Emotionally Focused Therapists in Missoula, MT

Welcome! As humans, we all face painful circumstances in our lives. Whether you are experiencing anxiety, relationship challenges, low self esteem, unresolved trauma, or disordered eating, it's an honor to walk beside you as you transform pain and challenges into connection, growth and meaning. My approach to counseling is informed by attachment theory, somatic and mindfulness-based modalities, and psychodynamic therapies that honor the way in which our past informs and shapes the way we walk through the world. We'll work together in a collaborative way, weaving in different modalities and tools to address your specific needs.

I believe that in times of profound suffering, we search for meaning and purpose. After loss, we may need specialized support to navigate what is for many of us a forever changed landscape. It is natural to feel stuck and alone, lost, anxious or depressed. In therapy, we will explore and be with your grief in no predetermined format, while also reorienting to possibilities, new paths forward, and values. I truly believe that we can learn to survive traumatic losses and to experience joy and the richness of the present again while investing deeply in relationships. I am honored to witness your philosophical and spiritual journeys!

I enjoy working with individuals experiencing life transitions, grief and loss, trauma, and those looking to deepen and improve their relationship with themselves.

Full, no waitlist, unfortunately. Please check here again, I update this listing when I have openings. I specialize in supporting those who may be creative, intuitive, neurodivergent , or “outside the box” thinkers. Your strengths and interests can be such powerful resources for healing and understanding yourself. Trauma, shame, anxiety, depression, and other challenges can make it really hard to find direction for ourselves, and can impact our relationships.

Since 2010, my intention in working with my clients has been to hold a safe and confidential space that supports self-exploration and awareness, connection, curiosity, and personal growth. I understand that seeking out and accepting help can be uncomfortable and that it takes bravery to be vulnerable, and vice versa. I focus on building secure and trusting therapeutic alliances with the people I get to work with to create a personalized approach to their unique needs and goals. I believe that we are each the experts in our own lives and that the catalyst of change and healing comes from our relationship with ourselves and others.

If you're looking for a safe and supportive environment to work through challenges and heal from trauma, you're in the right place. During the last 10+ years of providing therapy in Missoula I have worked with adults, children and families. I'm passionate about helping clients process their current or past struggles. I have helped birth, foster and adoptive families who are parenting children with diverse needs or challenging behaviors. I offer support to caregivers who would like to work through their personal struggles, as well as assistance to those who want to add strategies to their parenting toolbox.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in anxiety, depression, autism, and other mental health challenges. I have been working in the mental health field for 15 years in Missoula. I work with adults, children, parents, and families. I strive to meet the unique needs of my clients and build on their strengths. My therapy modalities include attachment work, cognitive behavioral therapy, and client centered therapy.

My way of working as a therapist is centered on the notion that change occurs through relationship, both with ourselves and with other people. Therapy is a collaborative journey toward deeper self understanding, self empowerment and ultimately, healing. My role as your therapist is to come alongside you and provide a safe, non-judgmental and encouraging space to explore what makes you you. My hope is that therapy will be a safe space for you to explore areas in your life where you may be feeling stuck or that you are interested in exploring further.

My desire is to offer a sacred space for all to engage in relationship—an invitation to freely explore wonder, doubt, connection, shame, growth, etc. My hope is to walk steadily alongside those I have the gift of serving while allowing space for the messiness of being human. My approach is relational and compassionate as I always want everyone to feel welcome just as they are.

I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker from Montana who has been in the Missoula area for over a decade. I specialize in issues pertaining to LGBTQI+ matters, anxiety and depression, grief and loss. I also serve couples of all genders/sexual orientations, and am sex positive, kink and consensually non-monogomous affirming. Please see my website for more details on my approach to couples work. I approach therapeutic work individually with each unique client, but tend to focus on a dual perspectives model and working through our struggles while attending to other life matters. I currently am accepting clients aged 16 and up.

“Your task is not to seek for Love, but to find all the barriers you have built within yourself against it”, Rumi. Do you find yourself repeating a cycle of staying in disatisfying jobs, or unhappy relationships, but unable to break out? Exploring the root of these behaviors can help free us to be be our more authentic selves. From a place of self love, we can recognize the nature and causes of limiting beliefs, self defeating behavior, and move into deeper, more satisfying relationships, and coming to a greater sense of belonging, joy and love with ourselves and others.

I have over 30 years of experience providing counseling services to individuals who are struggling with anxiety, depression, loss/grief, relationship difficulties, or a major life transition. I view therapy as a collaborative process and together we can come up with a plan that addresses your needs and personal goals. I specialize in acceptance, relational, and mindfulness-based treatment approaches that incorporate the latest findings in psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral medicine.

Hello! I am a neuro-affirming licensed clinical social worker (candidate) specializing in both parent-child relationships and first responder support. I provide therapy, assessments, advocacy, parent coaching and related services to children, adolescents, adults, parents and families in Missoula and the Bitterroot Valley. I am certified in Trauma Focused- CPT for children, trained in individual and group crisis management through ICISF, couples counseling through the Gottman Institute, and am a Circle of Security and Anger Management Facilitator.

Taking care of yourself is an act of kindness. Therapy can be the gift you give yourself. I have 25 years as an outpatient therapist. My theoretical orientation is person-centered. I use a holistic and eclectic approach in therapy, building upon the individual's strengths and inner resources. Therapy sessions are designed to empower the individual and expand their coping skills. Treatment planning is a collaborative effort based on the person's needs and wants.

My counseling experience includes working with children, individuals, couples, and families. My approach is gentle, safe and non-judgmental. Each individual, couple, and family is unique, thus I provide varying treatment approaches. I draw on approaches that integrate mind-body-spirit; behavioral; and strength-based. When I work with couples and families I drawn from a systematic approach, meaning the couple and/or family unit functions as a whole and when one person is struggling, so is the rest of the family. My role is to help assist you in discovering the unhealthy patterns that are keeping you stuck.

Are you looking for a space to create insight and grow interpersonally? Have you experienced loss and are trying to navigate grief, and a new version of normal? Are you feeling overwhelmed by life demands and struggling to find agency? Do you hope for connection and authenticity? I am trained to leverage our innate curiosity in search of the underlying need behind our behaviors. Do we need understanding, to feel worthy, to be understood, to feel valued and accepted? Let's dig into this and make meaning of our feelings.