Sexual Abuse Therapists in Williston, VT
Supervision, Consultation and Billing Services for Mental Health Clinicians-
Learning never stops in clinical work; about our clients or ourselves. Every session, case, and challenge offers an opportunity to grow. I believe clinical knowledge is not fixed, but shaped by context, relationship, culture, and lived experience. When clinicians develop self-knowledge alongside professional skill, their work becomes deeper, more ethical, and more sustainable over time.
Supervision, Consultation and Billing Services for Mental Health Clinicians-
Learning never stops in clinical work; about our clients or ourselves. Every session, case, and challenge offers an opportunity to grow. I believe clinical knowledge is not fixed, but shaped by context, relationship, culture, and lived experience. When clinicians develop self-knowledge alongside professional skill, their work becomes deeper, more ethical, and more sustainable over time.
I love to work with people who are hungry for a deeper process of self-knowledge and change. Some arrive because life has made the big questions unavoidable, forcing them to re-evaluate the foundations of their worldview, relationships, and sense of self. Others come because they sense there's more to themselves to discover. They're drawn by a desire to better understand themselves, deepen their creative life, or expand into their wholeness. Each comes with the hope of finding a meaningful way to move into the future.
I love to work with people who are hungry for a deeper process of self-knowledge and change. Some arrive because life has made the big questions unavoidable, forcing them to re-evaluate the foundations of their worldview, relationships, and sense of self. Others come because they sense there's more to themselves to discover. They're drawn by a desire to better understand themselves, deepen their creative life, or expand into their wholeness. Each comes with the hope of finding a meaningful way to move into the future.
I’m Dr. Dean Leav. I've been featured on ABC, NBC, KCAL, and other programs as an expert psychologist. I conduct ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, legal / forensic evaluations for court, risk assessment (violence / sexual), cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic psychological evaluations, immigration evaluations, adoption evaluations, parenting / bonding assessments, drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
I’m Dr. Dean Leav. I've been featured on ABC, NBC, KCAL, and other programs as an expert psychologist. I conduct ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, legal / forensic evaluations for court, risk assessment (violence / sexual), cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic psychological evaluations, immigration evaluations, adoption evaluations, parenting / bonding assessments, drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
My work as a therapist is to empower and motivate people to access inner resources to lead fulfilling lives, explore emotional experience and its personal meaning, find wellness and harmony in relationships, and grow and change in alignment with their ideals. I believe that the therapeutic relationship opens the door to honest and fruitful self-exploration. Engagement in this relationship mirrors patterns of social interaction in a person's life, illuminating emotional experience and relationship patterns. This approach produces long-term improvements for people suffering from a variety of personal and interpersonal conflicts.
My work as a therapist is to empower and motivate people to access inner resources to lead fulfilling lives, explore emotional experience and its personal meaning, find wellness and harmony in relationships, and grow and change in alignment with their ideals. I believe that the therapeutic relationship opens the door to honest and fruitful self-exploration. Engagement in this relationship mirrors patterns of social interaction in a person's life, illuminating emotional experience and relationship patterns. This approach produces long-term improvements for people suffering from a variety of personal and interpersonal conflicts.
I conceptualize therapy as a collaborative process in which therapist and client determine treatment content and goals, working to create an environment of compassion, challenge and insight capable of motivating those disruptive changes which constitute so much of the meaning of therapy. In attempting to individualize treatment, I cultivate an integrative responsiveness utilizing those techniques that seem best able to serve the client's needs and promote therapeutic goals. Often these goals extend beyond symptom relief to include the enhancement of psychological capacities and resources through self exploration and discovery in the context of a safe and authentic therapeutic relationship.
I conceptualize therapy as a collaborative process in which therapist and client determine treatment content and goals, working to create an environment of compassion, challenge and insight capable of motivating those disruptive changes which constitute so much of the meaning of therapy. In attempting to individualize treatment, I cultivate an integrative responsiveness utilizing those techniques that seem best able to serve the client's needs and promote therapeutic goals. Often these goals extend beyond symptom relief to include the enhancement of psychological capacities and resources through self exploration and discovery in the context of a safe and authentic therapeutic relationship.
On the outside you're trying to keep it all together, but inside you're falling apart. You feel overwhelmed, and everything is a struggle. You're tired of feeling tired and ready for change. I specialize in helping people struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationships, addiction, and issues surrounding focus and attention. This may show up in your life as low self-esteem, difficulty staying motivated, feeling overwhelmed by emotions, or feeling like you just can’t stay on task. You've taken a big step in looking for help. Finding a therapist that you feel comfortable with is important.
