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Psychotherapy is a process where I will work with you to determine the best direction to meet your therapeutic goals and needs. Psychotherapy helps people to: •Understand behaviors, emotions and ideas that may contribute to the problem and learn how to modify them •Understand and identify events or life problems –like loss of a job, divorce, problems at school, a major illness, death or divorce- that contribute to your problems and help you understand those aspects you have the ability to solve or improve. •Learn skills to calm yourself, coping techniques and problem-solving skills •Regain a sense of pleasure in life and a sense of control in your decisions We will journey together to find ....

“In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?” --Carl L. Rogers, founder of Person-Centered Therapy We often come to understand ourselves by talking out-loud, and both listening to ourselves and also being truly heard by another person. Therapy helps us feel listened to and understood, in a confidential and non-judgmental way. For therapy to work well, it helps if we are viewed with “unconditional positive regard” and accurate empathy. Once this happens, we can then begin to build new skills and new thoughts to help us become the person we hope to be.

Psychotherapy is the use of psychological methods to help a person change behavior and overcome problems in a positive manner. Its aim is to help people understand the thoughts behind feeling anxious or depressed and addressing these thinking patterns. Psychotherapy will help you change behaviors and habits that are limiting you, to experiencing your fullest potential.