Experiential Therapy in Grand Isle County, VT

You want the best for yourself (or your child). The story you tell of your experiences deserves to be heard. We all deserve to have space to be deeply understood at any age. It's my desire to provide understanding; listening that is so healing. I work with children, teens, adults to build lasting skills and resources for them. I value working with individuals that are learning to navigate their identities in an overstimulating world. Clients and I work together to process, and build skills in order to meet their treatment goals and create enduring healing. I have a deep love for Vermont and my aim is to support our community.

Life can present many unexpected challenges, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. These challenges impact our emotional wellbeing and our relationships. As your therapist, I will offer you the opportunity to reflect upon your life in a safe, respectful, and confidential environment. My area of expertise is Whole Mind-Body Psychotherapy which focuses on the interplay between physical health (body) and mental health (mind). We will identify how your life experiences are stored in your brain-body and influence your emotions, thinking, and behaviors. You will develop new pathways to promote a sense of well-being and inner strength.

I believe that whatever we are struggling with - anxiety, depression, life transitions, feeling aimless, difficult memories, anger, loneliness - we have within us everything that is needed to live the life we desire. Our core self is whole and wise. I work collaboratively with clients to reconnect with this wisdom and innate healing potential. By allowing space for your inner experience, we can work together to shift underlying patterns causing distress, heal past wounds, and mobilize inner resources in order to allow for an experience of greater freedom, joy and peace, and a deeper connection with self and others.

Therapy is still somewhat stigmatized in our society. I believe a connection & relationship of trust is at the heart of therapy. This relationship is important because the therapist and client need to work as a team. The therapist doesn't dispense advice. Instead, a good therapist listens attentively. Then together they can discover what is leaving the client feeling stuck and help the client move forward and find happiness.

Hello. I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who owns Rutland Equine Assisted Connections for Healing PLLC (aka REACH). I am dedicated to helping our clients in the areas of depression, anxiety, trauma, fear, anger, ADHD, ASD, and/relationship stressors using our therapy horses as mediums for connections to explore options for change.

There are times in our lives when everything seems to be humming right along, and there are times when it's just not. It could be that you're worried about your child who's struggling, maybe you don't know what you want in life, your relationships aren't fulfilling, or you're feeling lost and unsatisfied in life despite having done what you thought would make you happy. Regardless of the reason, if these kinds of challenges are keeping you up at night, or distracted during the day, you're not alone. You're at a crossroads.

Taking the first step can always be the scariest. Challenging yourself outside your comfort zone, thinking about yourself from within, while utilizing nature's abilities to help steer you in the right direction and create healthy strategies on decreasing the anxiety, depression, and/or other concerns that you may be experiencing. We will disconnect from technology and immerse ourselves into the trees, in order to rejuvenate our inner self.

OPENINGS FOR INDIVIDUALS ONLY at this time. Therapy is my passion! This is not just a job for me. It is a calling! With a focused presence during my sessions I help with my heart and my mind. I am easy going. I like to smile and laugh. And, I am professional and good at what I do. Making you feel comfortable and relaxed during our sessions is a priority. Most of all I want to help you feel better, be happy, grow personally and have peace in your life and your relationships! I am doubly Certified by the International Center of Excellence in EFT - Emotionally Focused Therapy for Individuals (EFIT) and Couples (EFCT).

A soul-centered Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) practice partnering with the horse as a means towards emotional wellness. Is traditional therapy not working for you or your loved one? Within an office setting, are you unsure how to feel comfortable, or where to start? Equine Assisted Psychotherapy is defined as an interactive process in which a licensed mental health professional working with or as an appropriately credentialed equine professional partners with suitable equine(s) to address psychotherapy goals set forth by the mental health professional and the client.

My mission is to offer individuals a safe environment to create, establish and navigate their emotions by offering a variety of therapeutic techniques. I see myself as a guide along the path to your journey of self healing. Through establishing a therapeutic approach together, the goal is to guide you to identify and experience your voice. My treatment style is both educational and theory-based.

Thank you for stopping by! My in-person practice is currently on a waitlist, but I have limited space for online clients. Throughout our lives, there are periods when stress or transitions leave us feeling off balance and in need of extra support. You may be struggling to move beyond these challenges and toward a more fulfilling and peaceful life. These challenges can arise at any point of life and at any age. I believe in working collaboratively with individuals and families to clarify the challenge, determine goals and uncover the path to get you there.

I work with adolescents and adults who are interested in exploring and engaging their innate healing abilities, offering a safe and accepting space, a gentle approach for trust to form, and support to recover from grief, trauma, life transitions, and other life circumstances, toward experiencing greater life satisfaction. With children, my approach includes creative play and expressive arts therapy. I take a natural healing approach with a focus on total wellness and working collaboratively with healers and those healing. I also offer consultations with parents and school and health care professionals.

Maple Leaf Clinic, P.C. founded by Dr. Dean Mooney, provides a wide variety of services to the community including neuropsychological, educational, and psychological evaluations of children, adolescents and adults. Psychotherapy for people of all ages is also available. We also provide social skills development for all ages, cognitive rehabilitation for brain damage using the REHABIT program, professional development, and educational or clinical consultation (in person, by phone, or through FaceTime, Zoom, Doxy, Google Meet, or other telehealth options).

Even in the best of times, life transitions can feel overwhelming. Anxiety may feel unmanageable, or depressive symptoms may have you feeling "stuck." Our past experiences shape who we are and how we interact with the world, and those patterns may not serve us anymore. All parents struggle from time to time, and teens are under more pressure than ever these days, making coping as a teen or a parent of a teen difficult at times. The past years with COVID may have changed your perspective on life, or altered your priorities.

Are you someone who has done talk therapy in the past and thinks of yourself as self-aware, but wants an approach that is designed to help you make positive and lasting change from the inside out? You’re feeling stuck and maybe a little burned out in your looks-so-awesome career? Or maybe you’re facing a potential or imminent life or relationship change, wondering about your next steps and not sure how to move forward? Or maybe you are looking for a therapist who "gets it" about climate distress, threats to democracy, and the social justice concerns that keep you up at night.

I think the connection between a therapist and client is the most important aspect of the counseling work. When a good relationship is established you can reach your goals and challenge yourself in an environment that feels safe. I enjoy working with children, teens, and families in a variety of ways. I also enjoy supporting parents with the many challenges of raising children in todays society. My theoretical approach is supported by Internal Family Systems theory where we will work with parts of self to help understand, and support a healthier version of ourselves.

Different problems force us to take stock in who we are and how we are living. We struggle through anxiety, sadness, trauma, loneliness; some of us have used unhealthy coping mechanisms to get by. Eventually, we come to learn that asking for help is one of the most powerful actions we can take.

Understanding we are all in different "stages of change", we utilize an eclectic approach to guide you through your own process at your own pace. It is absolutely an honor and our passion to treat those who struggle with mental health issues such as Eating Disorders, Substance Use, trauma, depression, anxiety, family conflict, relationship issues and associated disorders. We employ an individualized approach to therapy in order to empower people to change their lives. In the wise words of Maya Angelou, "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, humor, and style."

I use somatic and brain based experiential methods, such as AEDP, brainspotting, and the therapeutic reconsolidation process to help you finally let go of feelings, behaviors, and limiting beliefs that were developed from past experiences, so you can finally feel better and enjoy the life you want to live. I'll also teach you CBT and DBT skills to cope with the things in your life that you can't change so you can stop suffering over them.