Therapists Beginning With L in Vermont

Have you awakened and are struggling to navigate the 3D world? Do you identify as an empath, a WooWoo or on the Red Road? Are you feeling isolated and disconnected because your vibration has increased and created more challenges in relationships? While on this life's journey, have you realized that you experienced trauma in childhood and don't know how to take the next step to heal these wounds? These experiences could be causing anxiety and depression, deflating your self worth and disrupting your daily functioning such as difficulty focusing and getting sleep.

I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor as well as a Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor, experienced working with adolescents, adults, and families with issues around substance abuse, depression, anxiety, self harm, suicidal ideation, grief and loss, and end of life issues. My role is to help you in uncovering answers and to support you in your healing and development. I have great respect for your autonomy and your ability to be empowered to determine your own path, solutions, and direction in life.

I offer counseling to individual adults. Counseling happens best when there is trust between the client and counselor. I offer a safe and supportive environment so my clients can explore their thoughts and emotions. I strive to help clients help themselves by providing tools to affect change in their lives and to understand the meaning behind feelings and behaviors. Counseling involves the sharing of personal problems, concern, and stories. As a professional, I am committed to helping my clients find resolution or solutions for their particular situations.

Life is complicated and sometimes we just need someone to listen and help figure it out together. Feeling frustrated, lost, anxious or just struggling to feel good? Let me help. At some point, most of us can use an experienced, confidential, objective, and non-judgemental professional to help support and guide us forward.

Collaborative counseling and consulting can help. Together we create a professional and purposeful space for reflection and decision making. I can help you navigate lasting change, overcome barriers, accelerate development, achieve balance and meet-or exceed-your goals. Strengths-based collaborative counseling for individuals and families helps to clarify and resolve conflicts and advance personal and professional growth. We work together to develop sustainable solutions, healthy relationships and mutual understanding.

Welcome! Are you looking for a way to break out of beliefs that keep you stuck and in pain? By working with your soul, you can move beyond what you have been taught or conditioned to believe and into who you truly are. Step into your own inherent freedom and joy by doing the inner work to shift your beliefs and stories. Together, we’ll lay the foundation for you to leap into your own available brilliance, abundance, and self-love, and say hello to your spirit. I work with both individuals and couples.

My practice has two arms, Counseling and Supervision. In my Medicaid-only counseling practice I enjoy helping my clients understand themselves better and build a therapeutic life in which to heal, grow, and learn. I do Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and practice trauma informed Positive Psychology. My second focus is on clinical supervision for Masters-level clinicians seeking licensure in VT. I offer clinical support, private practice management training, and supervised billing. Visit my website for more details on my training program. I currently have 4 openings for new clinicians. www.therapeuticlifecenter.com

Stuck in a rut? Lost, overwhelmed? We all do the best we can, but sometimes we get stuck and need a little extra support to get us going. I believe everyone has their own Inner Wisdom...be it a strength, or skills, or wonderful insights that we don't give ourselves credit for. I like to work collaboratively with you to uncover your own way through a problem, to find solutions that work for you, today and in the future. I work with folks with co-occurring and mental health concerns as well as substance use issues. Call me today, let's get going!

Sometimes life is complicated, stressful, and can feel overwhelming, especially in today's world. When interpersonal relationships, family dynamics, or mental health challenges present themselves it is comforting to know that you don't have to sit with all of that by yourself. Connecting with someone and working on life's difficulties, whether it be old wounds or new, can be liberating and empowering. Together we can explore your thoughts, feelings, and emotions; together we can work on the difficult and rewarding work of being the best version of yourself you can be.

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”, Lao Tzu. You have taken your first courageous step toward creating a more enriching life. No one embarks on this journey of healing alone, as we all need and benefit from guidance. I embrace a holistic, integrative, person-centered and strengths-based approach to wellness, steeped in empathy and compassion. Like all healthy relationships, the client and therapist alliance must be built on a foundation of trust, from which we can explore whatever concerns you; be it anxiety, depression or life transitions that may be interfering with you living to your fullest potential.

I see the human person as made up of body, mind, and spirit, and each dimension affects the other, especially during times of crisis, stress, transition, and disharmony. In sessions with clients, we gradually attend to all these dimensions and consider each as an essential part of the process of healing and balancing one's life.

The brain has an immense capacity to change and grow over a lifetime. Clinical research demonstrates even a few months of mindfulness practice can be effective in treating chronic stress, depression, anxiety, addictions, pain, illness, and can boost performance under pressure, enhance intimate relationships, and improve enjoyment of work. I use my teaching experience, professional counseling training, and knowledge of neuroscience to tailor you a set of practical skills you can use daily. I will help you use your strengths to harness the power of your brain and develop skills to uncover more peace, joy, and freedom in your life!

I am a licensed clinical social worker with nineteen years experience working with families and individuals of all ages. A recent client had this to say about our time together, "your healing energy and...comfort that you bring to your practice is so warming, safe and empowering. You have undoubtedly contributed to making me "me" during a time of transformation [and I} will always have your many perspectives tucked away in my brain for when things get tough"

Psychotherapy is a lifelong arduous learning and self exploration process that will improve the quality of life. I approach therapy with genuineness, unconditional positive regard, accurate empathy, and respect. I will competently employ techniques in which I have received training to assist you in reaching your goals. Technics I may use are EMDR, hypnosis, confrontation, desensitization, homework, humor, imagery, 'I' statements, modeling, psychodrama, journal writing and role-playing. If through the course of psychotherapy an acceptable degree of progress is not reached, I will refer you to another licensed professional.

I operate under the belief that mental health and wellness exists at the junction of the biological, social and psychological facets of an individual, and that a balance is needed to address the human condition. With this in mind even the most difficult of concerns to address can be a profound force for positive change in someone's life.

Life can be hard, and often can leave us feeling stuck. Feeling “stuck” means many different things to different people; perhaps it’s causing you to feel depressed, anxious, stressed, self-conscious, angry, etc. In order to be free from these things we need to be willing to make changes to our lives, and doing that alone can be difficult. In times like this, working with a counselor can be particularly helpful. I believe everyone has the capacity to make meaningful changes in their life. Whether those changes are related to healing, or personal growth and exploration, I will be there to help you.

I have a practice of general psychotherapy with a focus on trauma. The basis of my work is the theory that we all have a self- healing system that sometimes can be overwhelmed by events and lead to symptoms. My goals are to develop a collaborative relationship with my clients, identify goals, and to make a plan for treatment that is based on what they would like for themselves. My experience is in treatment of: anxiety, depression, complex grief and life transitions. I also offer experience in resolution of current trauma and in treatment of the effects of difficult experiences in childhood and unmet developmental needs.

My integrative approach to psychotherapy draws upon expressive arts practices, mind-body connection principles, humanistic and psychodynamic theories, and the belief in the wisdom, resourcefulness and resiliency that exists within each of us.

Reaching out for help can be overwhelming, and I commend you for taking this first step in making a real change. My practice provides a safe, non-judgmental environment, for us to build a trusting relationship together. Through this journey, we will find strengths in your ability to take on life’s challenges, and work together through your struggles.