as a therapist is strongly influenced by my experience as a husband and father. My approach is practical, sincere, strength-based and gentle, but challenging. With 18+ years experience, I provide therapy for adults, couples, teens and families. I excel in work with mood disorders, relationships, and trauma resiliency. I believe therapy includes both psychological and spiritual wholeness, which I strive to support in those from all walks of life.

Are you experiencing difficulties in life and feeling frustrated or overwhelmed? Therapy can be a journey of discovery and change which results in experiencing a better life. My goal is to assist the client and their family with this journey and implement strategies for lifelong positive enhancement. I use uses a variety of theoretical perspectives and integrated approaches to tailor individual, family , and group therapy sessions. I have extensive experience with autism, PTSD, and trauma in conjunction with addictions and concurring mental disorders. Currently, I offer telehealth in Colorado and Texas and accepted insurance below.

I believe that therapy is the client's personal journey where insight is created and processed to help enhance the client's life. My role as a therapist, is to provide unconditional regard, support, and another perspective as the client moves through their journey. I enjoy the variety of therapy that I can provide to adults, adolescents, and children through individual, family , and couples counseling.

My area of focus and specialty has been with preteens and adolescents. Through working with teens I inevitably work with their parents and I'm comfortable working with adults as well on their own issues. I can also be a guiding hand to help them improve their parenting skills with a Love and Logic approach. I'm experienced with complicated family systems and truly believe that creating change for a teen requires work from the entire family to help support that change. Teens are malleable and are very capable of change if given the proper support.

I work with children, teens and adults across the lifespan providing individual, couples and family therapy , psychological assessment and consultation. My overall mission is to help clients to 1) understand, articulate, and negotiate their particular challenges such that they can cope and overcome; and 2) identify and achieve their personal goals and live congruently with their values and aspirations. I have worked in private, school and medical settings in urban and rural parts of the country including Los Angeles, Chicago, Arizona and Indiana. I am happy to offer services in my new adopted home, Northwest Montana.

Sometimes our life experiences have a way of causing an altered view of ourselves and the world around us. Trauma and grief can also cause us to disconnect from our lives and the people we love, leaving us feeling unsettled, anxious, and lost. My approach to counseling involves creating a safe space for my clients that supports self-exploration, understanding, and personal growth. My strength-based, trauma-informed practice draws primarily from cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, mindfulness practices, and internal family systems. Together, we can define your goals and values, and explore who you truly are.

Discover your life's destiny of grace. Accomplish the marriage transformation you seek. Acquire the communication skills and relationship answers you need. Fulfill the purpose you and your marriage were created for. Where there is pain you will find joy where there is despair hope and where there is darkness light. We look forward to serving you and extending the master's touch. Our love for Christ as a husband and wife counseling team is complemented by a passion for helping men, women and children in need.

Over the past ten years of my professional life, I have worked with individuals and their families to achieve a sense of well being, increase agency and reduce distress. With a holistic view of each client, I offer a trauma-informed, person-centered approach that allows me to meet the needs of a wide variety of individuals and families. I am committed to meeting clients where they are and working tirelessly to create a real therapeutic relationship that is non-judgemental, safe and authentic.

I do this work because I enjoy getting to know you as you learn about yourself. At the end of the day, you know yourself better than I ever will. It isn't my job to fix anybody and we're all fallible humans anyways. My job is to be there with you and support you in moving towards your goals, whatever those may be. My goal is to create a safe space for talking about difficult things.

You may be saying to yourself: "I feel stuck. I feel disengaged. The problems seem insurmountable. When I attempt conversation about difficult issues they invariably turn to gridlock. Hurtful words are used by both of us. Withdrawal, isolation and silence follow. It seems we have a crisis over something. Then we have a brief honeymoon followed by a period of tension leading to another explosion. Seems like it never ends. Seems my efforts to engage are met with distancing by my spouse. I feel more and more disconnected, more helpless and hopeless about this relationship."

As a therapist my goal is to help clients overcome barriers so that they can live happier and healthier lives. In order to do this, I work on supporting my clients where they are in their journey and collaborate with them on their treatment. I provide a genuine, safe experience for my clients by incorporating creativity, humor, and play into sessions.

North Valley Behavioral Health offers comprehensive behavioral health services to restore one's mental health to an optimal level, and to help alleviate symptoms which may be affecting the quality of life, satisfaction and the ability to function. Dr. J. Douglas Muir, M.D., is a Board Certified Psychiatrist & Medical Director. Michael Edwards, M.A., LCPC, LAC sees individuals for depression, marriage & family counseling, and addictions counseling. Joe Goffena, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker focusing on relationships and the elderly.

Chrissy Boysen is a licensed therapist who has been providing therapeutic services in the Flathead Valley for the past 17 years. She has experience treating both individuals and families who are struggling with issues such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief, and family conflict. In her private practice, Chrissy works with adults, children, and families who are experiencing a range of emotional and mental health issues. She uses a variety of therapeutic techniques in her practice and works alongside clients to find relief from their present difficulties and gain greater confidence in themselves.

I work with adults, couples and teenagers. My approach is a blend of Family Systems Theory, cognitive behavioral therapy and positive psychology. I believe the quality of our lives is mostly determined by the quality of our relationships, so my work often involved teaching communication skills, resolving conflict and applying the new but vast amount of scientific research about relationships to your own lives. We can't control the events in our lives or our feelings, but we can control our behavior and thoughts. Counseling is learning to do just that. It's educational, inspiring and helpful in so many ways!

I believe improving our ability to cope with daily life and to reach greater potential can be very satisfying. We all face difficult experiences, health problems and disappointments in life. How we deal with these experiences impacts our current ability to function optimally. The counseling I provide is supportive in nature and increases insight so that my clients are better equipped to deal with their personal life experiences.

In a time when social media makes life seem effortless and perfect, it certainly can be difficult to accept help with our emotions and relationships. When the challenge of balancing life becomes difficult, there’s no better time to seek objective feedback to realign our mental health and lifestyle with our values. I consider it a privilege to help people unravel their life concerns and reach their goals.