Trauma and PTSD Therapists in North Tonawanda, NY

Are you feeling directionless and alone? Are you struggling with gender or sexual orientation? Are you feeling like an imposter in your life? Are you having difficulty managing your emotions? Are you experiencing trauma in your life? Have you arrived at a transformative moment but are unsure how to begin to make changes? I offer a safe place to explore the opportunities and challenges of this critical moment, identify a path forward that reflects your values, and begin experiencing a more integrated, congruent, and authentic life.

I believe we all want to live a life worth living. If you are struggling in life, feeling stuck, finding it difficult to manage your emotions, paralyzed by fear, or not understanding why you can't let go of the past, I can help. As a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, I have extensive training and experience integrating evidence based talk therapy interventions with the creative process, which has the potential to be intrinsically healing and therapeutic.

Have you found yourself struggling to deal with the stress of your life circumstances? Are you feeling depressed or anxious? Is your child struggling? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may find counseling very beneficial. It is at such times, that seeking the help of a professional counselor / therapist is most important. I believe that each individual has the ability to resolve their struggles and find a place of peace and contentment. I strive to help each of my clients heal, grow and make changes which will promote a happy, healthy and peaceful life.

I believe any healing process involves the whole person. For over 25 years I have been practicing as a Social Worker and Psychotherapist, working with all age groups as individuals, couples, and families, to improve their mental and emotional well-being. I am also passionate about physical health, and have extensive personal experience and knowledge related to the mind-body connection. I take an integrative and holistic perspective that includes, mind, body, spirit, and community, with a consistent focus on balance and universal needs.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Nevada with over 25 years of clinical experience in behavioral health counseling. I’ve worked with individuals dealing with chemical dependency, mental health issues and co-occurring disorders. I work with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, OCD and ADHD. I help people who have experienced physical trauma and emotional abuse. I work with athletes to help them improve their sports performance and mental framework.

I have named my practice Heart's Desire Hypnosis because I love to help people fulfill their hearts' desires and see their lives transform for the better. I use hypnosis and other modalities (Sound, EFT, NLP, Hypno-waving, guided visualization and mindfulness meditation, Qigong) to help my clients overcome obstacles to their health and happiness. The most common hypnotic applications are smoking cessation, physical and emotional weight release, stress management, meditation instruction, healing from grief and trauma , and intentional living coaching.

Current openings. www.jhigginscounseling.com/contact to request a free telephone consultation. Do you ever feel stuck? Find yourself worrying about the future? Or find yourself dwelling on or re-living events from the past? What about comparing yourself to others, or criticizing yourself or those around you? Maybe creating rules for yourself that feel limiting? You may have tried to solve these problems by getting rid of them, avoiding them, outsmarting them, or overpowering them. While natural, it's often unhelpful with thoughts, feelings, memories, sensations, and urges.

Enduring your own mental health and addiction can be exhausting, and loving someone with these issues can leave us feeling powerless. No matter the journey you are facing, you do not have to face it alone. Overcoming your mental health, addiction or finding control within chaos is an option with the proper support, skills, and evidenced based therapies.

Life can often be challenging. You may feel you've gotten "off track" and need some direction. You may be overwhelmed with things and don't know what to do or how to make it better. It may be starting to affect your relationships, and you don't know how to stop it. You may be wondering what's wrong with you and why this keeps happening, or whether you're depressed. Perhaps you're having panic attacks that come out of nowhere. Or maybe you seem to have developed social anxiety. Perhaps you just don't feel like yourself or aren't content with your life. You want things to be different, you just don't know how to make that happen. You might be wondering whether you're always going to feel this way. You've got a lot going for you, you've accomplished quite a bit, but it still feels like there's something missing. You're not sure what else to do. Most of us feel this way at some point in our lives. Especially when trying to handle the stress of life, relationships and the impact of certain events all at once.

Are you looking to make change in your life? Maybe you tried and have not been successful yet or you haven't tried because you aren't quite ready? Maybe you don’t want to change but others around you want you to. Are you struggling and cant find the motivation? Anywhere you are at with your obstacle I believe we can together make a positive change in your life. You can find me at Pathmentalhealth.com for an immediate apt or message me for self pay.