GEHA Therapists in Columbus, OH

I listen carefully to your concerns in a warm, gentle and supportive environment. I will work with you to enhance your self-knowledge, self-esteem, life skills and confidence. After hearing your unique story, I work with you to set goals to help you get what you need and want. I share tools that can help stabilize your mood and change behaviors and thoughts that sabotage you. I can help enhance your relationships and make you feel comfortable in your skin and in the world. I have worked with many types of people and I enjoy meeting new clients and working together in the manner most comfortable to each person.

You are a spiritual being living a human experience, which may result in challenges wounding your body, mind and spirit. At Have Faith Christian Counseling you're offered "a caring hand in life's journey," and encouragement to take a mustard seed step of faith. A step toward your healing journey of achievement, awareness, creativity, forgiveness, fulfillment, joy, self love, love of others, peace and spiritual growth. There is hope! Be encouraged. Empower yourself today to begin living the positive life you were created to live.

As a dual independently licensed therapist, I have over 7 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families, struggling with anxiety, depression, traumatic life events, addiction, and general life stressors.

I'm glad you're here. I'm Dr. Cooper, a licensed clinical psychologist equipped with extensive training and 9 years of clinical experience helping individuals navigate a wide range of psychological challenges. In our work, I foster a safe, supportive and accepting space while maintaining a warm, nonjudgemental, and empathetic demeanor. I seek to empower my clients through their deepening insights into the complex factors maintaining their psychological difficulties and defeating patterns as a growing awareness offers an expansion of freedom and flexibility to choose.

I am a Licensed Social Worker. I have earned my Masters of Social Work from Rutgers University and brings more than 6 years of clinical experience and expertise working with queer folks, adolescents, couples, and families. I specialize in the treatment of adolescents and young adults who are struggling to cope with anxiety, mood, trauma, sexual issues, and relationship issues. I also have experience in working with the queer community on an array of issues and concerns.

Taking a step to do something for your self is the right thing to do. Start slow and easy if that helps, see how it goes, or jump right in. Either way - we are here for you and can help.

Anxiety and negative beliefs about one's self are areas of focus that I gravitate toward. These can come from many avenues, like relationships, family issues, trauma, and etc. I also hold spirituality and faith-based issues in hand for those in need. I consider working with clients to be a high privilege! I work with college students and adults, and work to provide secure spaces for clients to be vulnerable and allow for deep change. I not only look for ways to help you cope, but to understand why and where these issues originate from. If this resonates with you, I would love to help!

My background includes working with clients on a broad spectrum of therapeutic goals — including substance use disorders, anxiety, depression, LGBTQ issues, anger management and more. My counseling philosophy is based on the understanding that no matter what we have experienced, there is an aspect of us all that is whole and complete just as it is. By continually orienting to this ground of wholeness, I believe we can fundamentally alter our relationship to our problems — shifting them from something that defines us to something that simply needs to be met, understood, and resolved.

I have over 20 years of experience working with adolescents and adults who are in need of mental health counseling to address life issues of stress, depression, anxiety, addiction, work issues, relationships, sexual issues and family dynamic issues. I enjoy helping individuals learn new coping skills for depression and anxiety. I also specialize with individuals who have trauma and grief and will help you resolve those issues. I especially enjoy working with families and couples in learning how to resolve conflict and improve intimacy, communication and trust issues. My belief is that Life is a journey and at some point, we all need help.

Everyone has their own story, one that deserves to be heard completely and lived with more joy and less suffering. If you are struggling, you are human. You are not a burden, undesirable, needy, oversensitive or inferior. Your struggles do not indicate weakness or irreparable, but rather - perseverance. Struggling makes us human. As painful as life may get, we can break open without breaking down. Our difficult challenges can also be prime time for growth.

“People may be complicated, but therapy doesn’t have to be.” This is a motto I developed after recognizing that people respond best when the message and the skill set are straightforward and commonsensical. What I bring to the therapeutic table is a wealth of experience caring for the body and the mind with all it’s complexities and frailties. A tired body reflects a tired mind and vice versa. I work to help you achieve balance, regulation and increased strength to manage all areas of your life. The results for you are healthier relationships, increased endurance to navigate present difficulties and sustaining resilience.

I enjoy all aspects of family therapy with a specialized interest upon the roles and demands of women (individual, children, family, disability, geriatric, addiction, marriage and care taking). To help build upon progress and create additional movement toward goals, I use a systems perspective to better understand the basis for behaviors and potential levers for change using an assortment of empirically and evidence-based approaches. I have served on the Ohio NASW Ethics Committee and firmly believes in the importance of ethical practice, meeting patients where they are, while creating a safe and empathetic environment for change.