Family Therapy in Hanover, NH

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with 30 years of post-doctoral experience working with individual adults and youth. I provide a warm, professional, and respectful environment where we can work together on the concerns that bring you in. Clients reach out to me for help with a variety of difficulties, such as troubled relationships, difficulties in coping, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, substance misuse, attentional difficulties, and trauma, as well as parenting and marital challenges.

Tim DiGiacomo, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist, providing adolescents, and adults with individual and family counseling. Tim has helped people with anxiety and related disorders, OCD, depressed mood, motivational difficulties and other stressors. Tim is considered an expert in anxiety, OCD and related disorders and recently served as clinical director for seven years for a renowned residential treatment center specializing in anxiety treatment. Tim specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure with response prevention (ERP) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

Lafe enjoys working with individuals, couples, families, adolescents, and children with a wide range of life challenges and goals. He follows a relaxed, flexible, and non-judgmental approach that creates room for clients to share their stories, gain insights, and explore new ideas. He believes this is best done in a collaborative, respectful way that builds a safe, comfortable environment for moving forward together.

Whether I am with a child, teen, adult, couple or family, I strive to earn my clients' trust with honesty, warmth and humor; a secure and close therapeutic relationship allows for the most healing and progress. A lot of psychological distress occurs when people feel cut off from or ashamed of some of their feelings. I help clients access and feel compassion about previously disavowed feelings and parts of themselves, allowing for better self-care and self-regulation, and greater closeness with loved ones.

Jim brings to Counseling Associates over 30 years of experience in the mental health field working with children and adults in both outpatient and residential settings. Jim specializes in working with children, adolescents, and families, and has extensive experience in the area of behavioral problems and school issues. Jim's practice also includes consultation to schools.

Emily believes that making the choice to start therapy can be a difficult one at times. Therefore, she strives to make sure that her clients feel heard and accepted in each session. These are the building blocks for a therapeutic relationship which is an essential part of therapy. Emily is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who is passionate about helping others, especially teens and their families. Emily enjoys working with clients on topics related to identity formation, self-acceptance, and how family systems impact self-perception.

Collaborative counseling and consulting can help. Together we create a professional and purposeful space for reflection and decision making. I can help you navigate lasting change, overcome barriers, accelerate development, achieve balance and meet-or exceed-your goals. Strengths-based collaborative counseling for individuals and families helps to clarify and resolve conflicts and advance personal and professional growth. We work together to develop sustainable solutions, healthy relationships and mutual understanding.

Deciding to work with a therapist is an important step. Finding the right therapist can be challenging. My style is one of openness and curiosity, bringing the most current theories and perspectives in psychotherapy to my work with couples and individuals. Continually learning from the explosion of knowledge happening in the world of the body, emotions, and brain, I teach my patients about how the brain works to regulate their emotions. I've trained extensively throughout the past 30 years to incorporate highly effective therapy methods into my clinical practice (described below).

At "Circle Forward" I welcome adults from diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences, identities & belief systems. I am skilled at supporting people who have been overwhelmed and struggle with "trauma" - unresolved, survival responses (fight, flight, appease & shut down). These natural defensives are essential for dealing with threat. Protective impulses from the past can get stuck & intrude on relationships and on physical, emotional & spiritual rhythms of day-to-day life. I support you to feel safe & allow incomplete survival responses to move slowly & integrate fully. I work online and in Greenfield, MA.

Trained and experienced in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Internal Family Systems, I offer counseling to adults, teens, and families that combines strength-based approaches which respect each client's unique history and growth process. I work together with each client to develop treatment goals which reflect that client's hopes and dreams. Client goals may include personal growth, less conflict and more rewarding relationship, family, or work experiences, and release from the haunting effects of the past. For teens and young adults, facilitating the learning of safer alternatives than high-risk behaviors, and a stable satisfying journey towards independence and adulthood.

In my 45 years of experience as a licensed therapist working with individuals and couples, I've learned that we all want understanding, respect, and love. We want fulfillment, meaning, and happiness - individually, and in our relationships. Psychotherapy can help us develop the insights and skills we need to understand, respect, and love ourselves and others. We can change worn out, old habits, build resilience, and become more of who we long to be.

Therapy is about healing. It's about bringing careful attention to emotional wounds (both old and new) and working with the difficult mental/emotional patterns that interfere with our ability to be healthy and happy. In my practice, I create a client-centered, safe, and confidential environment that makes this work both possible and rewarding. I participate fully in the client's process, holding the space that can allow healing to occur. Most would describe my style as interactive and relational. Depending on the client and presenting need, my treatment modality ranges between Cognitive-Behavioral, mindfulness-based, and psychodynamic.

You came to this site because something isn't working and you may be out of ideas on how to make things better. You might have anxiety, relationship struggles, identity issues, or just know that something doesn't feel right. I draw on my Ph.D. in Psychology and Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, along with years of experience helping to understand what the problem might be and working with you toward achieving the life you desire. My clients bring a willingness to explore and an openness to change.

I have been in the mental health field since 2009. I work with adolescents, teenagers, and adults, specializing in anxiety disorders, OCD, and depression. With a background as Associate Clinical Director in a short-term residential treatment program for teenagers with anxiety and OCD, I am extensively trained in Exposure Response Prevention, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), and Dialectic Behavior Therapy.

Accepting new clients! I provide individual counseling for adolescents and adults as well as couples and family therapy. I believe everyone deserves compassion and support regardless of what you may be struggling with. My goal as a therapist is to assist you in making necessary changes to live a more satisfied, successful life free from unwanted stress.

Dr. Whaley has over 10 years of experience providing psychotherapy and psychological assessment services to children, adolescents, and adults within schools, mental health clinics, and hospitals. She specializes in addressing issues related to attachment, trauma, emotional and behavioral problems, and academic achievement. Some of the therapeutic approaches that inform her clinical work include cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based practices, strengths-based, solution-focused, and relational approaches.

Although I have experience treating a broad array of diagnostic categories, my approach is centered on treating the whole person. I look toward an understanding of the behaviors, thoughts, feelings, and ways of interacting that individuals repeat in spite of a wish to behave differently. My focus is on helping patients hear beyond what they know themselves to be saying, which, in my experience, allows individuals to feel more freedom and less angst in being in the world. I find that I am most helpful with people who want to know themselves better, or feel differently on a deep level.

Justine Fahey is a licensed clinical mental health counselor. Her approach emphasizes collaboration and partnership between counselor and client. She partners with clients to help navigate a wide range of life concerns and works together to develop coping strategies and shift non-productive thought processes. Justine's theoretical orientation draws from several approaches including person-centered, cognitive-behavioral (CBT), mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Additionally, Justine draws from twenty years experience as a yoga instructor to increase clients' mind-body awareness.

Are you feeling overwhelmed or unsatisfied at home, school, work, or in an important relationship? Is your child struggling socially or academically? I provide a warm, professional, and respectful environment where we will explore the concerns that brought you to therapy. We will work together to develop a coherent narrative of what is working and not working in your life, and draw on my experience and training to cultivate the insights, tools, and resources to create positive change. My website is www.johnnesbittlicsw.com