Therapists in Carson City, NV

Do you feel like you have a hard time controlling your emotions? Do you have trouble expressing yourself or reacting destructively? If your emotions are getting in the way of your relationships, school, career, or overall life satisfaction, you might be thinking it’s time to do something about it. Think of your feelings like helpful messengers that can give you information about your needs and your values. They can provide you with the guidance towards a more meaningful and satisfying life if you learn to understand them.

Are you tired of being on edge? Are you all too quick to anger? Are you suffering from insomnia or nightmares? Are you plagued by flashbacks or unsettling thoughts? Are you unable to experience enjoyment and contentment in your life? Do you find difficulty recognizing yourself and your behaviors? Have you talked about your experiences only to spend more time explaining your language or meaning than being understood? If this describes you, please read on because help is most definitely available.

Feeling all alone in your relationship. Trying over and over isn’t making things better like it used to. You’re feeling so frustrated and hopeless and stuck in a cycle. What happened to being a team? Studies show that more and more couples are using partner and marriage therapy to identify their stuck cycle so they can have effective tools and strategies to leave it behind. You are not alone and you don't have to figure out how jump the hurdles of your relationship alone. Level up your communication skills for your most difficult topics with me at Restoring Relationships.

I work effectively with most of the concerns folks bring to my office. My clients note how kind, intuitive and helpful my work with them has been. If you are wanting to make particular changes in your life, now, you will find out how much easier and faster that can happen with the methods I use. I enjoy and am effective working with individuals, couples, and families who want more than what their past history suggests is possible for them. Explore what your compelling future can be and how to bring it about.

Currently accepting new clients. Hi there! Do you find yourself awake at 1:00 a.m. scrolling through the therapist ads, thinking that it may be time to talk to someone about your struggles? Do you find yourself feeling irritable, overwhelmed, or have you lost your sense of passion in life? Are you having difficulty in your interpersonal relationships or marriage? I honor you for being brave enough to take these first steps. I respect the coping mechanisms that have gotten you this far, and it would be a privilege to help guide you, empower you, and collaborate with you as you embark on your own unique path of self discovery.

I am a native Nevadan--born, raised, and working in Carson City. I’ve devoted over 25 years to providing support for children and families, individuals and couples--the past six years in a clinical setting. My clients work with me to improve communication skills and interactions. While my primary focus is play therapy, I specialize in teaching parents tools for improving relationships with their children by improving communication skills and increasing patterns of empathy.

Our mission is to advocate for couples, children and families with mental and behavioral health needs, To ensure that each client is provided with the means necessary to gain independence, self esteem, better coping and problem solving skills to reach their fullest potential in social and emotional growth. Life events such as parental job loss, family stress, health issues, divorce, domestic violence, frequent anger and hostility between parents, step-parenting, single parenting without support, to name only a few, can derail healthy development and create a cascade of escalating behavior problems at home and in the community.

We all go through periods of worry or sadness from time to time. For many, these experiences are manageable and brief. Other times, we may experience a big "T" Trauma or a series of small "t" traumas that stay with us for longer; sometimes years. Whether these experiences are the result of childhood or adult trauma, such as abusive relationships, accidents, assault, or military experiences, our mental and physical well-being can be impacted. Our clinicians provide trauma informed care and have years of experience working with traumatized individuals, couples, and families. We are trained in a variety of treatment methods

If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, or sustaining sobriety and would like to learn skills to navigate these challenges I am the right therapist for you. I can also provided court approved Drug and Alcohol Assessments as well as Level I treatment.

I provide in-person and telehealth therapy in my private office located in a quiet, professional building that is accessible to people of all abilities. My practice is paperless. Clients can communicate with me confidentially, and schedule, cancel or change appointments through my secure, HIPAA compliant website. I provide after-hours appointments as well as weekend appointments to accommodate those who work during the week. My style is relaxed and welcoming and I use a combined approach individualized to each client. I have over 20 years' experience and I am licensed to serve people with Mental Health and Substance Use concerns.

Let’s work on creating change together- so that you can develop confidence, learn to cope with worrisome thoughts, and show yourself and others true compassion. I love collaborating with clients to identify resources and build solutions. I work with teens and adults who find it easy to show compassion to others, but struggle to show themselves the same level of kindness. They are often helpers, perfectionists, people-pleasers, highly sensitive people, and over-thinkers.

As this quote describes, "Storms make oaks take deeper root." Taking a closer look at a difficult experience takes courage. Whether to manage a recent event, like a loss, or to address an issue that continues to impact your sense of worth, therapy can be a helpful process. I feel especially attuned to issues of trauma, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ruminating thoughts, grief and social anxiety. I provide a warm, compassionate, and nonjudgmental approach to help you grow from your struggles, utilizing your many strengths to build resilience to heal from pain to move into kindness and love for yourself and others.

Connections Behavioral Health Center is an outpatient behavioral health clinic. Connections has psychotherapists, a psychiatrist for medication management, and a neurofeedback lab for treatment of persons of all ages and mental health diagnoses.

In my experience, therapy can bring about real and lasting change. My approach to therapy is integrative: we will consider all the relevant biological, psychological and environmental influences upon your well-being. We will focus on the changes you want to make and help you develop the life you want to live. I have been in practice as a licensed psychologist for the past 30 years. Since 2001, I have practiced and lived in Carson City where I have raised my family. I work with individuals ages 16 to 75 years old.