Trauma Focused Therapists in Washington County, VT

I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Vermont with 8 years of post-graduate clinical experience. I graduated from Rhode Island College School of Social Work in 2016 with my Master of Social Work and a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Child and Adolescent Trauma. I am the owner of, and sole therapist at Tabula Rasa Therapy, LLC. I provide gender-affirming care and have expertise in LGBTQ+ issues, adult and childhood trauma including working with survivors of conversion therapy, anxiety, depression, identity formation, and life changes.

Maybe your life has gotten to a place where you know it needs to change, but you feel stuck and scared. Or perhaps your life just got turned upside down—a loss, a crisis, a sudden wake-up call—and you’re not sure where to turn. Then again, you might be in a place where things are basically okay. But you yearn for a greater sense of purpose and aliveness. Whatever your specific situation, if you’re ready to take the risk of changing your life for the better, then I’m here to support, guide, and collaborate with you in making that happen.

I believe that effective therapy starts with a strong therapeutic relationship, so I try to bring humor and my authentic self into sessions. I want to provide a space where clients feel heard, validated, and understood. I am open to exploring a variety of interventions approaches, so that a client’s needs and wants are met in a way that fits them best.

My focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths.

I support adults who are feeling stuck in patterns to gain clarity, build emotional awareness, and move toward new ways of being in the world. Talk therapy is a dynamic, collaborative process that I tailor to each client. Sessions are pragmatic, experiential, introspective, and challenging, to support you in healing, growing, and changing in meaningful ways. In any given session, we might include guided mind-body exercises, breathwork, memory processing, visual exercises, and just talking through it. We slow down and tune in in ways that most of us don't in daily life. I offer services to residents of Texas and Vermont.

The ideal clients I am reaching out to are interested in participating in teletherapy, either individually or as couples. Due to a number of breaking developments, I have decided to convert my long-running practice to online therapy. I have professional counseling licenses in Vermont, MIssouri, and Illinois. I work from Missouri. Furthermore, I am seeking clients who prefer to work outside of the insurance system. I am rebooting my practice to offer high-qualify and affordable therapy. If you are interested, all you would need is Skype or Zoom (both are free downloads). I am offering 45 minute sessions for $90.

You can be autonomous within your own mind/body/spirit. You can learn new skills, gain knowledge, resources, and tools to move with more ease in your life. You can allow a smoother and clearer journey, past the struggle, past the pain or past the dark. Hi, my name is Penélope. As an Afro-Latina woman and 2nd generation Dominican I have faced many struggles. Accepting support has aided me in building resilience to move past the fear and worry. I help my clients in finding that kind of transformation and to create and build healthy tools, in order to thrive, reach for the stars, and shine.

We all face challenges in our lives. The current climate of our world can often lead us to feel like our struggles are outweighing life's gifts. I work to help clients balance the different aspects of their lives. Together, we can challenge unwanted negative thoughts and work on changing how we react to the struggles that we face each day with a goal of strengthening healthy emotional regulation and coping skills. I believe in the importance and effectiveness of a strong therapeutic alliance between clinician and client, this alliance serves as the foundation for meaningful and rewarding treatment.

I believe that psychotherapy is a collaborative process that supports a clients goals towards growth and change. I strive to foster curiosity in one's own uniqueness and help clients to develop skills that will benefit them on their journey.

OPEN TO ACCEPT NEW CLIENTS. PLEASE EMAIL FOR AVAILABILITY. Transitions, relationship issues, anxiety, traumatic events, grief, loss… these are all experiences that can hold us back from truly living our lives by causing us to feel worried, confused, or hopeless. To support you in exploring what is happening, my starting point is to connect with you to build a relationship of trust, empathy, and respect. I offer curiosity and compassion while holding a safe space and time for you and with you. I have a calm presence and encourage you to engage in the process of making choices that open doors to the life you want.

