Parenting Therapists in Burlington, VT

We could all benefit from support at times. Someone who is willing to listen. Someone to provide an outside perspective. We can work together to help you stay connected to your positive parenting skills, your need to find calm or perhaps work through a past trauma. You may be at the beginning of a journey, in the middle or further along. Wherever you are, connect with someone who provides encouragement and perspective. Children and families are welcome! We live in an ever changing world. Let's do something to help strengthen our foundation...for life!

I offer healing arts, psychotherapy and education for people who wish to live "the well examined life" and make the most of life's sojourns . I am a holistic counselor and adjunct professor of psychology, media and communications over the past 15 years. I earned my Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from Norwich University in 1993, following studies in the Classics and a B.A in Transpersonal Psychology. I provide support, encouragement, and the benefit of my closest attention to those seeking to develop greater awareness, deeper insight, and fuller capacity to love life and all that it brings.

Hello and welcome to Kristen Johnson Counseling and Consulting, LLC. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor offering in-office sessions for vaccinated individuals and telehealth visits. I believe that relationships are at the heart of therapeutic growth. I strive to create an environment that is warm, accepting and safe so that honest reflection, insight and change can occur. Through our relationship you will explore your thoughts and emotions, gain further self-awareness and develop strategies to move through your world with greater ease.

I specialize in treating couples who are coping with infidelity, sexual problems, intimacy concerns and issues pertaining to divorce. Individuals and couples that come to see me typically have concerns about loneliness, heartbreak, destructive relational patterns, escalating conflict, growing emotional distance, infidelity, sex, or differences in parenting style. In addition to seeing couples, I also offer family counseling. In additional provide psychological testing services. Contact me for details.

We are a husband-and-wife team focused on couples counseling. Our down-to-earth style usually helps couples quickly feel comfortable. Our approach is simple, direct and interactive. Our theoretical approach and style tends to be accessible, direct, and practical. We focus on the present day changes our clients' want in their relationships â;" and we orient our discussions towards these desired changes. We give plenty of feedback, suggestions, and ideas for homework.

My priority as a therapist is to foster a warm, collaborative, confidential environment in which we can focus on the challenges and goals that matter most to you. My therapeutic style is pragmatic. I draw on a range of theoretical and practical traditions, but my core commitment is to understanding you and your experiences from a empathetic and non-judgmental perspective. I have availability during morning and evening hours and on weekends as necessary.

**I am currently accepting clients on weekends and evenings** Living in today’s world is more complicated than ever. When you’re struggling with personal difficulties, mental health challenges, or family issues, life can feel overwhelming and confusing. What brings people to therapy is unique and personal. My approach to counseling is person centered, compassionate, and solution based.

Many people look for a counselor when they recognize repeating patterns that aren't serving them well. They seek to understand how they got there. This pattern could be depression, overeating, low self-esteem, difficult relationships, parenting issues, body image, etc. I can provide assistance toward understanding and improving your patterns by helping you to reframe and overcome challenges you face through a positive lens. We can explore an array of informed, viable solutions, illuminating and reinforcing support systems, identifying and evaluating coping tools, their efficacy, and gaining new ones.

I am a warm, affirming, non-judgmental psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience, and I work with an interactive, humanistic, strengths-based, trauma-informed, HAES-aligned, and transparent, narrative therapy approach. I believe that people have the innate capacity to heal and change. We will work together to develop a deeper understanding of your life goals and perspectives, so that we can custom-tailor techniques to make life most meaningful for you. I am licensed to practice with people who are in the following states: NY, NJ, PA, VT, RI, DE, SC, FL. I work with individuals and couples/relationships.

I am inspired by the healing power of relationships. I specialize in helping women feel more alive and empowered, as well as helping couples reconnect and thrive. Therapy works when you and I build trusting relationship that is a catalyst for change in other relationships. My clients describe me as calm and empathetic, with a sense of humor. When you meet with me, you and I will create a safe environment where you can explore your full self and heal without judgement. With individuals I use EMDR, parts work, and other modalities to help you rebuild. With couples I use EFT, Gottman, and PACT therapies to help you reconnect.

I am passionate about serving the diverse needs of queer, trans, and gender non-conforming individuals and family systems! I provide trans and queer centered perinatal and postpartum therapeutic services, including issues related to fertility and family planning, co-/ parenting , birthing/birth trauma(s), and blended families. I work with adults and dyads/couples or multi-partner partnerships (poly, etc) seeking help with trauma/c-ptsd, depression, anxiety, & other issues. I support sex workers and provide a sex positive space for folks of all identities and sexualities. I also offer supervision hours towards licensure.