Couples Counseling Therapists in Fort Wayne, IN

Are you feeling worried, down, or overwhelmed? Does it seem that you can't tell if you're making progress or going backwards? Are you experiencing relationship problems, addiction, or mental health issues? Have you tried to solve the problems in your life on your own and realized you need help from someone else? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you have made the right choice by being here. We know seeking help can be hard. You've likely been debating seeking help for months, if not years, but we're so glad you have taken the courageous step of being here.

Many of us feel disconnected, overwhelmed, and struggle to complete everyday tasks. When we begin to feel overwhelmed we sometimes find it hard to cope, begin to question ourselves, and start to find these feelings impact how we function in our relationships, at work, or even begin to struggle with taking care of ourselves. Perhaps we even find ourselves in patterns that are harmful despite all efforts to stop, leaving yourself feeling stuck, broken, stressed, or out of control. My goal is to help you rebalance and support you through these feelings, thoughts, and moments.

I am able to connect with those who are frustrated with their perpetual stress, questioning their pain, and seeking answers. I am drawn to working with adolescents and families who have serious emotional and behavioral problems. My background includes marriage and family therapy as well as counseling chronic mental health issues. I employ a variety of strategies and techniques to provide relief from symptoms as well as explore the root of the problem. I have experience helping with issues such as ADD/ADHD, personality disorders (utilizing DBT), child/adolescent behavioral issues, divorce, social skills, anger management, and grief.

Relationship TRAUMA? I primarily work with clients who have concerns of past childhood trauma, relationship trauma or religious trauma, which often cause struggles of depression, anxiety, toxic relationships, or relationship struggles, parenting problems, people pleasing, anger management difficulties, career challenges and adjusting to major life changes. I am SOGIE Affirmative and sex positive in my treatment. I am non-judgmental, direct, and empowering in my counseling style. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who is EMDR trained treating individuals, couples, and families. Through a family systems perspective, I believe families are unique and complex, consisting of dynamics and constructs specific to their overall functionality. In counseling I work to set a specialized and unique treatment plan catered to the needs of each individual/family to achieve their goals. Treatment is skills-based, which means clients and families learn helpful techniques and skills in therapy to apply to their daily lives to become a healthier version of themselves and reach their full potential.

Tim has experience working with adults and adolescents in a variety of mental health needs including anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar, and more. He also enjoys marital and premarital couples counseling and is an EMDR trained therapist. Tim has been involved in various ministry positions for over 25 years, and is comfortable addressing spiritual concerns. He brings a passion for forgiveness therapy and confidence building to empower our clients for future success.

As an EMDR trained therapist, I am passionate about helping people reconnect with themselves and those around them. I strive to provide a nonjudgmental atmosphere and can help you to: identify internal strengths, develop and implement coping strategies, develop communication skills, manage anxiety, process traumatic experiences, and more. Through a humanistic/existential lens, REBT perspective, and EMDR training, I strive to provide those I work with the tools they need to build the future they want.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Therapist who is also a member of the LGBTQI community and a strong advocate for Human Rights as well as the concerns related to the LGBTQI community. I believe that when individuals feel unbalanced they experience more struggles in their lives. The mental, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects must all be given attention so that balance in all facets of a person's life can be more easily obtained. The process of therapy is meant to help guide and encourage the client to address current and past issues that may be causing an individual to struggle to gain personal balance and happiness.

**Telehealth sessions only. ** It can be difficult to reach out for professional help. I hope to make the process as easy as possible. Whether you're struggling with relationships, life transitions, depression, anxiety, or managing emotions, we can work together to help you live a more fulfilling life. I work to help individual, couples, and families better understand their difficulties and identify a plan and steps to achieve their goals.

I am passionate about mental health and am grateful I have worked in this field over the last 14 years. As a Marriage and Family therapist for 5 years, I have found my calling working with professional helpers such as first responders, veterans, and military service members. I have a specific interest and expertise in working with professional helpers who have a hard time accepting or asking for help themselves. I have gotten to know the struggles of the professional helpers and their loved ones that I have had the honor to work with.

Are you struggling with emotions, relationships, or meeting the demands of life? If so, therapy can provide the support and help you need as you find new ways of coping with life’s challenges. I have over 30 years’ experience helping adult individuals, adolescents, and couples reach their personal goals.

Do you struggle to understand yourself? Do you struggle to move through healthy conflict resolution with your partner? As your therapist, I can help you with these issues and attend to any early attachment issues that may be impacting you. You will learn how to work through limiting negative beliefs and how your past experiences impact you today. My clients often seek therapy because they want to uncover the meanings behind their emotions; together, we can often uncover the meaning behind these emotions by better understanding past traumas encountered.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a graduate of Huntington University. I have worked with individuals in a community counseling center and university setting. I have growing experience working with adolescents, teens, young adults, and adults. Specific areas of experience and interest include: anxiety, depression, trauma, family and relationship issues, eating concerns, and stress management. I am also able to offer counseling from a distinctly Christian perspective if desired, but I enjoy connecting with people from all faith backgrounds.

Life can be challenging. Whether you're experiencing feeling "stuck"/ unmotivated, "anxious"/restless, and/or even feeling burdened by the past, these feelings can lead us to feeling helpless and even fearful. If you are on this website, you have already done the hardest thing we can do in life; which is you having hope in processing and/or learning skills to assist with staying focused, reducing emotional suffering, and coping skills to help with whatever your personal/and or relationship goals are.

I recognize that making the choice to begin therapy can be difficult and sometimes overwhelming. It is with this understanding, that I respect the courage and motivation that each person brings with them into the therapy relationship. My ultimate goal is to assist and support individuals, couples, and families as they navigate the stressors of daily life as well as hardships of life changes.

I am passionate about helping adolescents, adults, couples, and families identify how past experiences impact current perceptions of self, relationships, and safety in the world. I work with meeting clients where they are at and support them in this journey. I utilize psychoeducation and mindfulness techniques to help clients gain awareness of the mind-body connection. I have been trained in models including; Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Flash Technique for working through trauma, Restoration Therapy, and I have completed Levels 1 and 2 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy.

Professionally I am a LMHC and most of my work has been in the community mental health setting, meaning I have had a broad range of experiences working with everyone from children to older adults. I have worked mostly with those struggling in addiction, but because of my background I have worked with a broad range of treatment needs. I also really enjoy helping individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, and trauma concerns. I do primarily individual therapy, but do have experience working with couples as well.

My ideal client is someone who feels stuck concerning their relationships, emotions, work, finances, health, or purpose. They are looking for an identity outside of parent or worker. They are feeling depressed and hopeless lately. They are the type that is generally anxious, worried, or on edge. Their goal may be to change their life, but they are not sure how. They may have tried a ton of different self-help, spiritual, or healing modalities on their own but had moments where they have started to think it's never going to happen for them. They need to break free of nonproductive cycles and poor choices to change their lives.

Welcome! YOU matter to me. There is hope. I mean real, substantive and tangible hope. I warmly invite you to come in and try a free consultation. I am passionate about helping individuals and couples find healing. I specialize in relationships and personal well being. I offer the latest research-based treatments for a wide variety of disorders and relationship issues. My office is conveniently located off of I-69.