Therapists Beginning With F in Vermont

Start where you are! Everyone of us has experienced rough times in our lives. Sometimes we feel stuck in painful patterns. Sometimes we are overwhelmed with anxiety or sadness. I believe we have the inner resources and qualities we need to work through our issues, but we don’t always know where to start and we need help accessing those resources. I will help you find your way and teach you to use your own innate intelligence to move forward. After more than 25 years of helping clients, I bring compassion, mindfulness and life experience to my practice.

I am a clinical social worker with extensive experience working with pre-teens, adolescents, families and adults in a variety of settings. If you are feeling lost, empty, sad, excessively worried or afraid I will work with you to develop skills and tools that help you live your life in a more satisfactory way.

Hello and congratulations on taking the first step toward improving your health and well-being! I have spent the past 15+ years helping people with mental health and substance use disorders set and reach their goals in terms of finding sense of peace and balance in their lives. I would like to help you learn skills to allow you to become empowered to take back control of your own life and walk with you on your recovery journey. Together we will assess your strengths, needs and wants and collaboratively develop a treatment plan to help you set and reach achievable goals.

I am a Registered Psychotherapist, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and a Clinical Certified Hypnotherapist.

Are you feeling lost in your own story? Breaking patterns, finding your story, rewriting the journey, understanding ourselves, and designing new paths can be ways out of cycles of behavior. Living your best life takes work, honesty and exploration. Working together, we can develop strategies and tools you can continue to use now and throughout your life. Change begins when we start to look more closely at our lives and think intentionally about who we are and who we want to be.

I'm hoping that by reading this you are on your way to a path of healing and growth inside your Self. You may struggle with anxiety, depression, lack of motivation, feelings of low self worth or uncertainty of belonging. A large part of what I enjoy doing is helping guide to a place of peace, love and self awareness. I strive to help you become your optimum self, not just surviving or managing but happy and excited about living your life. You may feel like you have never belonged or do not understand what your purpose is- I hope to help you discover all of your potential and the beautiful things you have to share with this world.

I work with individuals ages 18-35 who are ready to deeply engage in self-exploration and self-discovery. Through our work together you will become better equipped to recognize unconscious or unhelpful patterns and beliefs and replace them with a more authentic and aligned way of being.

I am a licensed clinical social worker with nearly two decades of experience working with children, teens and young adults. My approach is collaborative, holistic, client centered, and strengths based. I work with preteens, adolescents and adults with an array of concerns such as everyday life stressors, communication issues, life transitions, anxiety, trauma, relationship struggles, divorce, depression, social skills, and self-esteem. My goal is to create a safe, non-judgmental space for clients to explore their thoughts and emotions in order to foster personal growth and healing.

Throughout our therapeutic work together, we may explore patterns of thoughts and feelings derived from your family of origin that impacts your current life and/or relationships. Within the structure and support of our professional relationship, these patterns become more apparent and conscious, and are thus more easily understood and changed. My role is to collaborate with you to achieve a greater awareness of yourself, to develop more effective behavioral patterns and ultimately reduce undesirable or troubling emotions and interpersonal conflicts.

As a mental health counselor specializing in relationship issues, divorce and infidelity, my ideal client is someone who is going through a difficult life transition and seeking support to navigate the complex emotional landscape that comes with it. My clients are individuals who are dealing with the aftermath of divorce, infidelity, or who are struggling to create a successful blended family. My clients come to me with a range of issues, including anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and conflict resolution. They are seeking a safe and confidential space where they can explore their emotions, without judgment.

***Limited Spaces Available. Currently Accepting New Clients. Due to the large amount of families that I see, I can only accept new, adult individuals at this time. I'm available in Barre, VT*** Throughout my years in the field of mental health I've had the incredible opportunity to work with a wide range of clients from several different cultures, backgrounds, and socio-economic status. In addition to my strong clinical background, I have also worked in the field of forensics and substance abuse recovery.

Counseling can help you gain new perspective, understanding and skills to help you find hope and vision to move forward in your life. Together,we will develop goals and a plan for our work together, build on your strengths and identify areas of growth. We will explore what is happening now, how the past has influenced your situation, ways it has helped and how it may get in your way. We will explore thoughts, attitudes and beliefs that may be holding you back, make peace with past hurts, and empower you to move forward with insight, skills, and knowledge.

Today, you have taken an important first step by seeking therapeutic support for the challenges you are facing. Life is a wonderful journey. Though rewarding, sometimes life presents us with situations that can be difficult, overwhelming, stressful and sometimes traumatic. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, (CBT) is evidenced based and proven to help with trauma, anxiety, family, relationships, work, financial, grief, loss or addiction. My name is Mark Ferriman, Let me help you overcome these challenges through the process of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

I have provided mental health and addictions counseling since 2002 in a variety of settings. I currently work in a private practice with several other independent therapists. I believe in holistic approach to wellness/recovery. I offer individual therapy using a variety of clinical approaches. I work with adult and adolescents. I am currently offering in-person and remote counseling. I also provide supervision for clinitians working towards their mental health and LADC credentials. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions.

Being human involves suffering, wonderment, and love. My work centers on promoting healing the suffering we cause ourselves, and on coming into right relationship with ourselves and others in order to grow into our full human capacities. Mindfulness, meditation, self- expression and finding one’s passions are all important aspects of this work. I believe that, whatever problems we have, we are not our problems. Learning to create life structures that support our best selves and finding ways to increase our tolerance of difficult emotions are essential tools in the art of living well.

Please contact me if you are seeking a therapist who uses scientifically proven, evidence-based treatments. For example, I have successfully used cognitive-behavioral therapy to treat depression, exposure therapy for anxiety and psychodynamic techniques for relationship issues. I have a general practice working with adults presenting with a variety of emotional problems. I believe in the importance of good self-care, including regular exercise and a healthy diet, for optimum physical and mental health. My therapy style is direct and collaborative. I have experience working with both men and women of all faiths and orientations.

Feeling overwhelmed? Is anxiety, grief, or stress taking over? I'm here to help. I offer therapy for adults, kids, and families that's strengths-based, collaborative, and solution-focused. We'll create positive momentum from our first meeting. Building on the strengths you or your child already have, I’ll offer tools and strategies to use when challenging situations arise. You'll gain a new perspective, a sense of hope, and practical strategies to use during the week.

Currently accepting new clients. Life can be complex: relationships, family, school, work. Our lives can be further challenged by the unique aspects of our times. We are under constant bombardment of information, straining our ability to focus and compartmentalize. Factors such as trauma, shame and guilt further complicate things. My approach is to help "break it down and make it simple". This means helping people untangle their thoughts, pressures and feelings, while collaboratively devising plans aimed at learning to manage and alleviate whatever symptoms are causing distress.

Through Finding Ways LLC I work over telehealth with individuals that identify as LGBTQIA+. Often people come to me with depression, trauma, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders and a desire to live with less shame and more ease. Through Deep Dance LLC coaching work I use more somatic movement and dance practices to help support people with their goals and through blockages to them. I am passionate about serving LGBTQIA+ folks and acknowledge intersectionality of various identities within each individual. Sliding scale options are full at this time