Therapists in Winooski, VT

I have been providing psychotherapy and counseling to individuals, couples, and families in Vermont for over eighteen years in a wide range of clinical settings and across a broad scope of client populations. As a therapist, I support people through a process of improving their health and well-being, of living more more mindfully, and of creating opportunities for healing. I also assist clients in exploring personal growth, in developing new insights about themselves and their relationships, in learning skills to reduce stress, anxiety, and other forms of suffering, and in limiting obstacles that impact them from reaching their potential.

You may be feeling stuck, lost, or confused. You may be struggling in your relationships or feeling overwhelmed with trying to manage worry, stress, and challenges in your life. You may be feeling worthless, undervalued, and be struggling to remember your purpose. You may be looking for a safe outlet to express your fears, worries, anger, pain, and sadness. My practice is rooted in building a strong therapeutic connection through deep listening and empathy, collaboration, and honesty. I strive to create a safe environment for you to be seen, heard, and to receive help.

For the majority of people, counseling gives a sense of relief and hope, in part, by providing a safe and open environment to freely talk with an unbiased and non-judgmental person about what is going on in their relationships and personal lives. I provide help for couples who feel as though they don't know what else to do to make things different in their relationships and are experiencing emotional distress due to a variety of reasons from: communication problems, conflict, and distancing, to an overall feeling of disconnect with their partners.

My clinical work has consisted of treating a variety of clients with different backgrounds, experiences, and concerns. I am particularly interested in developing goals with you, and/or your child, that are relevant to your current situation that can help you and/or your child move forward in an effective and healthy manner. I have experience with treating interpersonal relationship problems, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, family of origin issues, and grief and loss. I work with children, adolescents, adults with developmental disabilities, and young adults in a therapeutic environment.

Dually licensed as a Mental Health and Alcohol & Drug Counselor, I work with adults, adolescents and families using a goal-focused approach to effect positive change. With a mix of cognitive-behavioral and client-centered theory I work with you to define your issues of concern and create the means to achieve the results you desire.

*I currently have no openings.* So much of the stress and pain we experience in life is rooted in relationships, but we also find healing in relationships. In our relationship as counselor and client, we can process unmet needs, the feelings that lie beneath, and patterns in relationships. Together, we can explore new ways of being and un-learn the defense mechanisms you needed to survive but are no longer serving you well. With this new awareness, ownership of your experiences and needs, and self compassion comes agency, change, and healing.

**I am not currently accepting new clients** I work with individual adults, relationship partners, and children of all ages and genders. My style is non-directive, strengths-based, warm, and creative, with strong influences from attachment theory, relational theory, and liberation psychology. I specialize in issues related to gender and identity development and affirmation, intersections of identity, emotion regulation, attachment, and trauma, including systemic and intergenerational traumas, as well as LGBQIA+ and transgender related stressors.

Existential therapy believes that although humans are essentially alone in the world, they long to be connected with themselves and others. I seek to avoid using models that may label people. Truth is discovered subjectively, by each individual. My practice is often, directly aimed at collaboratively making sense of one's experience(s) in order to forge new meanings and develop new identities. From a strengths based perspective, I collaborate with my clients to increase self-awareness and understanding in order to transform fragile or confusing relationships into ones that can be more clear, strong and connected.This includes a specialty in working with couples.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist in practice for over 20 years. My practice is dedicated to both psychotherapy and neurofeedback. My psychotherapy background is psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral. The blending of these approaches allows me to tailor individual treatment in a way that is designed to address specific needs. I meet people where they are as they come into therapy, help them get symptom relief by working to address cognitive and behavioral issues that are preventing them from leading their most satisfying life, while looking to foster insight and healing from the patterns that caused symptoms in the first place.

I work with individuals and couples to help them cope better with stress, to ease anxiety and depression, and to improve relationships. I am committed to providing a safe, supportive environment and I offer acceptance and my caring presence as you discover your path towards transformation, healing & well-being. Do you want to feel more connected to yourself and others? Life often brings challenges, conflict and problems. Problems are a part of life. It is how we handle a problem that makes all the difference. Counseling may help you discover new solutions to old problems. * I currently do not have any openings for new clients. *

My approach to therapy is founded on two core beliefs: everyone has a story to tell and everyone's story is worth being heard. I provide a safe space by offering a warm, person-centered approach that places you as the expert of your life, because you are! When working together, you can expect to discover your strengths and resources, explore your past in a meaningful and safe way, challenge unhelpful thoughts or messages you've received, and figure out what YOU want to do with them. Because at the end of the day, this is your journey and you deserve to have the first and last say in it.

As a seasoned psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience, I work with both individuals and couples. I am experienced and comfortable working with a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, trauma or abuse, stress, and life transitions. It is certainly not necessary though to have identified a problem in order to meet with me, as I also work with people who are feeling stuck or unfulfilled in life to find ways to move forward differently. Couples most often contact me to work through relationship problems that have arisen, improve communication, and restore the connection.

Mike (he/his) has worked primarily with at-risk adolescents and young adults for over 10 years across a variety of settings. These have included wilderness, residential, and alternative school programs; local/international community outreach; and a secure rehab facility. He believes that many mental health challenges are rooted in adverse experiences and focuses his therapy with a trauma-informed lens. Utilizing a strong therapeutic relationship, Mike’s work is based in psychodynamic and existential theories which allow his clients to connect the dots between the past and the present, and cultivate a more intentional future.

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.

Change is possible. Sometimes it comes from acceptance strategies and sometime from change strategies. I utilize many mind-body techniques including Trauma Releasing Exercises®, Chinese Medicine, EMDR, and Emmett Techniques to help change happen. Sometimes it takes more than talk. Sometimes the hardest part is starting.

Do you have questions or concerns about your drinking or drug use, or perhaps that of someone else? Have recent events in your life caused you to be sad, confused, or feeling alone? I can provide you with a safe and accepting environment with which to explore these uncomfortable feelings. Together we will make a plan to help you eliminate the shame and secrecy which may keep you from thriving. I will help you to communicate about your beliefs and behaviors in an inquisitive, non-judgemental manner which will aid you in fully realizing your potential.

My passion comes from helping people move past the losses and traumas of their past and into a rich and full life. Trauma and the losses we experience in life can wound us on every level - physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. My desire is to see you pick up the pieces and create a beautiful life beyond the struggle of grief, anxiety, postpartum difficulties, infertility, disordered eating, childhood abuse, and other painful life events. My approach is one of compassion, honesty, and a little bit of sass - to help you rediscover a life of passion, beauty, joy, fulfillment, and empowerment.

I have a focus on providing collaborative support within a framework of social justice and a strong belief that each person has everything they need within them and sometimes we all lose touch with these things and could use some outside support to discover our answers. I view my role as a therapist as the bridge to the answers within that may be difficult to see. I believe that the context of our lives is important to understanding our experiences.