Relationship Issues Therapists in Richlandtown, PA

If you are looking to reduce anxiety, acquire healthy coping skills, and improve your relationships then you are in the right place. I am a licensed professional counselor, and I am passionate about helping teens and adults who are ready to process the deep inner conflicts to stop self-sabotaging. As your therapist I can help you see these patterns and also assist you in creating a roadmap to achieving sustained and meaningful change. I specialize working with individuals seeking support for anxiety, trauma, depression, and low self-esteem.

Do you find yourself in a relationship where communication and connection seem impossible? You’re often left wondering how things deteriorated to this point. The hurt, loneliness, and fear of what comes next are overwhelming. Conversations frequently turn into arguments, leading to more disconnection and confusion, filling you with hopelessness and frustration. Despite the love you still have for each other, nothing seems to work anymore. It’s hard to believe your relationship has come to this, especially since you both are smart, hardworking, kind, and caring individuals. Where did things go wrong?

Each client has their own specific needs and goals when entering therapy. Clients should feel heard and validated, while also being challenged to both feel and examine their feelings. Clients work to gain insight regarding their own personal experiences, as well as how they view others and the world through these experiences. Clients work with the therapist to create insight and understanding through trust and collaboration.

I believe every human deserves the space and individualized attention to process life's many ups and downs. You know yourself and everything you have been through better than anyone else. My goal is to foster a safe space and collaborative relationship to get to know your strengths, desires, your passions, and to support your needs and goals for improved mental health.

WELCOME TO LIVING A LIFE OF BALANCE All of us face struggles in our lives. We experience problems and difficulties sometimes on a daily basis and other times only occasionally. When we feel stuck we have a tendency to repeat negative or self-defeating patterns/behaviors. This repetition often causes us to become overly critical of ourselves. Our work together is designed to help you to understand the why and how so that you can make the changes you want in your life. Change is never easy; however it is so worth it!! You will be pleasantly surprised by how happy you will become.

We are seeing a lot of people with anxiety, trauma, and/or depression. We have a variety of counselors who can help you learn how to manage your situation and feel better and offer play therapy for children or relationship help if you are looking to improve your communitcation skills.

Each struggle in life brings an opportunity to uncover conflicts and create healing with a deeper exploration in therapy. I meet people where they are in life and begin treatment there. I have hope that healing can occur in everyone if they have motivation. I use a creative arts, integrative, evidence based model to explore patterns, beliefs, and get to the core so we can rebuild where the healing is needed. With children, I use play therapy and creative arts. I use insight, goals, and strengths to create treatments plans. We re-assess every few months to track progress.

As a therapist, my role is to walk with people in understanding themselves and their life stories, to help people acquire skills to cope with adversity and build resilience, and to foster health, well-being, and self-compassion in a safe, nonjudgmental space. I strive to provide a warm, inclusive environment where clients can be themselves unconditionally - where they are free and encouraged to be exactly who they are. I believe the most crucial aspect of therapy is a solid, collaborative relationship based on empathy, trust, respect, and honesty. I understand my clients as human beings who are not their symptoms or their struggles.

Life starts to beat us down and burn us out. We find ourselves frustrated, irritated, and confused how to move forward. Friends and family that we relied on have run out of energy for us. We can't help it, but we're pushing them away. How can we overcome this struggle without losing those closest to us, without losing ourselves? The stress of life: work, school, family and this world at large can sometimes feel overwhelimg, leading to anxiety, mood and relationship problems or drinking and smoking too much.

Having had the experience of working with people of all walks in life, one of my favorite parts of counseling is getting to know you as a person, the whole you! My goal in counseling is to work with each individual to help connect their mind-body-spirit (as you define it) in helping them to improve their overall wellness. The joy of counseling is finding what works for you which is why I tailor counseling to each individual, while working to help you identify your own strengths that can help you overcome the challenges that life has to offer.

My approach is to foster a strong relationship built upon a foundation of trust, support, non-judgment, and on occasion - humor. Working in collaboration with you, I use a strength-based and recovery-oriented approach, coupled with evidence-based interventions to help you develop deeper meaning, increase social connectedness, strengthen coping skills, and help empower you to achieve your therapeutic goals. Life coaching is also available to further cultivate inner and outer peace. You are the expert on your life and I honor and look forward to working with you on this journey.

What sets the identity of my sessions is their structure and strategy. While I believe in having client centered treatment, I've often felt as though the therapist/client relationship requires strategy and tangible advancement that can be noted by the client. What this means is that using psycho education to identify thought or behavior patterns is often used as well as guided conversations to further explore the nature of distressed mental health symptoms. My previous experience includes: Adult counseling with a focus on Anxiety based disorders, Family counseling, Reunification counseling, Drug/Alcohol counseling

Today's world is plagued by distractions that take us away from what is fundamentally important. Learning to separate from an illogical need to please others may allow us to determine our path and help us to be true to ourselves. There is no such thing as an ideal client, only willingness to look within as a shared experience is necessary for growth.

Thanks for taking the time to check out my profile! I work with a variety of clients, including those experiencing anxiety or depression, trauma, relationship/sexuality challenges, and blended family challenges, to name a few. I collaborate with clients to meet their essential, immediate goals, and work to promote long-term wellness by identifying a person's innate strengths and resourcefulness. You know yourself best - I am here to listen, learn, and help.