Harvard Pilgrim Therapists in West Hartford, CT

You may be facing a range of mental health challenges as you navigate through middle school, high school, and college. As you seek to understand your unique personal identity while feeling social, peer, and academic pressure, it may be difficult to regulate your emotions and lead from a grounded and calm mindset.

Hello! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in working with children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. I apply an eclectic approach, meeting an individual where they are and customizing therapy tools to help them reframe unhelpful thoughts and change negative behaviors. The end goal is to improve their emotional and physical well-being.

My passion in life is to assist others in creating a life in which they feel their best. Coming to therapy is the first step in helping yourself achieve your personal goals and create an overall sense of peace and happiness. Life is filled with many joys but can also come with unexpected challenges and turns. It is my job to help clients find and utilize tools to be able to help themselves in overcoming these challenges, while feeling safe and comfortable in the process.

Therapy for men. My practice is centered around men who are looking to connect in a world filled with stress, anxiety and worry. Now is the perfect to reach out for help. I am ready to help you in your journey through recovery and becoming a better version of who you are. For the last 20 years I’ve been helping clients navigate the personal recovery process and the trials and tribulations that come with it. If you are in a place in your life where you are ready to make some needed changes, want to reduce your alcohol or substance use or just stop, I can help you be free from the grip of addiction.

I'm Tahara, a dedicated and compassionate Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in helping individuals like you navigate the intricacies of their emotional world. My passion lies in assisting clients in their pursuit of self-confidence, self-advocacy, and emotional well-being. ​

Reaching out and asking for help can be difficult but shows tremendous courage and strength. Are you a woman struggling with overwhelming anxiety? Are you a newly pregnant or postpartum mom that is struggling to keep your head above water in this difficult transition? Maybe you’re struggling with the massive invisible load of womanhood or motherhood. I have been in those trenches. You don’t have to manage these difficult moments alone. If you’ve ever thought that seeking out counseling could be helpful or beneficial to you, you’ve already taken the first step!

There are numerous questions that you may face as you transition from young adulthood in college to possibly starting a family. In a short timeframe, you may ask yourself what direction to take your career, relationships, and family life. Each step of your journey presents new challenges and decisions that can be difficult to navigate.

It can often feel like your mind is on an emotional roller coaster. Some days you find contentment in your daily life and secure attachment in your relationships, but other days you can feel consumed by anxiety, concerns about being abandoned, and/or find yourself engaging in impulsive behaviors in an attempt to find fullfilment. Are you struggling with identifying your own strengths and self-worth? Do you value relationships with others, but find it hard to maintain connection? With the right therapist, you can find stability and personal growth.

Having a supportive person to talk to can help you better navigate your daily stressors and big life transitions. Are you feeling constantly worried about what to do next, overwhelmed by everything on your plate? Or perhaps you're trying to figure out what comes next in your life and you feel stuck, or unable to make that big decision?

One of the biggest challenges in the journey toward personal fulfillment is feeling as though our needs are not being met. It can be overwhelming when trying to figure out how to make effective changes in our lives and reach our goals. As a firm believer that people need people, I am passionate in providing services to individuals who are ready to take the vulnerable, yet courageous step in seeking treatment. With deep respect for the human spirit, I take a strength based approach, honoring one’s experiences, identities and values.

Are you searching to embrace all of you? Have you experienced a traumatic event or lost a loved one due to health disparity, mental illness, experiencing racial conflict, divorce, high stressors, incarcerated, loss of a pet, etc.? Well, if so, I am here to meet you where you are. Have you questioned yourself and your answer is why? Together let's explore your "How?"

Life is full of transitions, and navigating these decisions and changes can be overwhelming. Are you feeling bogged down by decision fatigue? Are you struggling to keep up with the demands of your day-to-day and ignoring the bigger picture? Are you consumed by worry, concern, or stress?

Natasha Barrett, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW in Connecticut) and Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW in Massachusetts) and an ADHD-Certified Clinical Service Provider. Natasha is Founder/Owner, of Eagle Feather Psychotherapy & has over 10 years of experience as a professional clinical therapist. She understands that helping women learn how to manage their symptoms with support, helps them function at their best, in their healing journey. She helps individuals who seek positive change in their life, learn to become healthier & more empowered and her goal is to help patients thrive and achieve balance.

With over 30 years clinical experience and training at Harvard, Princeton and University of Chicago, I treat individuals and families, ranging in age from pre-teens to adults. I help clients achieve relief from emotional distress, enhance self-esteem, and restore the quality of their relationships and work/academic functioning. Clients seek my assistance on such problems as anxiety, depression, existential issues, life transitions, trauma, cognitive/learning disorders, behavior problems, as well as sexual dysfunction and addictions.

There are a several moments in your life that live in your memory, heart, and soul forever. Like your first kiss, your wedding day, your child’s first day of school, and the day of your child’s birth. The experience of childbirth is supposed to be positive and full of joy, but for some it is exactly the opposite. You prepared for baby, read books, bought the gear, and cautiously listened to advice. Instead you’re so tired, feeling isolated, lonely, scared, and worried most of the time. You feel like you will never be your self again and you’re not sure what to do to help yourself feel better and things you have tried aren’t helping.

Sometimes when life throws us a curve ball, or when we are dealing with a more chronic, ongoing challenge, talking to a therapist can help us see our inner strengths and abilities which can help us successfully navigate through these challenging times. A good therapeutic relationship, one that allows us to be fully ourselves while recognizing our unique potential, creates the optimal conditions for healing. I provide a place where you can feel safe to explore your most difficult feelings, to resolve grief and loss, heal childhood wounds, improve communication, increase self-esteem and develop more satisfying relationships.

My approach is eclectic. I join you in the road to recovery. I consider myself culturally competent, trauma informed and gender sensitive. Therapy like most professions continue to evolve, therefore, I actively seek ways to improve the delivery of evidence based practices that I use. I strongly believe that each experience with clients I serve is unique and rewarding. My hope is to help clients begin the journey of achieving a life worth living.

Do you feel burdened or like you are not able to live life with freedom, joy and peace? Whether we have hurts from the past or anxiety and depression that seem overwhelming; it can be helpful to have someone there who understands and provides non-judgmental, supportive feedback. When we experience challenges, crisis and difficult circumstances; important goals in therapy are learning to identify how our thoughts trigger our emotions and developing coping skills to process them.

144 Therapy therapists have experience with children, adolescents, and adults.Our staff has a wide range of experience and training in substance abuse, behavioral, relationship and mental health issues. We're prepared to work with a wide variety of people. The client is the most important person within the therapeutic relationship. We seek to make clients comfortable through a calm, relaxed approach to therapy. We believe that we all possess what we need in order to reach our goals, however we may need a little help and guidance to get there. What you will find is our therapists are willing to help you get where you want to be.