Therapists in Frankfort, NY

My name is Chanel Beard, LMSW of B&F Consulting & Therapeutic Services. As a clinician, I can ensure that clients have a safe space and are met with compassionate and culturally sensitive care. I have extensive experience working with adults, and teens ages 14 & up. I have worked in a variety of settings, including a special education high school, a level one trauma center, suicide prevention, trauma focused group facilitator, and as an administrative leader of foster care programs

Are you seeking ways in which to feel better or to improve your interpersonal relationships? The decision to make that first step toward lasting change can be daunting. I help individuals, couples and families find healthy, creative and lasting solutions to their personal and interpersonal relationship challenges. My clinical training and expertise focuses on safely helping you to explore feelings of distress, leading to new insights, healing and change. I believe that anyone has the capability of achieving more happiness and satisfaction in their lives and relationships. You CAN take control of your life and feel great again.

The goal of my practice is to improve the quality of life of my clients and assist them reach their full potential and personal goals. Specializing in family and couple therapy. I also specialize in depression and anxiety. The ideal client will be dedicated to their own treatment and have a strong desire to feel better. Together with my client we work as a team to achieve the therapeutic goals and make life worth living and enjoying. I have been working in mental health for over a decade and it is my greatest passion in life.

I am a physician offering MAT, Medication-Assisted-Treatment for addiction to opioids and alcohol. These meds can help people stay off heroin, opioids, and alcohol - offering time to address the root of the problems, pains and sufferings that people are escaping from. Many times people who use drugs and alcohol have had difficult experiences at home growing up. With decent therapy they can rebuild their inner strength and become functioning adults again without needing alcohol and drugs as crutches. They can learn to love themselves the way they are, and move on in life.

We all experience struggles throughout our life. Are you or a family member feeling overwhelmed or struggling with depression, anxiety, relationships, career, family issues, or current circumstances? Please know that you are not alone. I am here to assist you in uncovering potential obstacles, defining your life goals, and developing strategies and confidence to achieve them. Although our past cannot be altered, it does not have to dictate our future. We always have the power to shape what lies ahead!

At one time or another, any one of us may feel overwhelmed, anxious or depressed. We may feel we are alone in our suffering or going through something no one else can understand. We may turn to drugs, alcohol or reckless behaviors. Our relationships suffer, our identity and self-worth collapse, and the vision we have for a happy, fulfilled future seems impossible to achieve. For many, therapy provides the guidance, skills, support and insight to unravel the source of suffering and change limiting thoughts, beliefs and behaviors into healthy, adaptive ones.

If you're reading this, it means you have already taken the first step toward wellness: you've begun the search for the right therapist for you. In our first sessions, we’ll work to establish goals for treatment so that our later sessions can serve to deepen self-exploration into how we can meet those goals. My approach to psychotherapy is collaboration between myself and my client. Together, we work to transform pain into healing. I see my clients through not only a psychological lens, but through a social, and cultural understanding as well.

Children deserve to have a wonderful sense of " It's good to be me!". That should carry through to adulthood, experiencing myself as empowered, loving, and many other great qualities, and able to have satisfying relationships. However, that great sense of self can be lost due to kinds of emotional and psychological wounding. This produces a loss of sense of wholeness and a resulting sense of fragmentation and all kinds of problems this fragmentation produces. My job is to help people regain their sense of wholeness and everything that goes with this and the feeling " It's good to be me".

OFFERING ONLINE VIDEO & PHONE APPTS., & I AM TAKING NEW CLIENTS! I am a Clinical Psychotherapist & Social Work Practitioner with 9 yrs. of experience (academic & professional). I consistently find unique solutions for the issues my clients face and I am fully knowledgeable of the current thinking on human service conduct and practice. I am committed to a person-centered, systemic approach that promotes independence and well-being for those under my care. I am direct, authentic, compassionate, creative, and simple in my approach. I like to go deep in my collaborative work with my clients, yet I don't take myself too seriously.

As of 4/19/2024 I am able to accept 1-2 more new clients. Thank you for checking out my page! I have over 20 years experience helping clients from diverse backgrounds with a variety of issues. I have experience working with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, aging, death & dying, caregiving, grief, loss, adolescents and families. If you are looking for support related to the stressors of life transitions, depression, anxiety or other mental health challenges, please call me for a free 15 minute consultation to see if we are a good fit!

I know that coming to therapy can be challenging and I am committed to creating a warm, empathic, and safe space for our time together. My priority is to meet you where you are in order to help you on your journey to a more authentic and fulfilling life and I will tailor the treatment to meet your individual needs and goals. I work in an integrative way, drawing on a variety of theories that will allow us to look at the root of your concerns. I also utilize mindfulness techniques and behavioral strategies to help you improve your coping and self-care skills.

Sometimes life can be be very hard and you can feel like no one cares or is willing to listen. We've all been there, but I'm here to tell you that there is help available. I offer short term and long term therapy, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and a person centric/strength-based approach to provide a non-judgmental atmosphere for you to work on your problems. I am a veteran of 24 years, and have over 14 years experience as a first responder/law enforcement. I have training in trauma and grief counseling as well.

When moving through difficult times, it can be hard to remember our innate goodness, let alone act from that place to meet the challenges of living in a complex world. Clients come to me with a variety of concerns - significant life transitions, relationship struggles, grief, anxiety, depression, career changes, and the real stress of simply being human in such uncertain times. Together, we can unpack these issues to help you move along in your personal journey.

At times in life, we are gifted the opportunity to recognize among ourselves that there is room for growth and healing. When you get to this place, it would be an honor to be a stepping stone on your journey. We often don't realize, in the fast paced world, that we have multiple layers that have led us to where we are right now. If things aren't going as you would like, hoped, or dreamed of, lets change your direction towards how you want it to be right now, and moving forward. This starts with you. YOU have the power to change your direction at any given time. If you are feeling stuck, I want to help. I look forward to connecting.

I have worked extensively with individuals who struggle with alcoholism, addictions, co-occurring disorders, and recovery challenges, as well as with relationship and family issues.

Everyone functions uniquely, at times experiencing depression, anxiety, insecurities, doubt, and grief. I help people around these issues, as well as introversion, high-functioning Asperger's, bipolar, OCD, and social awkwardness...relationship issues, self-esteem, living with narcissists, identity. We can decide how to deal with life's changes, challenges, and transitions. We will focus compassionately on emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and relationships to examine patterns and slowly change them. Our ability to observe and use our will to change are the most powerful tools we possess to bring about changes we desire.