On the outside you're trying to keep it all together, but inside you're falling apart. You feel overwhelmed, and everything is a struggle. You're tired of feeling tired and ready for change. I specialize in helping people struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationships, addiction, and issues surrounding focus and attention. This may show up in your life as low self-esteem, difficulty staying motivated, feeling overwhelmed by emotions, or feeling like you just can’t stay on task. You've taken a big step in looking for help. Finding a therapist that you feel comfortable with is important.
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.
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.
Psychotherapy is feeling. Feeling our emotions fully is the healing process that directly impacts our power to change, our health, and our effectiveness in life. When we accept our suffering as valuable information to be learned from instead of eliminated we access our capacity for real growth. This kind of transformation breaks us free from defensive patterns and pulls us to love, support, and forgive ourselves and others. As a therapist I help people live fulfilling lives, enjoy satisfying relationships, do their best work, and develop a deeper awareness and curiosity about their inner emotional experiences.
Psychotherapy is feeling. Feeling our emotions fully is the healing process that directly impacts our power to change, our health, and our effectiveness in life. When we accept our suffering as valuable information to be learned from instead of eliminated we access our capacity for real growth. This kind of transformation breaks us free from defensive patterns and pulls us to love, support, and forgive ourselves and others. As a therapist I help people live fulfilling lives, enjoy satisfying relationships, do their best work, and develop a deeper awareness and curiosity about their inner emotional experiences.
Many of us are dealing with anxiety, burnout, grief, or changes in your relationships. Maybe you’ve been feeling disconnected from yourself or unsure how to move forward. Life can get heavy, and support during this time is essential.
I offer a steady, non-judgmental space where we move at your pace. My approach blends traditional talk therapy with optional creative tools like drawing, movement, metaphor, or storytelling, depending on what feels right for you. Together we’ll work on understanding your patterns, building emotional clarity, and finding ways to feel more grounded and connected in your life and relationships.
Many of us are dealing with anxiety, burnout, grief, or changes in your relationships. Maybe you’ve been feeling disconnected from yourself or unsure how to move forward. Life can get heavy, and support during this time is essential.
I offer a steady, non-judgmental space where we move at your pace. My approach blends traditional talk therapy with optional creative tools like drawing, movement, metaphor, or storytelling, depending on what feels right for you. Together we’ll work on understanding your patterns, building emotional clarity, and finding ways to feel more grounded and connected in your life and relationships.
Wes Wolter with Beam Mental Health
Counselor, MS, MA, LCMHC , LADC, RYT500
1 Endorsed
Williston, VT 05495
“All parts of you are good.”
I offer a grounded, collaborative space for adults navigating trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression and other emotional stressors. My approach is trauma-informed and holistic, integrating EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapy, breath-work, and other eclectic approaches.
With 20 years in mental health, I focus on helping clients reconnect with their inner relationship, strength, regulate their nervous systems, and move toward healing with clarity and self-compassion. Whether you're feeling stuck, triggered, or ready for change, I'm here to walk alongside you! Here to help.
“All parts of you are good.”
I offer a grounded, collaborative space for adults navigating trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression and other emotional stressors. My approach is trauma-informed and holistic, integrating EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapy, breath-work, and other eclectic approaches.
With 20 years in mental health, I focus on helping clients reconnect with their inner relationship, strength, regulate their nervous systems, and move toward healing with clarity and self-compassion. Whether you're feeling stuck, triggered, or ready for change, I'm here to walk alongside you! Here to help.
It may be challenging to seek help with life's stressors. As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, possessing numerous years of multi-discipline counseling experience, my desire is to facilitate client's healing through the development of a collaborative therapeutic relationship. In a warm and supportive environment you'll feel comfortable to share your story and move forward by reaching your personal goals and individual potential.
It may be challenging to seek help with life's stressors. As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, possessing numerous years of multi-discipline counseling experience, my desire is to facilitate client's healing through the development of a collaborative therapeutic relationship. In a warm and supportive environment you'll feel comfortable to share your story and move forward by reaching your personal goals and individual potential.
It takes time to build emotional safety with the right therapist. I respect that need and take a non-judgmental approach with all clients no matter what they bring to the space. My style involves listening carefully, reflecting back, offering gentle challenges, and infusing all parts of the process with compassion. My clients experience deeper insight, improved symptoms, and better understanding of their emotional landscapes. I aim to help you connect to yourself and explore how patterns of relating to others are impacting your life. Let's see where we can make some changes.
It takes time to build emotional safety with the right therapist. I respect that need and take a non-judgmental approach with all clients no matter what they bring to the space. My style involves listening carefully, reflecting back, offering gentle challenges, and infusing all parts of the process with compassion. My clients experience deeper insight, improved symptoms, and better understanding of their emotional landscapes. I aim to help you connect to yourself and explore how patterns of relating to others are impacting your life. Let's see where we can make some changes.
