With over 20 years successful experience in assisting clients in developing and building their long-term skills for coping and problem solving, I believe that my practice can help you find your way to the life goals you desire. My approach to counseling is interactive with my clients, based on the concept that understanding and coming to terms with one's emotions is essential to effective problem solving and personal growth. I strive to provide a comfortable, supportive and non-judgmental environment for clients to effectively deal with life's issues and enrich their lives.

I believe that people come to therapy for many reasons but their overall goal is to improve upon their lives and themselves. There is nothing more satisfying to me than helping my clients foster a better understanding of themselves and their relationships in order to achieve a happier, more successful and productive life. I integrate Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to find the best combination to elicit change and personal growth in my clients.

Hello, my name is Dr. Stephen Fortson and I specialize in treating couples, families, and individuals with professional clinical counseling services. I have been a licensed clinical professional counselor for 24 years. I am also an associate professor and chair of the Department of Human Services at Wright State University where I oversee the counselor preparation program. If you are in need of personalized couples, family or individual counseling, please contact me. I am currently not accepting new clients.

I am passionately committed to guiding relationships towards fulfillment, healing, and growth. You may be in a relationship that is experiencing hardship. Maybe you are struggling after a major transition; having a child, receiving a life altering diagnosis, moving. Perhaps you need to heal after a break up, or explore things that have blocked you from the kind of intimacy you long for. Possibly what you are longing for is to have an experience of yourself that is embodied and integrated — powerful. I can help.

My personal life, professional training and work experience has truly enabled me to assist and support individuals and couples in a caring atmosphere without judgment or prejudice. I am passionate to help you unravel the issues that you want resolved in your life and move on while learning about your strengths and resilience in this process. We all have challenges and encounter road blocks but I believe that I can help you be your own strong advocate to implement effective ways to manage such challenges.

Part of "being in the solution" when times are difficult is what you are doing right now: looking for answers and the support to find them. Everyone is challenged by life events. The path to self-awareness and personal growth is not an easy one. I accompany my clients as they discover their potential and deal with the barriers that prevent them from reaching it. My approach is holistic, meaning that I pay attention to all aspects of a person's experience including their physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual well being.

NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING CLIENTS. Emerge Counseling has many therapists that would love the opportunity to provide a supportive counseling environment for you and your family as we collaborate together to process challenges and develop solutions.

I specialize in helping persons with chronic, disabling medical and mental health conditions improve their quality of life. In our work together, you will learn self-regulation skills for the management of physical and emotional concerns; lessen the impact of pain, reduce anxious feelings, increase positive mood. To help you accomplish your goals, I combine psychotherapy with methods from neuroscience and physiology. Based on your needs, offerings may include traditional biofeedback and quantitative EEG guided neurofeedback (BF&NF), heart rate variability training(HRV),pulsed/repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation(rTMS), cranial electrical stimulation (CES), transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS).

Since 1997 I have provided psychotherapy to children, adolescents and adults facing a variety of emotional challenges, as well as couples and families experiencing relationship and communication struggles. We are presented with many challenges across our life span, which provide opportunities for insight and personal growth. I am dedicated to helping my clients face life's obstacles with the strength and motivation to master them and move forward becoming more fulfilled and balanced individuals in the process.

*Currently Not accepting New Clients* I am a skilled clinician/supervisor with more than 20 years of ongoing training/therapeutic experiences. I believe positive change is ALWAYS possible with a mindful, solution-focused, trauma informed and action oriented approach, which will encompass your strengths and values. I will provide you a safe, supportive, and encouraging environment where I am confident we can partner together to problem solve, decrease suffering, create positive change, and enhance the quality of your life. I am passionate about SELF care, breaking cycles, creating healthy boundaries, and overall personal well being.

I firmly believe that life presents us with opportunities to learn more about ourselves, even during some of our more difficult times. Each of us has the power within ourselves to make positive changes in our lives. I work hard in providing emotional support and tools to my clients to help them cope with whatever life presents to them."

I AM NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS!!! I have extensive experience (over 18 years) working with children and adolescents with attention and behavior problems, anxiety, depression, autism spectrum symptoms, social issues, learning and school-related issues, and adjustment problems. I believe collaborating with schools, family members and other treatment providers is an important component of comprehensive treatment. The relationship between a therapist and client is often one of the most important factors in change, so I work hard to put my clients at ease from the first session.

I think therapy should be a safe place where you can go to be completely genuine and someone meets you right where you are and helps you take the next step towards being a better version of yourself. Whether you want to feel less anxious, less depressed, more optimistic or less burdened by past experiences, it’s an honor for me to be a person you trust to help you through that process.

Have you or your child experienced a recent life transition? Are you depressed, sad, irritable, anxious, or stressed because of it? I provide support to adolescents and adults going through common but difficult life transitions. This includes marriage/divorce, child birth, blended families, career changes, school problems, or loss of relationships or loved ones. I would like to help you and/or your child find a new normal and new way of functioning! This may require digging deep; however a solution can be discovered!

Hello! You are already on your way to finding a solution to the issues that are keeping you from becoming the person you want to be. Solutions for you are not far away, and together we can find the best solutions that work for you!

"To heal is to touch with love that which we previously touched with fear"...Stephen Levine. I have practiced as a psychotherapist for over 30 years and have had the honor of working with a variety of people. My clients have taught me much about what is truly possible and I am grateful for that learning. In choosing a counselor, I believe it is a highly personal decision and requires careful consideration. Even though I am a generalist with an eclectic approach, I specialize in trauma, anxiety/depression, grief work, spiritual crisis and relationship healing.

Whether you just need someone to talk to, are going through a rough transition, wanting to make some changes, having trouble in your relationships, or suffering from past abuse, I can help. Through therapy, you can gain insight into your self and overcome obstacles that interfere with your personal growth. Therapy can be a wonderful experience, like no other. If you've been thinking about talking to someone, now might be the right time.

As a compassionate, experienced therapist I enjoy working with people of all ages and backgrounds and specialize in helping children who are struggling emotionally/behaviorally increase their ability to function in the home and/or school. I have experienced considerable success in treating clients with anger, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, posttraumatic stress disorder, autism, adjustment issues and many other categories of emotional/behavioral health challenges. Using a collaborative approach, a plan is determined to reach your needs and desired goals. Our progress is monitored frequently and updates are made accordingly.

I specialize in trauma and PTSD. I provide individual and couples' counseling. I am trained in EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing), a clinically effective method of treating past trauma by breaking through the barriers that are preventing you from living an emotionally healthy life.

“…maybe it’s about the wonderful things that may happen if you break the ropes that are holding you.” (Mary Oliver) Are you ready to break free of what’s holding you and allow your true self to emerge? I address the whole person - mind, body, spirit – drawing on your strengths and adding to your skills repertoire. With a background in psychology as well as counseling to address issues such as anxiety and depression, I bring my additional training and experience with grief/loss, life transitions, and spirituality – each enhancing the other.