Therapists in Chittenden County, VT
Andrea Reynolds
Counselor, LCMHC, LADC
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Essex Junction, VT 05452
Waitlist for new clients
I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (LADC). I provide neurodiversity affirming, trauma-informed outpatient therapy for adults with mental health and substance use issues. I have experience working with individuals with co-occurring disorders and severe and persistent mental illness. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, among other therapeutic modalities depending on the individual needs of my clients.
I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (LADC). I provide neurodiversity affirming, trauma-informed outpatient therapy for adults with mental health and substance use issues. I have experience working with individuals with co-occurring disorders and severe and persistent mental illness. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, among other therapeutic modalities depending on the individual needs of my clients.
Xander Lodge, MA, PLC
Psychologist, MA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Williston, VT 05495
Waitlist for new clients
I am a Licensed Psychologist-Master providing psychodynamic, humanistic and integrative psychotherapy to adults.
My work as a therapist is to empower and motivate people to access inner resources to lead fulfilling lives, explore emotional experience and its personal meaning, find wellness and harmony in relationships, and grow and change in alignment with their ideals. I believe that the therapeutic relationship opens the door to honest and fruitful self-exploration. Engagement in this relationship mirrors patterns of social interaction in a person's life, illuminating emotional experience and relationship patterns. This approach produces long-term improvements for people suffering from a variety of personal and interpersonal conflicts.
I am a Licensed Psychologist-Master providing psychodynamic, humanistic and integrative psychotherapy to adults.
My work as a therapist is to empower and motivate people to access inner resources to lead fulfilling lives, explore emotional experience and its personal meaning, find wellness and harmony in relationships, and grow and change in alignment with their ideals. I believe that the therapeutic relationship opens the door to honest and fruitful self-exploration. Engagement in this relationship mirrors patterns of social interaction in a person's life, illuminating emotional experience and relationship patterns. This approach produces long-term improvements for people suffering from a variety of personal and interpersonal conflicts.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience. I work with individuals, couples, and parents with their children through my virtual practice in Vermont. I have a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA. My primary theoretical orientation is relational psychodynamic. I am also trained in CBT and incorporate a variety of other styles and techniques depending on my patient’s needs. These include DBT skills, mindfulness-based interventions, and trauma informed treatment. I am committed to working with culturally diverse populations. www.jeaniemetivierphd.com
I am a Registered Psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience. I work with individuals, couples, and parents with their children through my virtual practice in Vermont. I have a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA. My primary theoretical orientation is relational psychodynamic. I am also trained in CBT and incorporate a variety of other styles and techniques depending on my patient’s needs. These include DBT skills, mindfulness-based interventions, and trauma informed treatment. I am committed to working with culturally diverse populations. www.jeaniemetivierphd.com
Erin Kolle, MS, LLC
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Burlington, VT 05401
Waitlist for new clients
Seeking support is courageous and a strength to be cultivated. Throughout life we encounter hardships, losses, and transitions, often uncovering emotions and experiences that are difficult to sit with. Despite obstacles there is an inherent human capacity for learning and growth, and in therapy we explore how to tap into these inner resources and break free of patterns that no longer serve you. Through introspection, curiosity, embodiment, and authenticity, I believe you can come into better relationship with yourself and others.
Seeking support is courageous and a strength to be cultivated. Throughout life we encounter hardships, losses, and transitions, often uncovering emotions and experiences that are difficult to sit with. Despite obstacles there is an inherent human capacity for learning and growth, and in therapy we explore how to tap into these inner resources and break free of patterns that no longer serve you. Through introspection, curiosity, embodiment, and authenticity, I believe you can come into better relationship with yourself and others.
Angela Sue Fereday-Parent
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Colchester, VT 05446
Waitlist for new clients
Throughout our therapeutic work together, we may explore patterns of thoughts and feelings derived from your family of origin that impacts your current life and/or relationships. Within the structure and support of our professional relationship, these patterns become more apparent and conscious, and are thus more easily understood and changed. My role is to collaborate with you to achieve a greater awareness of yourself, to develop more effective behavioral patterns and ultimately reduce undesirable or troubling emotions and interpersonal conflicts.
Throughout our therapeutic work together, we may explore patterns of thoughts and feelings derived from your family of origin that impacts your current life and/or relationships. Within the structure and support of our professional relationship, these patterns become more apparent and conscious, and are thus more easily understood and changed. My role is to collaborate with you to achieve a greater awareness of yourself, to develop more effective behavioral patterns and ultimately reduce undesirable or troubling emotions and interpersonal conflicts.
