Green Mountain Care Therapists in Waterbury Center, VT

Depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and mental health crises may all manifest as means of focusing our attention on the need for change. At such times, these challenges present themselves as guideposts to opportunities for finding a different path.

My work's passion lies in my belief that the body and mind are deeply connected; therefore, the emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of each individual need to be balanced for growth and healing to occur. I integrate my psychotherapeutic and nutritional expertise to help cultivate balance in each client I work with. I acknowledge and respect that your search for health and balance in your life is unique. In our work together, we will create a safe and trusting space for you to slow down and focus on your present moment experiences. This affords you the opportunity to truly listen to your wisdom within.

I offer mental health counseling for adults and teens of all genders and identities. I provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space to examine the thoughts and beliefs that keep many of us stuck in unproductive and sometimes painful patterns in our lives and relationships. My hope is to work collaboratively with clients as they navigate life's challenges and begin a path toward healing and self-discovery.

**My Practice is Currently Full** I have experience counseling children and families, as well as adults. I have worked with incarcerated youth in juvenile detention, and as a counselor for the Public Defender’s office and District Attorney’s office. I worked as a counselor for The Santa Fe Mountain Center helping to create educational and therapeutic wilderness programs for at-risk teens and I am a certified It’s Yoga, Kids® yoga instructor. My counseling is characterized by empathy and collaboration. By training, I am a solution-focused counselor who is highly motivated to help you achieve your goals. I currently live in Stowe, VT.

I am a Licensed Psychologist Master with over thirty years experience in working with adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect. Depression, anxiety, or just a sense of life feeling less than what it could be, may be signs of childhood abuse or neglect. I help people navigate the sometimes choppy waters from their past in order to be fully living in the present. I am trained by Pia Melody in Post Induction Therapy for addressing the effects of codependence: low self esteem, impaired boundaries, knowing who you are , and difficulties with self care. Trauma creates addictions creates relational problems.

I work with adolescents and young adults to strengthen awareness, joy, and sense of power in relationship to self, others, and systems you interact with. We are living in a tumultuous time in which many systems and institutions are actively constricting aliveness in our natural world and within us as individuals. This can manifest in feeling angry, apathetic, or powerless, or leave you searching for meaning and how to move forward. I work with individuals to cultivate your wild and authentic self as a beautiful form of vulnerability, resistance, and living wholeheartedly.

I specialize in couples therapy because I am passionate about developing connections, improving communication, and understanding with ourselves and our partner(s). I have experience working with couples struggling with healthy, effective communication, healing attachment wounds, improving their physical, emotional, and mental connections, working through infidelity, becoming new parents, coping with life stressors together, and maintaining healthy relationships. In sessions, we practice empathy and communication, identify negative patterns, and develop strategies that lead towards the relationship you desire.

Change is possible. If we believe the research, therapy works regardless of the modal of therapy. Some of my clients value mind-body techniques, including Trauma Releasing Exercises®, Chinese Medicine, EMDR, and Emmett Techniques, to help change happen. Sometimes the most challenging part is starting.

I enjoy working with adult and young adult clients looking to identify positive ways forward in a natural outdoor setting. Clients I work with are often interested in easing symptoms of anxiety and/or depression, identifying patterns and solutions related to substance use disorder, or are developing strategies for managing AD(h)D.

Everyone wants to have a Successful Life? You know that your life could be better, but you don’t know where to start. You feel overwhelmed. You fall back on the same patterns because they feel familiar, but you know that you need to try something different. My role as a counselor is to guide you toward successful recovery from dependence or abuse. During our confidential, one-on-one meetings, I will share my ideas for you to find successful recovery. I can help you build a strong bridge to move forward.

Are you experiencing chronic financial stress but cannot figure out why because on paper, things look like they "should" work out just fine? Financial therapy is really not about the numbers. Rather, it's about how to think, feel, communicate, and behave differently with money to improve overall well-being through evidence-based practices and interventions. If you find yourself in repetitive self-sabotaging behaviors with money, it's possible that your unconscious beliefs may be contributing to that pattern.

As humans, we experience both internal and external challenges as we navigate life, and how we understand and approach these challenges is what informs our mental and emotional wellbeing. As a therapist, I work with individuals who are experiencing such challenges and are seeking support in better understanding them as well as navigating them. Grounded in a strengths-based understanding of counseling, I approach my work with compassion, genuine curiosity and authenticity to best support individuals’ feelings of connection, insight and healing.

I help struggling children, teenagers, and adults to overcome their obstacles and reach their underlying potentials. By building connection, improving communication, and generating meaning, I help individuals to experience their lives as more joyful and less stressful. Figuring out the best way to help yourself or your child can be a daunting task, and I am here to help you navigate through that process. We always want to do best for ourselves and our children, and I have seen how, through therapy, we can open the door for amazing transformations to occur.

I am a Vermont-Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with a private practice in Central VT. I have been in this field for over 25 years. I take a heart-centered approach to meeting others where they are. I believe in creating an authentic and therapeutic relationship with my clients. I specialize in treating individuals who struggle with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, self-harm, and substance use.

I offer support to people by helping them explore their inner emotional experiences, thought processes and relational patterns. I encourage others to navigate and express their feelings in a way that generates long-term improvements for people suffering from depression, anxiety, grief, relationship problems, and the effects of trauma. As a therapist I create a trusting, judgment free supportive environment where you are welcome to be your authentic self.

My role as a therapist is to provide an environment of safety, trust and mutual respect for each individual I work with. I am committed to supporting improvement in your quality of life. Effective counseling can assist you in developing an awareness of personal strengths, clarifying problems and arriving at solutions. Your active involvement is an important component in changing behavior, thoughts and feelings. I currently have a wait list but please email me if you would like to be on my wait list.

I provide interactive tools to help you resolve personal struggles that commonly manifest as anxiety, panic, confusion, fear, depression, worry or relationship problems. By accompanying you in conversation about your problems, strengths, achievements and values; or through play, drawing or dream recall I help you identify the relationship between your feelings and needs. Understanding this relationship is vital for resolving problems with peaceful and direct communication and cultivates self-compassion. My aim is to provide a therapeutic process that is supportive, relieving, exciting, appropriately challenging, and rewarding.

Limited afternoon availability, please email for specifics...Every one of us is on our own unique journey with a host of different barriers, and sometimes we feel lost or stuck. Counseling that provides safety, authenticity, and trust can help us to find our way. From successes to challenges, beginnings to endings, and everything in between, I will work to support you in navigating and processing your experiences while strengthening your awareness, emotional tolerance, and internal resources to live a more authentic, self-directed life.