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Psychotherapy literally means "healing of the mind or spirit." As a licensed psychotherapist, my job and purpose is to facilitate this, according to the client's presenting needs and stated concerns. By being interested in the client and providing a distinct context for communicating within a safe friendly environment, the client can more ably express and address what is on his or her mind or troubling him or her. This venting and processing of difficulties and challenges, and picking up of key psych tools and concepts, can help one manage and overcome things that previously seemed daunting and perplexing.

My approach to psychotherapy is exploring thoroughlly all areas of a person's life. Many times who we are today is because of what we were or were not exposed to in our childhood. The relationships in our past often follow us. If a person does not figure out why they are making the same bad choices repeatedly (whether social, occupation, marital, etc..), the person may continue to self sabotage, set themselves up for failure and other destructive patterns. Psychotherapy takes time and can be painful depending on the dynamics of the past. A client must be willing to take that journey with me. However, the insight a person can gain and the new ways of relating to others can be life changing.

COVID-19 and Coronavirus life brings an overwhelming amount of stresses & circumstances & a variety of relationship challenges. Being made to shelter in place disrupts normalcy. Through the past 10 years providing on-line therapy Dr. Petit brings help in your home. With painful feelings of anxiety, disappointment & anger, sometimes hurtful & harmful past abuses & betrayals can make life seem confusing & unbearable. Whether single, married, facing divorce or blending a family, encountering a betrayal from a spouse or significant other, facing circumstances out of one’s control, life hurts. My clients gain strength, understanding & skills to move out of chaos to confident stable lives

A holistic approach to mental health treatment allows you to address changes from all aspects of your life. You will be provided a brain health assessment that will allow you to understand how your brain works and thereby gain important knowledge as to how to better understand and work with yourself. Using specialized treatments such as EMDR, deep relaxation therapies and nutritional supplementation you can make real and lasting change.

There are many different approaches to psychotherapy. I combine several different theories when working with clients to find the one that works best for their symptoms and maximizes treatment outcomes. Many patients I have worked with in the past have tried therapy and have not been successful. Treatment begins with a comprehensive assessment to identify baseline functioning. We then work together to develop a treatment plan and continue to monitor for progress using assessments. Modality can be modified depending on client preferences and receptiveness of treatment.

James Hillman once said, "We've had a hundred years of psychotherapy and the world is getting worse." While there are many occasions where the validation and listening endemic to psychotherapy makes sense, there are times where we over assume that "feeling better" and "changing behavior" are the same. Grey Matters International, Inc. goes after the forgotten brain laws to behavior change that therapists miss when processing hours and hours of dialogues with people. Utilizing a cutting edge technology to facilitate the emotional process of change, we can make the therapy process way more effective, faster, and with less money spent. Contact kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or 877-606-6161.

Psychotherapy as a beautiful art crafted from the authentic, therapeutic interaction between the therapist and the client. I am confident about my many therapeutic approaches, but my most important tool is my effective use of myself in helping you. I encourage your reflection between sessions on what we discuss in therapy and give you homework to facilitate integration of therapy objectives to help you reach your therapy goals.

Psychotherapy is based on learning about how your past influences your daily experience and perceptions of yourself, others and the world in general. We all have core values which act like a lens in which we view ourselves and the world. Our experiences and hereditary influence our core values. This is a vital role that impacts who we are as individuals. Psychotherapy focuses on those aspects of environment and hereditary and how they have developed to make us the individuals we are.