Therapists Beginning With B in West Virginia

Areas of expertise: Positive Parenting, Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Divorce/Blended Families, Life Transitions, LGBTQ+, Adolescent and Young Adult Issues

As a Nationally Certified Counselor, graduate of Liberty University, holding a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, I use an integrative approach to counseling based on the unique needs of each client. Recognizing the strengths and resources one already has as well as the potential for change within the human spirit, I view individuals through a lens of positivity that guides the therapeutic experience. My professional experience includes culturally inclusive work with teens and adults. I also work with couples to improve communication, rebuild trust, and increase emotional connection.

Now Accepting Weekend Appointments! Heartbreaks can feel unbearable. Wanting to be close with someone, but it doesn’t seem to work can feel devastating. You put forth every effort to love them, only to be met with disappointment as you watch them slowly walk away and abandon you. The worst part isn’t that they’ve broken your heart. It’s the feeling that you’ve broken your own heart… again. Do you feel anxious, depressed, stuck or lonely? Do you struggle with trusting people and/or concerned about their motives? Maybe you've never felt like you belong.

It is my goal to help with understanding and resolving the challenges and effects of trauma, grief, and adversity, to restore balance in daily life. I am driven to support people through circumstances that cause uncertainty and distress, such as infertility, loss, substance misuse, and relationship issues, to name a few. I strive to assist individuals in achieving long-term success through various approaches, based on mutually determined therapeutic goals.

I serve clients who struggle with addiction, mood disorders, and adjustment concerns.

Each person is endowed with dignity and on a journey to discover who they are and their purpose, but sometimes life gets in the way. I am passionate about helping individuals and couples travel through the ups and downs of life while discovering who they want to be. . I believe that each person is uniquely created to flourish, and they have goodness and dignity which allows them to enter relationship with others and it is in those relationships that we discover strengths and weaknesses. Helping a person maximize their strengths while tending to their weaknesses in a healthy manner will lead to flourishing.

If you are looking on this website, I get it! You want to feel better! No one wants to be sad, feel stuck, hopeless, stressed, or overwhelmed. No one wants to feel like they are just walking through the motions of life. You want to live your best life! You want to feel happy & empowered! If your past haunts you, you're walking through the motions of day to day life, you can't find your happy, you can't slow down your mind, or you're in a relationship that you desperately want to save but don't know how, I can help!

Bek Counseling Services can provide emotional support for individuals and families through therapeutic interventions; assisting people kindergarten to adult. I will help transitioning of families with children and adolescents in foster care system. Office hours are provided at your convenience with evening and weekend appointments therefore no interruption of school, work or parent schedules. We can develop effective coping skills for the child, adolescent, adult and family to adjust to new life situations. Meeting you where you are in life to create an open, collaborative relationship is the beginning of a therapeutic journey.

Through supportive connection and partnership, I believe recovery is possible; and I am enthusiastic about being a part of that process. Having graduated from Shippensburg University with a BA in Psychology, I obtained my Masters in Social Work after working in the mental health field for over a decade. My experience includes working through symptoms of trauma, anxiety, schizophrenia, depression, bipolar, and other mood disorders. I passionately serve folks on the autism spectrum, and in the LGBTQ+ and aging populations. I also recognize and enjoy the challenges that come with working with diverse populations.

I am licensed in both CA & WV. I have experience treating depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, specific phobias, and trauma in clients pre-teen through late adulthood. I have served on integrative teams for parents and children in CPS cases as well as on collaborative teams providing treatment for clients residing in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. Additionally, I have extensive experience working with service members and Veterans, survivors of sexual assault, and individuals who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, including transgender clients seeking gender reassignment surgeries.

I strongly believe that everyone is unique and everyone’s story is unique; therefore, different approaches are essential in working with a wide variety of people. I am a true believer in the concept of “words shape beliefs” and, in that vein, saying “I do not know” or “please help” are powerful words since vulnerability often leads to growth and healing. One of my favorite quotes is by Viktor Frankl who said "When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves."

Experienced and compassionate therapist ready to listen, guide and offer you a different perspective to help you live your best life. An eclectic approach is utilized to help you process and overcome past trauma, learn new ways of coping with life stressors and improve how you feel about yourself. Specializing in helping you cope with loss, life transitions, symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Have you been looking for a non-judgmental space to clear your head? Therapy can help you to get that reset you need to begin enjoying life again! Whether you have had therapy in the past, or if this is your first time, we can build on where are you are and create a stronger foundation. I affirm you for taking the first step, and I am happy to go on this journey with you, and look forward to seeing the outcome!

Are you feeling stuck, alone, lost? I can help. Everyone struggles with navigating a world that's often unkind, confusing, and overwhelming. I get it, it's hard to be a human. Having lived all over the world & moved 19 times, I know life can be tricky to navigate. Sometimes you need someone from the outside to help you make sense of life's messy stuff. I can. I've worked in prisons, with veterans, mil-families, trauma victims, govt officials, celebrities, moms, dads, college students, people like you and me, just trying to do life. I'm confident that together, we can shift, adjust, adapt and thrive. Breathe, then get unstuck.