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Are you having a tough time? Does life feel difficult right now and you're not sure what to do to make things better and to feel better? Would you like to better understand what is getting in the way of living the life you want? Attending therapy with Alisa Kamis-Brinda, LCSW, LCADC can help you learn how some of the things you are doing to try to feel better might actually be getting in the way of living a meaningful life. You can learn what you need to do differently to cope with challenges and enjoy life.

“The Golden Rule” can be a helpful guide to psychotherapy: treating others as you would like to be treated, with gentleness, pacing, and respect. If a counseling session is likened to conversing with a knowledgeable advisor on the doorstep of your home, psychotherapy can be like inviting that advisor into the “parlor” or “living room” of your inner world based on trust, at-ease-ness, and confidence in your advisor’s insight. My approach to psychotherapy is interactive and strengths-based, starting with cognitive (thought-based) or behavioral coping skills, and moving into awareness of family of origin themes and the impact of past trauma when needed to activate more enduring personal growth in the client.

Appointments can be a lot. For those with anxiety, depression, ADHD, or life transitions, the departure from routine and the need to open up and be vulnerable can feel like a weight sitting on your chest. Our therapists utilize a variety of modalities to best help you in your therapeutic needs. We focus on meeting you where you're at, and work alongside of you throughout the process.

My patients benefit from psychotherapy with me because I show them not only how to feel better but get better. Getting better means learning how they make themselves upset and how to stop doing this even when life and people are blocking them. I teach skills for directly changing self-defeating behavior. I give patients tools for self-direction and emotional responsibility. I send my patients emails to prompt them to think differently between sessions. I help them to transfer the skills I teach from my office to their home and work environments. I teach people how to maintain and extend treatment gains so that they do not need to be in psychotherapy forever.

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.

Sometimes it can be difficult to fully grasp who we are and how we became to be. Past trauma, loss, negative patterns, anxiety, etc., all have lasting impacts on who we are and how we function. I provide therapy that can help you gain better insight into your current troubles by often, sifting through past events. I offer psychotherapy with a strength-based approach; there is good in all of us and we are all capable of being who/what we desire. Therapy can be vulnerable and therefore, I am empathic and offer a safe and confidential environment.

Psychotherapy is a broad term to note any form of talk based therapy. Therapists at the Center for Healthier Relationships, Individuals, & Sexualities use a variety of modalities. Some therapist are trained in family systems. Others work from a social psychology or social work framework. All focus on meeting clients where they are at, helping them connect with their thoughts and feelings, and examining ways in which clients want to experience their world differently.

Our positive and empowering therapeutic approach lets you build new tools for living, and create the life you want to live. Yes, you can change your world. Social therapy is not about getting into your head, but getting into your life. It is a psychology of becoming. We help people effectively use all of our creative, emotional and social resources to develop new approaches to living their lives with others – which enables people to transform their lives and the world.