Jade Melito
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LICSW
Verified Verified
Burlington, VT 05405 (Online Only)
Life is a complex journey that can feel overwhelmingly hard to navigate at times. We all show up with our own profound life experiences and when obstacles emerge that seem insurmountable, we need support and guidance for growth, deep personal healing, and connection. You may be navigating complex family issues, pursuing healthy friendships and relationships, or figuring out self-acceptance. My hope is that through our work you will feel more confident in navigating lifes uncertainties, process through what life has thrown at you, and develop love and compassion for yourself.
Life is a complex journey that can feel overwhelmingly hard to navigate at times. We all show up with our own profound life experiences and when obstacles emerge that seem insurmountable, we need support and guidance for growth, deep personal healing, and connection. You may be navigating complex family issues, pursuing healthy friendships and relationships, or figuring out self-acceptance. My hope is that through our work you will feel more confident in navigating lifes uncertainties, process through what life has thrown at you, and develop love and compassion for yourself.
I help people to look within and find the inner strengths they have to overcome problems. This is achieved by guiding them in a process that discovers their best way of expressing themselves in a healthy manner. I like to think outside of labels and assist you in finding success in all areas of life, whether it be home, school or work.
I help people to look within and find the inner strengths they have to overcome problems. This is achieved by guiding them in a process that discovers their best way of expressing themselves in a healthy manner. I like to think outside of labels and assist you in finding success in all areas of life, whether it be home, school or work.
Michael J. Richards-Bradt
Psychologist, MA
Verified Verified
South Burlington, VT 05403
Waitlist for new clients
I approach therapy through creating a safe and supportive space in which a strong therapeutic relationship can form. Through a genuine partnership I support clients to identify meaningful goals. Working together we can grow to a better understanding of unhelpful life patterns, both inside and out, that leave one feeling distressed and unfulfilled. I use a holistic approach that draws upon a broad array of therapeutic resources depending upon what best suits your particular needs and situation. Clients are able to cultivate strengths and helpful skills along this therapeutic journey that help to improve identified difficulties.
I approach therapy through creating a safe and supportive space in which a strong therapeutic relationship can form. Through a genuine partnership I support clients to identify meaningful goals. Working together we can grow to a better understanding of unhelpful life patterns, both inside and out, that leave one feeling distressed and unfulfilled. I use a holistic approach that draws upon a broad array of therapeutic resources depending upon what best suits your particular needs and situation. Clients are able to cultivate strengths and helpful skills along this therapeutic journey that help to improve identified difficulties.
Everybody has a story. How we feel about and interpret that story has a significant impact on our quality of life and how we perceive the events that occur around us. In the therapeutic relationship, we’re given the freedom and support to explore the countless memories, experiences, and feelings that make us who we are. From that relationship we gain insight and understanding that allows us to be more intentional in not only how we act, but in how we feel about the important people around us.
Everybody has a story. How we feel about and interpret that story has a significant impact on our quality of life and how we perceive the events that occur around us. In the therapeutic relationship, we’re given the freedom and support to explore the countless memories, experiences, and feelings that make us who we are. From that relationship we gain insight and understanding that allows us to be more intentional in not only how we act, but in how we feel about the important people around us.
Scott D Simpson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Burlington, VT 05401
Waitlist for new clients
I work primarily with adults and adolescents. This includes family work in support of the individual work, but I do not do ongoing family or couples therapy. I have experience working with a broad range of patients but most of my experience is with difficulties associated with depression, anxiety, trauma (PTSD), problems with expression of anger, and teen/parent conflicts.
I work primarily with adults and adolescents. This includes family work in support of the individual work, but I do not do ongoing family or couples therapy. I have experience working with a broad range of patients but most of my experience is with difficulties associated with depression, anxiety, trauma (PTSD), problems with expression of anger, and teen/parent conflicts.
Oftentimes clients come to therapy stuck in patterns that are not serving them well, and they do not understand how they ended up where they are. My goal in working with clients is to help them know, understand, and have compassion for themselves, and in the case of couples and families, for each other as well. I provide a safe and nurturing environment where clients are free to express their thoughts and feelings, and I work to help them make sense of it all. My goal is to meet clients where they are, and give them the tools to get to where they want to be emotionally and psychologically.
Oftentimes clients come to therapy stuck in patterns that are not serving them well, and they do not understand how they ended up where they are. My goal in working with clients is to help them know, understand, and have compassion for themselves, and in the case of couples and families, for each other as well. I provide a safe and nurturing environment where clients are free to express their thoughts and feelings, and I work to help them make sense of it all. My goal is to meet clients where they are, and give them the tools to get to where they want to be emotionally and psychologically.
Why am I struggling so bad? Its been long enough and I should be okay now, right? I want to move on and feel stuck. I don't have anyone who wants to hear my story and help me make sense if it. Being able to tell our stories can be cathartic and liberating and I want to offer space so you can be heard and seen. I believe that making meaning of our experiences can be powerful and I offer guidance, skills, education and practice that nurtures learning new ways of coping & managing stress. I want to support processing what's surfacing so you can begin to flourish.