The goal of my practice is to help reduce suffering and to increase capacity for joy, flexibility, and life fulfillment. I individualize my approach to your needs using a mix of different psychological approaches, including cognitive-behavioral, narrative and psychodynamic. I am a Vermont licensed doctoral-level psychologist who trained in health psychology at the Minneapolis VA Hospital, and engaged in postdoctoral study in behavioral medicine at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. I worked for many years at the Hazelden Center, a nationally-recognized leader in addiction treatment, and gained additional experience working with adolescents as a high school counselor and wellness teacher
The goal of my practice is to help reduce suffering and to increase capacity for joy, flexibility, and life fulfillment. I individualize my approach to your needs using a mix of different psychological approaches, including cognitive-behavioral, narrative and psychodynamic. I am a Vermont licensed doctoral-level psychologist who trained in health psychology at the Minneapolis VA Hospital, and engaged in postdoctoral study in behavioral medicine at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. I worked for many years at the Hazelden Center, a nationally-recognized leader in addiction treatment, and gained additional experience working with adolescents as a high school counselor and wellness teacher
I have enjoyed helping people with stress, anxiety, depression, abuse (emotional, physical, sexual), addiction/alcoholism in the family, couples, self-esteem, dissociation, and attachment issues. I offer EVIDENCE BASED PSYCHOTHERAPY to individuals, couples and groups as a licensed psychologist since 1991. Expertise: INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS THERAPY (IFS), PHASE ORIENTED TRAUMA TREATMENT, EMDR, 12 STEP work. My Aussie, Smudge works with me. She can be a source of comfort and kindness. I would be happy to speak with you. Outside of work, I am a mom and wife; artist and gardener; meditator, and do my own psychotherapy.
I have enjoyed helping people with stress, anxiety, depression, abuse (emotional, physical, sexual), addiction/alcoholism in the family, couples, self-esteem, dissociation, and attachment issues. I offer EVIDENCE BASED PSYCHOTHERAPY to individuals, couples and groups as a licensed psychologist since 1991. Expertise: INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS THERAPY (IFS), PHASE ORIENTED TRAUMA TREATMENT, EMDR, 12 STEP work. My Aussie, Smudge works with me. She can be a source of comfort and kindness. I would be happy to speak with you. Outside of work, I am a mom and wife; artist and gardener; meditator, and do my own psychotherapy.
Are you reverting to beliefs, behaviors, and grudges you thought you'd overcome? Do grief, anxiety, or anger sabotage the love, confidence, and peace you long for? Please don't lose heart! I'm with you in the good/hard work of discovering sanity and joy in the midst of tremendous suffering. With compassionate determination, we will explore your narrative, identifying and fortifying the conditions for your contentment. With the right kind of support, the learning pressured by your most difficult times can become the causes of your most meaningful endeavors!
Are you reverting to beliefs, behaviors, and grudges you thought you'd overcome? Do grief, anxiety, or anger sabotage the love, confidence, and peace you long for? Please don't lose heart! I'm with you in the good/hard work of discovering sanity and joy in the midst of tremendous suffering. With compassionate determination, we will explore your narrative, identifying and fortifying the conditions for your contentment. With the right kind of support, the learning pressured by your most difficult times can become the causes of your most meaningful endeavors!
Together we will work to let go of self-judgment and create space for the exploration of often long-held unconscious patterns, feelings, and beliefs. Tracing patterns to their historical origin can illuminate the source and reasons behind psychological pain, relationship challenges, or a disconnection from the self. As you get to know yourself more deeply in therapy, you will likely experience immense relief of distressing psychological symptoms and develop a more fulfilling, expansive, and authentic life experience. Therapeutic work is for everyone.
Together we will work to let go of self-judgment and create space for the exploration of often long-held unconscious patterns, feelings, and beliefs. Tracing patterns to their historical origin can illuminate the source and reasons behind psychological pain, relationship challenges, or a disconnection from the self. As you get to know yourself more deeply in therapy, you will likely experience immense relief of distressing psychological symptoms and develop a more fulfilling, expansive, and authentic life experience. Therapeutic work is for everyone.
Your mind is often grappling with the question of “am I good enough?” You are overwhelmed trying to navigate the day to day while feeling the impacts of trauma, anxiety, sadness, guilt, and/or anger. Relationships can be difficult; it is hard to feel safe and trust that you can depend on the people in your life. The weight of these challenges can take a toll on your daily life and overall wellness. You may yearn for a closer connection and effective communication in your relationship. You may also desire fulfillment in life, calmness in your day-to-day, and the capacity to sift through your stressors and cope.
