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Higher Ground Services, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Old Town, ME 04468
We are down-to-earth people who won't tell you how to live your life. You tell us what you want to be different in life and we'll offer pragmatic and supportive steps to get you there. We are honored to serve individuals, couples, families, and groups. We are available for single consultations, short term and long term therapy. We welcome your questions and concerns and look forward to hearing from you!
We are down-to-earth people who won't tell you how to live your life. You tell us what you want to be different in life and we'll offer pragmatic and supportive steps to get you there. We are honored to serve individuals, couples, families, and groups. We are available for single consultations, short term and long term therapy. We welcome your questions and concerns and look forward to hearing from you!
(207) 305-9515 View (207) 305-9515
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Linda Cousens
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Old Town, ME 04468  (Online Only)
Is it time for positive change and support in your life? Do you want to feel more empowered, to heal from the past and deal with current issues so you can move forward in your life? As your therapist or life coach, I commit to supporting you on your journey toward wellness, and I believe in your ability to achieve that. I offer you a genuine caring and professional relationship where you will feel comfortable and be able to work toward your goals.
Is it time for positive change and support in your life? Do you want to feel more empowered, to heal from the past and deal with current issues so you can move forward in your life? As your therapist or life coach, I commit to supporting you on your journey toward wellness, and I believe in your ability to achieve that. I offer you a genuine caring and professional relationship where you will feel comfortable and be able to work toward your goals.
(207) 618-6577 View (207) 618-6577
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Tamara J Hunt
Counselor, PhD, LCPC
Verified Verified
Old Town, ME 04468  (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Hunt has specialized training in several areas including: Trauma, Grief & Loss, Adoption, Eating Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorders, Adjustment Issues, Gender & Sexual Identity, ASD and Intellectual Disabilities, ADHD, Medical Issues and more.
Clients present for counseling for a myriad of reasons. Life can offer opportunities for problem solving and sometimes that can feel overwhelming and challenging to resolve without professional help. Seeking support to address ways to improve self-care skills, mental wellness, and general over all health can improve your life.
Hunt has specialized training in several areas including: Trauma, Grief & Loss, Adoption, Eating Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorders, Adjustment Issues, Gender & Sexual Identity, ASD and Intellectual Disabilities, ADHD, Medical Issues and more.
Clients present for counseling for a myriad of reasons. Life can offer opportunities for problem solving and sometimes that can feel overwhelming and challenging to resolve without professional help. Seeking support to address ways to improve self-care skills, mental wellness, and general over all health can improve your life.
(207) 888-4954 View (207) 888-4954
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Rena M Lolar
Counselor, MEd, LCPC, CCS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Old Town, ME 04468  (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
I currently work with adults with mental health & wellness challenges impeding their ability to be their best "self" and preventing them from achieving full and sustainable lives. I specialize in working with people with autism, diverse and underrepresented populations, personal health and wellness, relationship challenges, self-esteem, challenges with identity or working through difficult life transitions.
I currently work with adults with mental health & wellness challenges impeding their ability to be their best "self" and preventing them from achieving full and sustainable lives. I specialize in working with people with autism, diverse and underrepresented populations, personal health and wellness, relationship challenges, self-esteem, challenges with identity or working through difficult life transitions.
(207) 618-9213 View (207) 618-9213