Why am I struggling so bad? Its been long enough and I should be okay now, right? I want to move on and feel stuck. I don't have anyone who wants to hear my story and help me make sense if it. Being able to tell our stories can be cathartic and liberating and I want to offer space so you can be heard and seen. I believe that making meaning of our experiences can be powerful and I offer guidance, skills, education and practice that nurtures learning new ways of coping & managing stress. I want to support processing what's surfacing so you can begin to flourish.
Bella's Beats Music Therapy & Counseling LLC
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Winooski, VT 05404
I provide a supportive, welcoming, and inclusive environment to help clients cope with challenging experiences in their lives that impact their ability to achieve balance. I am passionate about helping others realize their true potential, and the light inside them that is so often hindered from life's unresolved experiences. I utilize a strength-based approach and embrace those attributes to help individuals achieve their personal goals while utilizing client-centered, humanistic, creative, and family systems frameworks. Let's build a trusting relationship, and allow me to follow your lead in your unique healing journey.
I provide a supportive, welcoming, and inclusive environment to help clients cope with challenging experiences in their lives that impact their ability to achieve balance. I am passionate about helping others realize their true potential, and the light inside them that is so often hindered from life's unresolved experiences. I utilize a strength-based approach and embrace those attributes to help individuals achieve their personal goals while utilizing client-centered, humanistic, creative, and family systems frameworks. Let's build a trusting relationship, and allow me to follow your lead in your unique healing journey.
Cefora Rubin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
South Burlington, VT 05403 (Online Only)
I offer a safe and confidential environment where your journey to wellness, self discovery, empowerment, self acceptance and peace of mind begins. I offer a unique life mapping technique that facilitates and enhances communication skills, negotiation in reciprocal relationships and fast mood, behavior and emotional regulation that is based on your unique background, personality characteristics that leads to a sense of mastery over your life.
I offer a safe and confidential environment where your journey to wellness, self discovery, empowerment, self acceptance and peace of mind begins. I offer a unique life mapping technique that facilitates and enhances communication skills, negotiation in reciprocal relationships and fast mood, behavior and emotional regulation that is based on your unique background, personality characteristics that leads to a sense of mastery over your life.
Do you wish you had a better understanding of yourself or your child? Are you trying to break generational cycles but not sure how to do it? Do you wish you felt better, but you’re not sure where to start? We all want to feel understood, to know that we belong, and to have a meaningful purpose in life. There can be immense pressure to have it all figured out and fit in. There are so many opinions of what we “should” do and who we “should” be, but what if that isn’t working? The answer is simple — figuring out what works for you, your family, or your child — sometimes getting there isn’t so easy, and we need help.
Do you wish you had a better understanding of yourself or your child? Are you trying to break generational cycles but not sure how to do it? Do you wish you felt better, but you’re not sure where to start? We all want to feel understood, to know that we belong, and to have a meaningful purpose in life. There can be immense pressure to have it all figured out and fit in. There are so many opinions of what we “should” do and who we “should” be, but what if that isn’t working? The answer is simple — figuring out what works for you, your family, or your child — sometimes getting there isn’t so easy, and we need help.
Edward Spaulding
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD
Verified Verified
Burlington, VT 05401 (Online Only)
Clients typically come to me seeking support and therapy for chronic conditions that involve managing high stress, understanding the mental health impacts of ailments, and treatment for conditions that can be addressed with outpatient therapy.
Clients typically come to me seeking support and therapy for chronic conditions that involve managing high stress, understanding the mental health impacts of ailments, and treatment for conditions that can be addressed with outpatient therapy.
Monday and Tuesday availability. Now accepting Medicare. My approach is strengths based and trauma informed. I believe we all have an innate drive to be well. My practice is influenced by polyvagal theory, focusing on the role of the autonomic nervous system on our brain and body and how that impacts our emotions and behaviors. I use education to help people make sense of their experiences and regulation strategies to restore a sense of safety. I find this to help remove barriers that can keep us stuck in states of anxiety, depression, relationship problems and more. Please visit www.restoringrhythmvt.com for more.
Monday and Tuesday availability. Now accepting Medicare. My approach is strengths based and trauma informed. I believe we all have an innate drive to be well. My practice is influenced by polyvagal theory, focusing on the role of the autonomic nervous system on our brain and body and how that impacts our emotions and behaviors. I use education to help people make sense of their experiences and regulation strategies to restore a sense of safety. I find this to help remove barriers that can keep us stuck in states of anxiety, depression, relationship problems and more. Please visit www.restoringrhythmvt.com for more.