Your mind is often grappling with the question of “am I good enough?” You are overwhelmed trying to navigate the day to day while feeling the impacts of trauma, anxiety, sadness, guilt, and/or anger. Relationships can be difficult; it is hard to feel safe and trust that you can depend on the people in your life. The weight of these challenges can take a toll on your daily life and overall wellness. You may yearn for a closer connection and effective communication in your relationship. You may also desire fulfillment in life, calmness in your day-to-day, and the capacity to sift through your stressors and cope.
Interested in soul-making with personal agency versus coping with dysfunctional realities? The depth lens can be used by those experiencing non-ordinary states of reality, amplified emotions, mania, anxiety, trauma presentations, & a desire to understand your psychological patterns better or create new ones. Dr. Annie facilitates a decolonization approach to tend psyche, wherein we co-create a self-care system through your cultural lenses to teach you how to keep your own council. The psyche-soma models employed include Jungian, Archetypal, Mindfulness-Based, Eco-Psychological, Wisdom Traditions, & Expressive Arts modalities.
Interested in soul-making with personal agency versus coping with dysfunctional realities? The depth lens can be used by those experiencing non-ordinary states of reality, amplified emotions, mania, anxiety, trauma presentations, & a desire to understand your psychological patterns better or create new ones. Dr. Annie facilitates a decolonization approach to tend psyche, wherein we co-create a self-care system through your cultural lenses to teach you how to keep your own council. The psyche-soma models employed include Jungian, Archetypal, Mindfulness-Based, Eco-Psychological, Wisdom Traditions, & Expressive Arts modalities.
I believe that the right course of treatment for a client depends on who they are, what they bring into session, and how they are comfortable working. I enjoy helping individuals make meaning out of their experiences, build awareness of self, and have a space to be heard, validated and heal. I feel that a strong relationship between client and therapist is what allows for growth and the deepest level of work to be done. I strive to create a welcoming, non-judgmental, and empathetic space for that purpose.
I believe that the right course of treatment for a client depends on who they are, what they bring into session, and how they are comfortable working. I enjoy helping individuals make meaning out of their experiences, build awareness of self, and have a space to be heard, validated and heal. I feel that a strong relationship between client and therapist is what allows for growth and the deepest level of work to be done. I strive to create a welcoming, non-judgmental, and empathetic space for that purpose.
Life can present many unexpected and sometimes overwhelming experiences that can linger in your body-mind, limiting your ability to live with a sense of joy, connection, safety and purpose. Whether it occurred during a single event or repeated trauma, recently or in childhood, it can have lifelong effects: anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, chronic health issues. Your history does not need to define you. In our work together, you will develop new pathways to promote a sense of well-being, health and resilience. You will learn practices to feel calm, curious, present and attend to what arises in your life.
Life can present many unexpected and sometimes overwhelming experiences that can linger in your body-mind, limiting your ability to live with a sense of joy, connection, safety and purpose. Whether it occurred during a single event or repeated trauma, recently or in childhood, it can have lifelong effects: anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, chronic health issues. Your history does not need to define you. In our work together, you will develop new pathways to promote a sense of well-being, health and resilience. You will learn practices to feel calm, curious, present and attend to what arises in your life.
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Sexual Abuse Therapists
How do therapists treat sexual abuse?
A good therapist will be nonjudgmental and possibly demonstrate active listening, repeating back what the client says to show that they have understood. These skills allow people to feel comfortable discussing their traumatic experiences openly. Some important treatment goals are to restore a sense of safety and to rebuild confidence. In addition to working one-on-one with the patient, a therapist might bring in supportive family members to assist the client.
Do you have to talk extensively about sexual abuse in therapy?
Survivors frequently find it difficult to describe what happened to them out loud. They can even still be in a state of denial if the sexual abuse occurred recently. It is important for survivors to acknowledge that what happened isn’t their fault and to challenge and reappraise any unhealthy feelings or thoughts as they arise. Art therapy and play therapy are useful non-verbal means of communication for some survivors.
How long does treatment for sexual abuse take?
Recovery from sexual abuse can be a long and difficult process. Some survivors are able to move on naturally on their own, given time, while others require the guidance of a trained therapist. Therapy needs vary and can range from a few sessions to months or even years. Healing from sexual abuse takes time, and everyone’s journey will look a little different.
Can trauma symptoms caused by sexual abuse come back after treatment?
As occurs in many cases of trauma, survivors of sexual abuse may experience PTSD-like symptoms long after the abuse has ceased or after an initial round of treatment has occurred. In such a case, there is evidence that prolonged exposure therapy is a useful treatment for survivors, and may be more efficacious than supportive counseling alone. While triggers may continue to cause distress, the idea is that, with time and repeated exposure, their power will fade, allowing survivors to move on with their lives.