Therapists in Maine

I work with youth, teens and adults looking to live a more confident, healthy and authentic life. I believe in the good in every person, and hope to highlight strengths, empower bravery, and encourage authentic experience and connection to allow you to step into your best self. Each person's path is unique, each person has a story to tell, and each person has the ability to live a fuller life.

I now provide counseling and psychotherapy telehealth sessions online only. I work with clients experiencing anxiety and stress, trauma and PTSD, mood disorders such as depression, and substance addictions. I provide a safe, empathic therapy environment in which clients can explore self-care strategies and tools to increase well-being and life satisfaction.

With over twenty-five years of experience, and a strong academic background, I am able to provide treatment to individuals, couples, and families. I am dedicated to fostering growth and adaptive development in children, adolescents, and adults in a friendly, private, and confidential atmosphere.

I teach EVERYONE- from kids to adults, how to manage difficult thoughts, feelings and behaviors. I teach parents how to help their children regulate their feelings, which in turn helps manage behaviors. My work focuses on the mind and the heart; I focus on reducing unnecessary suffering by learning how to explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviors, so you can overcome life obstacles while respecting your soul's journey. My goal is to pass my skills and knowledge onto parents, adults and children, so you don't need me anymore. I work late afternoons and evenings.

Effective therapy begins with a solid, trusting relationship between you and your therapist. I create a warm, open environment where we can build trust and address your concerns. Through therapy, you will learn new ways of responding to obstacles (internal and external) that are currently contributing to your distress and preventing you from creating the life and relationships you desire. I have extensive experience working with clients with anxiety, depression, trauma, social and relational issues, as well as substance abuse, and have worked with clients in a variety of settings, including inpatient, outpatient, and residential.

I am a trauma informed, neurodiversity celebrating, gender affirming, complex attachment navigating, soft spot landing therapist. I welcome adults, teens, children, and parents that have experienced complex and generational trauma, attachment trauma, and those that have found themselves on foster care and adoption journeys. I also specialize in co-collaborative work with OTs, PTs, and SLPs, in working with families that experience the complex behaviors and challenges that come with sensory integration needs, Autism Spectrum Disorder, FASD, and other neurological diversity.

Life threatening experiences sometimes affect us long after the danger has passed. If you find yourself moving through the world in fear, avoiding situations that remind you, even remotely, of the past, EMDR can help. EMDR addresses the cycle of triggering and avoidance that can be so painful and disruptive. The typical course of EMDR is 1-10 sessions. It may sound unlikely that such powerful memories can soften and lose their hold in just a few sessions. But that is what you can expect from EMDR. It is why EMDR is the treatment of choice for PTSD.

Established Practice in Maine 2017. Life events can cause us to experience a variety of feelings such as anxiety, uncertainty, sadness, frustration, anger and even hopelessness. Stress impacts our relationships, work, financial well being, and families. There are chapters in everyone's life that are overwhelming and during these times it is wise and healthy to process with someone who is objective and understanding. Counseling can assist us in becoming unstuck. Sometimes short term intervention is all that is needed. Call to schedule an appointment.

Having the time and space to cultivate the life we want can be exceptionally challenging in the ever changing world that we live in today. What it means to live a fulfilling life is different for each and every one of us. This is a space for you to show up to celebrate and honor your unfiltered, unique, and authentic self. As your coach I will offer support in - setting, implementing, and enforcing boundaries, - reaching personal, professional & relationship goals, - addressing people-pleasing habits, - identifying & developing coping skills, - hold you accountable, - and offer an empathetic, unbiased perspective.

Welcome! Often, individuals enter counseling for specific concerns: relationship issues, substance use issues, depression, anxiety, trauma, or personal loss. Other times, individuals enter counseling with goals less easily defined: self-awareness, creating a more meaningful life, or personal empowerment. Whatever brings you to counseling today, I will work to provide a safe space for you to engage in the process of gaining self-awareness and creating positive change.

I practice trauma-informed care that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of most types of trauma and/or adversity. I bring a functional approach that is person-centered to target your individual needs within your relationship and/or self that surround the human experience. Together, we will explore what is important to you and/or your relationship. Clients that tend to fit well with me are individuals/couples who are self-motivated, witty, can enjoy healthy, light-hearted humor, and may have high empathy.

I specialize in working with children and adolescents. I absolutely love my job and feel deeply honored to work with each and every one of my clients. Depending on the client's needs I use a combination of Solution Focused Therapy, CBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, art based therapy, creative expression, and/or play therapy. Anxiety, autism, ADHD, AUDHD, PTSD/CPTSD, life changes, depression, and chronic illness are some of the presenting challenges that I work with. Please note that I only provide teletherapy sessions (I don’t see clients in person).

My work is informed by a belief that although our perceptions may be shaped by our histories, we have the capacity to both benefit from and transcend past life experiences. I use cognitive behavioral, insight-oriented and supportive strategies to help individuals identify and address areas of importance to them. Based on the needs and wishes of each client, we will look at past events and current beliefs and patterns of behavior to move toward a rewarding future.

My work is about hearing and holding stories, guiding others towards a deeper connection with their unique experiences and the meaning attached to them. As we tell our stories, the meaning can change, and in turn, we may change our experience. Integrating intuition and evidence-based practices, I see my role as a mirror and guide, helping you to identify patterns and stories that might limit experiences of deep self-worth, authentic expression, healthy relating, and overall wellness. I understand that not all stories are easy to tell, and I take great care to create a therapeutic space of safety so that you can reach your goals.

Immediate openings for family therapy, couples counseling, individual therapy, parent coaching and executive coaching. I am an expert in attachment trauma and use this frame to address parenting challenges and fractured families. I love working with couples and use Crucible and Gottman frames to address issues with intimacy and communication. I am also an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. I work with my clients to understand what lead to their challenges and create a plan to address their unique needs. I use Mentalization Based Therapy techniques in addition to other modalities for treatment.

I am shifting my practice to online and home/community-based treatment. I currently accept all insurances. Please call and we may chat!

If you've made it this far and you're reading this, you must be a Warrior. Really. Having Substance Use Disorder (SUD), or loving someone who has SUD, is not for the weak at heart. I liken it's reach to a tornado, an EF5 tornado actually. But here's the thing; You and I working together - we are to SUD what FEMA is to a tornado. Together, we can pick up the wreckage, organize it, decide what parts you want to keep, which ones you want to fix, and where to start fresh. You are not alone. In fact, 1 in 3 American families are struggling with SUD in the home. 22 Million Americans are in long-term recovery. All of them needed help too.

I specialize in helping Christian women integrate their faith into clinical practice and solutions. I am here to support and empower women who have lost their sense of self. There are many obstacles we encounter in life and sometimes it takes someone sitting with us and exploring what is making the mountain seem immovable. I specialize in helping set up goals and develop a path to achieve them. I enjoy working with married couples, to help them develop healthy ways to handle conflict, and also those trying to blend a family. Currently using EFT for couples as well! I also do premarital counseling for engaged couples.

I help people change. My focus with individuals is on self-empowerment and resolving internal and external conflicts. My work with couples is grounded in helping them develop more collaborative, fulfilling relationships, through gaining a deeper understanding of themselves and of their partner.