Therapists in Southwest, Reno, NV

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.

I hold the therapeutic relationship as sacred, a safe space for self-exploration and self-discovery. I feel passionate about this work, in being a witness and guide, as my clients sort through life's many challenges and major life decisions. Throughout this process I intend to create a nourishing and non-judgmental atmosphere of acceptance, laying the foundation for growth and healing. My style is gentle and allowing - whatever issues you are dealing with, I'm confident we can handle them together and move in a direction toward lasting change. You don't have to do it alone.

It's okay to feel not okay. You are not alone. Support, solutions, and relief are within reach. True Peace Therapy helps individuals, couples, and families discover hope, freedom, and peace of mind, even in the midst of life’s challenges. Therapy services are offered in a non-judgmental, compassionate space where it’s okay to just be you, even if you aren't feeling 100%. People are amazingly resilient and the ultimate experts in their own lives. Therapy brings to light and enhances the strengths and answers that you already have within, helping you to heal and achieve the goals that are most important to you.

It can feel very overwhelming to start the healing journey. From finding a therapist who we connect with to understanding what we need and want, it can all seem very intimidating at first. However, these are things that we can discover and work through together.

Do you find it exhausting to wear a mask that conceals the pain you're going through due to various challenges in your daily life? My services are dedicated to assisting individuals, couples, and families of all ages who are facing issues such as depression, anxiety, addiction, or feelings of inadequacy. I adapt my approach to cater to the unique needs of each person, helping them to explore their own emotional and somatic processes. With a deep understanding of the therapeutic potential of psychedelic medicine I am trained to assist in the integration of such therapies in my practice.

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.

You may be wondering if counseling is the best choice for you. It is not always a simple decision to begin therapy. You may be concerned with things such as fear of facing past painful memories, awkwardness, and potential judgment. During individual and couples therapy sessions, my hope is you will find the therapeutic environment I continually strive to provide is one full of open-mindedness, patience, acceptance, opportunities for challenging previous thought processes, and humor. My philosophy is clients have the answers; I offer support for the journey to discover those answers.

I believe the human spirit is very resilient and capable of continued growth and development throughout our lives. However, at times, each of us can feel overwhelmed by life's challenges. Strategies that worked previously are no longer providing results, leaving us feeling frustrated, lost, or despondent. During these times, there is benefit in seeking outside, objective counsel to help overcome the current challenge and assist one in returning to a healthy, productive life.

***OPENINGS FOR TELETHERAPY*** EVERYONE NEEDS AND DESERVES TO HAVE A THERAPIST, it is vital that our primary support systems extend beyond family and spouses". My therapeutic approach is supportive, encouraging, directive, and humorous. I see myself as an educator and a coach. I seek to help my client(s) feel safe and achieve quality of life by helping them increase their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.

I imagine you are here because you're not really feeling okay. Maybe you’re feeling overwhelming sadness or worry, maybe you’re struggling through constant conflict with your spouse and a hoping to regain connection and peace with one another. Maybe you’re unsure of how to move forward after the loss of a loved one. Or maybe you’re struggling to parent and connect with your child the way you hoped. Whatever brings you here, I will be a safe place for you and your family.

My practice is built on the idea that every single person has value and that every person’s story has value. To put it simply, my life experience, personality, and world view as always been that of a supportive teacher, guide, and friend. The way I connect and communicate is unique as it encourages and fosters exploration, acceptance, and self-awareness. I truly believe that we can heal through experiences within the therapeutic process. Healing is possible! Change is possible! A new start is just around the corner!

We all have our own unique gifts and talents. Are you living yours? Do you know how to access them and put them to use in your personal life, work, and relationships? Many of us sense that there is more to life than what we have been living, more than what we have been capable of in the past, yet there is something lacking...... If this sounds familiar, some professional counseling, coaching or energy healing may be just the ticket to unlock your fullest potential. Many people don't realize how truly possible it is to heal!

If you're struggling with negative emotions, hopeless thoughts & feel lack of connection to others I'd like to help. In therapy we'll explore, identify and work to overcome the emotional pain and source of overwhelming feelings that lead you to search for hope today. I use client centered, emotional, solution focused skills to help gain self-awareness and abilities to overcome challenges while learning tools that build resilience and strength for a better life, at your pace. Explore relationship patterns, and understand how past/present experiences or unconscious processes impact your child, you or family life in the present.

A Mindfulness-Based approach is central to our programs. We provide individual, group, couples, and family counseling sessions to resolve problems related to couples communication, substance abuse, anger, domestic violence, parenting and grief issues. We offer an exceptional reduced fee program for sessions provided by interns supervised by a MFT and LADC. Many of our clients have been mandated by the courts to attend programs for DUI/substance abuse/dependence, domestic violence, anger management, and/or parenting.