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Why am I the way that I am? Why do I feel stuck struggling with the same problems? Can I overcome my tendencies? Will I ever understand what makes me tick and why I act the way that I do? People with varied experiences have found long-term psychotherapy to be beneficial. You may have had a happy childhood or experienced abuse or neglect as a child. You or a loved one may have struggled with substance abuse. You may be successful in many areas of your life, while feeling stuck in certain patterns that you would like to change. I will help you find growth and insight by exploring how your current beliefs and your family or origin experiences influence current actions and relationships.

What would you do if you knew you wouldn't fail? Are you feeling your life is just happening to you with little purpose or direction? Together we can partner to help you get on the path to a life you design and live to the fullest. Considering a relationship or career change? We can explore new options and possibilities that will provide the tools and strategies you need to start your next best chapter!

Our approach to psychotherapy centers around a cognitive-behavioral, solution-focused, and narrative approach which provides direct feedback, promotes insight, and achieves results. We utilize research-based tools which encourage you to feel empowered, encouraged, and purposeful as you seek to understand your thoughts, feeling and responses in the context of past and present experience and relationships.

There are many approaches to psychotherapy. As a PhD psychologist and marriage–family therapist for over 28 years my approach has been highly influenced by the executive coaching and consulting work I've done in the business world where there is a high demand for results. Many clients have given feedback that I'm much more active and involved compared to therapists they've seen in the past, and they appreciate this rather than just sitting back and listening without much comment. I have a very strong desire and commitment to help every client that I see make major changes in their life leading to greater fulfillment and happiness—this is what I strive for with every individual!

Psychotherapy is a process that focuses on helping you heal or learn more constructive ways to deal with life, relationship, or work issues; or to address a specific mental heatlh concern. During therapy, we will identify specific changes you want to make in your life and set goal to achieve those changes. I may also teach you about your disorder and suggest ways to cope more effectively. Therapy is most successful if you are open to change which means being open to altering those aspects of your life that are not working, new ways of relating, new behaviors, and challenging one's existing set of beliefs. The average length of therapy is less than 1 year with positive long term results.

Sometimes you just need to be heard so that you can figure things out without all the chaos going on in your life. I'll help you to define exactly what you're frustrated with and then we'll talk about what you can change, how you can be more forgiving toward yourself or others, and where you can start. I won't always agree with you, but I'll be honest about where you have power to change and respectful of your ability to make decisions for yourself.

Once we discover underlying issues you are struggling with, EMDR can be an extremely useful tool to utilize which goes much deeper than traditional talk therapy and produces amazing results and changes. By bridging back to earlier times you experienced similar experiences/feelings we can uncover some of the triggers in your life which continually bring unwanted feelings and behavior into your life.

Kerin enjoys working with clients who struggle with depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorder, and post traumatic stress disorder. Kerin’s training in cognitive behavioral therapy, teaching skills, Thought Field Therapy, Psycho-Education and Eye-Movement Desensitization and Preprocessing (EMDR) are most helpful in helping clients to reach their goals.

A respectful, collaborative, optimistic and holistic approach is used. People are best understood based on how they relate to others. This is rooted in the patterns learned in their most significant relationship experiences – usually their relationship with their parents. So your family history is very important. Since reality and meaning are created by you, what you think about your problem and yourself is very important. It is also significant what is happening for you in the present moment, in the therapy room and in the therapeutic relationship. Your problems will be undermined by looking at some of your beliefs about yourself, the world and how you might be unknowingly perpetuating the

Within my private practice, I offer psychotherapy services for adults who seek mental health care. I provide individual and psychotherapy. I provide care for a variety of concerns ranging from sadness, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders, relationship concerns and life transitions like divorce or death Receiving therapy for the areas you are struggling with can help promote new ways of thinking, feeling and coping with you and your life. Trying to go it alone and figure out the tough times can only make it more difficult. Therapy is really about collaborating with an experienced professional to help you consider alternatives that never seemed possible.

Often people enter therapy feeling "stuck" in some area of their life - they have tried everything they can think of and still the feeling or situation persists. It shows great determination, resilience, and wisdom that you are reaching out to a professional at this point. Together we can work to understand how this situation came about, uncover what your real wants and needs are, and realistically consider what your options are for moving forward. If you are taking the initiative to look into therapy, then I am endlessly optimistic about your ability to make the changes you'd like to see.

If you’re looking for someone who nods and smiles and leaves you feeling oddly confused about what you’re accomplishing in therapy, I’m the wrong person for you. Any trained professional should be able to offer you ‘a safe, compassionate space’ to talk about your feelings. But if you want to see real change in your life, you need to do something different. My approach is goal-oriented. I want to help you clarify and achieve your goals. Once we figure out what you’re struggling with, we’ll come up with an action plan, with weekly assignments designed to get you unstuck, and heading in a healthier direction.

Therapy has been shown to be just as effective as medication for depression and anxiety issues and have even more lasting effects in the long run. Our clinicians will work collaboratively with you to get underneath the symptoms you are dealing with and get to the root of what is going on. We are able to provide the tools and knowledge needed to help you be even more successful in life. Most therapy ranges between 8-15 sessions with remarkable results. You owe it yourself to be happy.