Nicole Munoz, LCSW-C Neurofeedback & Psychotherapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Burlington, VT 05401
The journey to be your best self is too important to take alone. So it would be my pleasure to help guide you to a better, clearer tomorrow – mentally, physically, and emotionally. My approach as a psychotherapist is one of understanding where you are now, and then working together to reach the place you desire to be. We’ve all walked a unique life path and had different experiences that shaped us, so my approach is not cookie-cutter at all. I believe in hope, inspiration, and the power of the individual. We are stronger than we realize, but the key to mental clarity and emotional well-being sometimes remains elusive.
The journey to be your best self is too important to take alone. So it would be my pleasure to help guide you to a better, clearer tomorrow – mentally, physically, and emotionally. My approach as a psychotherapist is one of understanding where you are now, and then working together to reach the place you desire to be. We’ve all walked a unique life path and had different experiences that shaped us, so my approach is not cookie-cutter at all. I believe in hope, inspiration, and the power of the individual. We are stronger than we realize, but the key to mental clarity and emotional well-being sometimes remains elusive.
J Heather Fitzpatrick
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, RPT-S
Verified Verified
Colchester, VT 05446
Not accepting new clients
Beyond her psychodynamic background, she has pursued specialized training in Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Play Therapy, Anxiety, and working with the Military.
As a naval spouse of 16 years, and the mother of two children with mental health and developmental needs, J. Heather Fitzpatrick, LICSW, RPT-S, knows how difficult it can be to cope with adversity. With twenty-two years of clinical experience working with individuals, children and military service members across the range of mental health diagnoses, Heather is compassionate, committed, and well versed in guiding you to achieve your personal goals. Maintaining high esteem towards one’s natural tendency to achieve personal growth, Heather considers the clinical relationship sacrosanct and values a strength based perspective.
Beyond her psychodynamic background, she has pursued specialized training in Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Play Therapy, Anxiety, and working with the Military.
As a naval spouse of 16 years, and the mother of two children with mental health and developmental needs, J. Heather Fitzpatrick, LICSW, RPT-S, knows how difficult it can be to cope with adversity. With twenty-two years of clinical experience working with individuals, children and military service members across the range of mental health diagnoses, Heather is compassionate, committed, and well versed in guiding you to achieve your personal goals. Maintaining high esteem towards one’s natural tendency to achieve personal growth, Heather considers the clinical relationship sacrosanct and values a strength based perspective.
Callie Douglass
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
South Burlington, VT 05403
Not accepting new clients
My practice is grounded in a person-centered approach that integrates aspects of psychodynamic and family systems therapies.
I specialize in working with students and adults navigating transitions, challenges, and personal goals. I believe that in order to change negative patterns, anxiety or depression, we need to understand and explore our own strengths and skills. My own non-linear path has enriched and informed my work with individuals navigating social and emotional stressors. I strive to create an open and honest therapeutic space to support clients as they decipher big questions and develop coping strategies, self care practices and a deeper acceptance of self.
My practice is grounded in a person-centered approach that integrates aspects of psychodynamic and family systems therapies.
I specialize in working with students and adults navigating transitions, challenges, and personal goals. I believe that in order to change negative patterns, anxiety or depression, we need to understand and explore our own strengths and skills. My own non-linear path has enriched and informed my work with individuals navigating social and emotional stressors. I strive to create an open and honest therapeutic space to support clients as they decipher big questions and develop coping strategies, self care practices and a deeper acceptance of self.
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Psychodynamic Therapists
Is psychodynamic therapy evidence-based?
Studies have found psychodynamic therapy to be effective in treating conditions like social anxiety, eating disorders, chronic pain, some personality disorders, and depression; indeed, some studies have found it to be just as effective as CBT or medication. What’s more, several studies have found that the benefits of psychodynamic therapy tend to endure—even grow—long after treatment has ended.
How long does psychodynamic therapy last?
Unlike CBT and other more structured forms of therapy, psychodynamic therapy tends to be open-ended and may not be limited to a set number of sessions. It is common for clients to be in therapy for a year or longer and to see their therapist one to three times a week, though the exact schedule and timeline may vary depending on a client’s challenges and progress. However, brief psychodynamic therapy is available, which tends to be more goal-oriented and typically unfolds over 16 to 30 sessions.
Does psychodynamic therapy work?
Research finds that psychodynamic therapy can help someone manage or reduce symptoms of diagnosable mental health conditions like depression or anxiety. The modality may also offer a range of benefits that are harder to measure but just as valuable—such as increased self-worth or healthier relationships. While no therapy type will work for everyone, research and anecdotal evidence suggest that psychodynamic therapy can be highly effective.
What are the limitations of psychodynamic therapy?
Some meta-analyses have concluded that there is little evidence to suggest that psychodynamic therapy can effectively treat certain mental health conditions such as PTSD, OCD, or psychosis, though it is sometimes used to do so. More broadly, the open-ended, free-association structure of psychodynamic therapy may be frustrating for clients who prefer a more structured, time-limited, or goal-oriented approach.