We all arrive on this Earth with a plan. Sometimes the plan gets muddled, confusing and scary. Sometimes our labeling of these experiences as “bad” can create stagnation in growth and deny us the insight that we need to stretch into our higher versions of self. When we become aware of this, choice in growth is present. Growth is constant and never ending, especially during challenging times/barriers. However, we only grow when we embrace and feel curious about the uncomfortability. Making space for curiosity allows for integration of wisdom brought by the lessons in our suffering.

I help queer and trans adults struggling with eating disorders and other roadblocks to embodiment, feel safe in their whole dynamic selves. Do you feel that if you were a little more perfect, you would feel belonging, love, or acceptance? That if you only showed up like that or just tried harder, then you would love who you are? Do you crave to feel safe in your own being but are unclear on how to get there? Perhaps you understand how complex you are as a person but notice an uncomfortable resistance when you try and unearth these new parts. I would love to support you in becoming your most authentic self.

Offering ONLINE sessions. It’s hard to be a woman! We feel like all the pressure is on us. We keep trying so hard to do it perfectly, but life still isn’t going the way we planned. We have the pressure of career, fertility, parenting, romantic relationships, time for a social life. There's all of that and then we notice the past we’ve been running from creeping up on us. It can be exhausting, not to mention overwhelming. And is anyone talking about how hard getting pregnant can be? It's supposed to just happen easily, but month after month the pregnancy tests keep coming back negative. It feels like our bodies are failing us.

I believe that most people seek to find happiness, fulfillment, a sense of wellbeing, and wish to develop meaningful relationships throughout their lives. While we are increasingly connected to our world, many people find themselves feeling isolated and left alone to sort out their life's difficulties. I work from the belief that the client and counselor relationship is the foundation upon which therapeutic success is built. I strive to create a collaborative relationship that is focused upon you realizing your personal goals. Together we will work with your strengths to identify solutions to your problems.

Developing into the person you want to be isn't always an easy task, and neither is working through past experiences that have shaped you; so, let's collaborate to help you become who you'd like to be. I help clients to create the life they want in a relaxing, understanding, and non-judgmental environment wherever you're at. Through secure and convenient online counseling, I provide therapy services for individuals experiencing anxiety and stress, depression, trauma, loneliness, relationship issues and other distressing concerns that interfere with living a full and meaningful life.

Coping with an eating disorder or a traumatic experience sucks. But YOU don't, and your recovery doesn't have to either. It's not your fault that striving for acceptance or relief turned into something that now controls your life. Highly Sensitive People may be more susceptible to food and body image issues, but you also can benefit greatly from therapy and can make some seriously awe-inspiring changes. I've seen it, and it's why I keep doing the work I do. We need more empowered, attuned individuals in this world.

I am an LPC, LPCS, LAC in SC, AND an LPC in Vermont. I have earned M.A., M.A. Clinical Mental Health (CACREP), M.S., PhD, CPT. I am NBCC Board Certified NE/NCC, NCMHCE/Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor. I provide therapy, clinical & preventative support groups, briefings, mental health awareness, EMDR, play and art therapy, individual/family therapy, awareness using an integrated client centered approach online. I am located in Zama Middle High School, Japan where I serve as ASCAS to provide clinical mental health on-site to all ZMHS student ID card holders, 6-12 grades and families.

My name is Rebecca Galdo, LCSW, LICSW, Qualified Supervisor, and owner of Believe In Wellness Collective, LLC. My purpose is to assist those who may be suffering from mental health diagnosis and life stressors to learn positive coping strategies, through exploring the root causes of what is causing those unpleasant symptoms. It is an amazing and courageous step that you have taken, to search out a therapist and begin your journey toward wellness. At Believe In Wellness Collective, we help you meet your goals for a better life. Whatever you are going through at this moment, you do not have to go through it alone.

In private practice since 2006, I continue to feel honored to get to know my clients. My hope with each person is that we will create a space together in which a unique healing relationship may unfold. To facilitate that space, I tend to focus on your feelings and how they are held in the body; on past experiences and how they relate to current feelings and relational patterns; on how relational patterns may be being repeated within the therapy; on the richness of your internal world (that emerges, for example, in dreams, daydreams, artwork, etc.); and on awareness itself, within which all of the above happens.