Therapists in Heber City, UT

Our goal at Synergism Counseling is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While we can't change the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. Synergy is defined as the interaction of two or more parts to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of the separate parts. Together you can, with the help of an experienced therapist, make significant positive changes in your life, creating synergy. The relationship and trust we will build leads to empowerment, healing and strengthening individuals and family. Everyone can benefit from therapy.

I draw from a strong academic and clinical background combined with personal life experiences to provide life changing interventions. I have a PhD in psychology, two master's degrees and am licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist. I have considerable experience with children, adolescents and adults in diverse settings, i.e., mental health centers, U.S. military behavioral health centers, public school systems, wilderness programs, therapeutic boarding schools, and private practice. I gained much of my specialized experience with couples while employed by the US Army in Germany and recently completed the advanced training for certification as an Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist.

At the center of my practice is the belief that we all must learn how to experience the discomfort of feeling and processing difficult emotions. It feels uncomfortable to set boundaries, hold ourselves accountable, hold others accountable, work through our personal struggles with self-love, identify our own maladaptive patterns, and live authentically. In discovering and cultivating the authentic version of ourselves, we all must learn to push through the discomfort of vulnerability. I love working as hard as my clients to support them through that discomfort so they can grow through that difficult process!

I believe my role on this journey is to help you understand yourself better, provide support when times are hard, and help you figure out ways to make change by focusing on areas within your locus of control. Over the years I have worked with many children, individuals, and families from all walks of life; helping individuals and families along their journey of self-discovery and healing. I believe that individuals and families know themselves best and my role is to help increase self-confidence and self-awareness so they can figure out what is best for each individual and for families and their family systems.

Satisfaction and happiness with yourself and the relationships that surround you is often what a client finds troubling them underneath the stress of life. Sometimes you feel alone in this stress, sometimes you feel surrounded by others though they don't really know you, and other times you have a handle on most things but just can't sustain feeling satisfied and happy with what you have. Finding yourself looking through therapist profiles, this profile, means you are on the path of change. Next step, set an appointment with the therapist that feels right and has skills and experience to actively guide you on a path of change.

Shannon with Therapy Solutions is here to help navigate current stressors and concerns. Life can feel overwhelming, relationships can be difficult to navigate, expectations and demands can weigh on you, and past concerns or issues may seem insurmountable. This all can lead to high stress, anxiety, depression, isolation, a faith crisis, relationship issues, and more. To work through these and other concerns, Shannon helps her clients find clarity, understand the root of the problems, work on relationships, develop new skills, find hope and direction, and create purpose.

During the course of practicing for over 20 years, I have worked with a diverse population of clients to include children, adults, adolescents, and families to address anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, trauma, substance abuse, and childhood disorders. I have found that clients need a safe space to express themselves, learn coping skills, and build confidence. Their goal is to feel understood, empowered, and capable of navigating life's challenges with resilience and positivity.

With regards to therapy, I tend to think in terms of months, not years. My role is to help clients get on a track that will lead to resolution of whatever brings them to therapy. I do not look for pathology or blame; rather, I try to help people build on their strengths. I also try to help individuals develop strategies and identify resources that work best for their unique situation.

My approach to psychotherapy is centered around you, the client. Together we address emotional distress caused by relationship conflict, grief, addiction, sudden/chronic illness, life adjustments and trauma. Each person is unique, therefore we explore your needs and goals to promote growth, empowerment and lasting change. I have experience treating depression, anxiety, PTSD , mood dysregulation, personality disorders, substance abuse and other addictive behaviors. I have worked extensively both with survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence as well as First Responders.

Welcome to your journey of self-discovery! My goal is to work with you in partnership to create a holistic treatment plan that integrates traditional psychotherapy approaches with a mind-body-spirit orientation proven by modern science to have distinct therapeutic advantages in health and healing. Using a strength-based, interactive, empathic and integrative approach to counseling, coaching and guiding a client, I am able to effectively assist you in empowering yourself to change limiting and unproductive thoughts and beliefs, to creatively explore challenges in relationships, and to begin living with harmony and balance in accordance with your highest ideals.

DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, & TRAUMATIC LIFE EXPERIENCES? Have you or a loved one ever experienced symptoms of depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress -- i.e. sadness, loss of pleasure in things you used to enjoy, hard time concentrating, irritable, racing thoughts, tension in your body, isolating yourself from others, or reliving traumatic memories? Are you looking for proven help that works? Adolescents and adults alike that see me complete a pre and post test inventory so we can objectively track their improvements and they consistently report enjoying greater happiness, peace, & rest after our work together.

At Therapy Transformed, we are committed to holistic, ethical, evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches. Our mission is to provide a safe, empowering space for individuals. We frequently offer group therapy, please check our listings and our website for current offerings either virtual or in person. We are an LGBTQIA+ Affirming practice.

In order to provide unique and individualized care, I offer a multitude of services such as individual therapy, family therapy, couples counseling, and group therapy. I am licensed to treat clients in both Florida and Utah and I believe in alternative ways of conducting therapy based on the needs of my clients. I have spent the vast majority of my career supporting and counseling clients facing issues ranging from eating disorders and addictions, couples/family conflict, and mood disorders.

Therapy can help name experience, holding the moving pieces that keep bumping up against the edges of your consciousness, organizing them, fitting them back together in a way that makes sense and returning them to you with skills to manage them. Sometimes though, the articulate and self aware client will spend hours explaining things they already understand, while still feeling unseen and disconnected, like their inner world is still being missed, knowing there is hurt and dissonance but needing someone to help them connect to it. My holistic mind, heart and body approach can bring you to a place of both naming and experiencing.

As a mental health counselor, it has always been my privilege to work alongside clients. I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship and the connection that derives our humanity. Each individual has such a personal experience in which their life has been based. I believe in meeting clients where they are at, working toward personal goals, tailoring interventions to meet these needs, and challenging individuals to make changes that ultimately lead to the development of a life in which they feel they can thrive.