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Michelle Darby-O'Bar
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Verified Verified
Bangor, ME 04401
I support adults experiencing a variety of life challenges including anxiety, depression, trauma, gender dysphoria, and other day to day life struggles. Proudly serving the LGBTQIA+ community (including letters for gender affirming surgery). I prefer a relaxed environment in which I collaborate with the people I work with to identify their unique treatment needs and approaches. I value open communication in a safe, supportive environment.
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Ben Bigney
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Verified Verified
Bangor, ME 04401  (Online Only)
We all have times in our lives where we need extra support. My passion is helping people navigate the challenges of life so they can find joy and fulfillment. You may be in a season of depression or anxiety and are seeking relief, or may have had a significant loss and are trying to find your way forward. You may work in a helping profession and are experiencing significant burnout. You may be experiencing difficulty in your relationships, and need support navigating the maze of your own expectations and those of others. I am here to help you with these challenges and many more.
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UCP of Maine
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Not Verified Not Verified
Bangor, ME 04401  (Online Only)
In person and telehealth counseling is available to adults, teens and children seeking individual or family therapy in a respectful, safe, and supportive environment. We want to work with you to understand your goals and help you develop plans and skills to achieve your goals that utilize your strengths. Our clinicians provide a broad spectrum of quality, evidence-based care . We help you resolve life stressors such as relationship issues, grief and loss, the effects of trauma, problems at home, school or work, behavioral problems, anxiety, depression, attachment, anger issues, and other mental health challenges.
In person and telehealth counseling is available to adults, teens and children seeking individual or family therapy in a respectful, safe, and supportive environment. We want to work with you to understand your goals and help you develop plans and skills to achieve your goals that utilize your strengths. Our clinicians provide a broad spectrum of quality, evidence-based care . We help you resolve life stressors such as relationship issues, grief and loss, the effects of trauma, problems at home, school or work, behavioral problems, anxiety, depression, attachment, anger issues, and other mental health challenges.
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Heath Aaron Myers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Orono, ME 04469
My practice focuses primarily on serving tweens, teens, and 20 somethings experiencing: - Typical but distressing developmental challenges such as developing an identity, taking on increasing levels of responsibility, or transitions like moving away from home or graduating - Situational stressors like bullying, divorce, trauma(s), etc. - Specific barriers such as test anxiety or shyness -LGTBQ+ identity(ies) - Thoughts of self-harm or ending one’s life - Mental health symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD. While I primarily serve tweens to young adults, I also serve adults of all ages.
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Jennifer Goldenberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
Orono, ME 04473  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Many people have experienced traumatic events, whether in childhood, adolescence, or adulthood. Those events, many of which become compartmentalized over time, can lead to symptoms of anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and difficulty concentrating or sleeping. Posttraumatic symptoms such as dissociation, flashbacks, nightmares, and intrusive thoughts can also occur. These symptoms can sometimes be exacerbated by life stressors, including microaggressions, important life transitions, or existential angst about the state of the world. Sometimes life can seem overwhelming, and therapy can provide strategies to cope.
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Emily Sevigny Counseling LLC
Counselor, LCPC-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Orono, ME 04473  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
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Verified Verified
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Waitlist for new clients
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Kim Shaffer, LCPC, Counseling Services LLC
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Verified Verified
Orono, ME 04473
Waitlist for new clients
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Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bangor, ME 04401
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Verified Verified
Bangor, ME 04401  (Online Only)
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My therapy practice focuses on the intersection of empowerment and healing, with specialized training and experience in recovery from trauma, LGBTQ+ specific issues, maternal wellness, and issues related to intimate aggression/domestic violence. As an LCPC, I strive to create a therapeutic environment that allows me to help others navigate the path toward their best mental health and well being. I work with you to help and support you finding your path to achieve your own goals by being fully present, and building a constructive relationship that will help you navigate your own process of growth and change.
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Michaele J Potvin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Orono, ME 04473  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in working with older adolescents, young adults through adult who are struggling with behavioral/emotional/or cognitive symptoms related to anxiety and trauma especially developmental trauma. Developmental trauma unlike an intense event, happens through our developmental growth period it is how we learned to see ourselves, sense our own innate human value and how we interacted with the world. This may show up in your life as perfectionism, difficulty doing boundaries or being assertive, difficulty with self care etc. I utilize experiential neuroscience and trauma interventions to help identify and break through barriers
I specialize in working with older adolescents, young adults through adult who are struggling with behavioral/emotional/or cognitive symptoms related to anxiety and trauma especially developmental trauma. Developmental trauma unlike an intense event, happens through our developmental growth period it is how we learned to see ourselves, sense our own innate human value and how we interacted with the world. This may show up in your life as perfectionism, difficulty doing boundaries or being assertive, difficulty with self care etc. I utilize experiential neuroscience and trauma interventions to help identify and break through barriers
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Depression Therapists

What is the goal of therapy for depression?

Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.

What happens in therapy for depression?

Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.

What therapy types help with depression?

Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.

Can therapy for depression be done online?

Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.

How effective is therapy for depression?

Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.