Couples Counseling Therapists in Boise, ID

I work from a client-centered, strengths-based approach. I will assist you in gaining a better understanding of who you are, what you want, and how to achieve your goals. We will identify your skills and assets and utilize these gifts to overcome challenges, increase awareness & move towards achieving the life you want. We will work in a supportive environment where you as the client are able to share your thoughts & concerns openly. Through this process we can address communication & skills-building needs, relationship issues, life transitions, grief or loss issues, family concerns, & goals to achieve your highest potential.

Clients are welcomed into my space wherever they are in terms of understanding, self-awareness, and managing difficult emotions. Sessions focus on the 'here and now' while also exploring historical issues being triggered and mis-managed. We confront irrational thinking and work to re-script the less-than-helpful language around feeling 'not good enough,' 'broken,' or 'lost.' Ultimately, clients can expect to focus on their core issues and will, in the process, come to feel genuinely known, accepted, and not so alone in the process of their lives.

My desire to help people took me from Army Veteran to Certified Nursing Assistant to Drug/Alcohol Counselor to now a Licensed Master of Social Work. I am understanding, nonjudgmental, aware and direct. I focus on building excellent rapport with clients and creatively invoking conversation. I provide an environment where individuals feel safe and free to share. Clients can expect to be supported and cared for in sessions that are interactive and lean on fun when appropriate.

As a counselor Jeff enjoys working with pre-teens, teens and adults doing both individual and couples counseling. Jeff also specializes in working with men's issues including sexual integrity/addictions. Realizing the courage that it takes to first come into counseling, he strives to create a comfortable and caring experience for his clients. Using an approach called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Jeff journeys alongside his clients empowering them to live out the life they desire to live and serving as a compassionate guide along the way.

Please go to my website at www.RickBoyesCounseling.com for more information. A great deal of my work has been with adults who were abused as children. Sexual, physical, and emotional abuse in childhood can greatly limit the degree to which one can function fully and find fulfilling relationships. I have an endless amount of compassion for the pain that life can bring and a tremendous amount of respect for the courage that it takes to look honestly at ourselves.

There are times in our lives when we just can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. We often feel overwhelmed in our relationships, not knowing what to do to make them better. As your therapist, I can be there to provide compassion, insight, and suggestions that can help you move in the direction you want to go. I believe that therapy can help individuals, couples, and families develop the skills needed to help you achieve your goals.

A responsible social practitioner, I provide psychological care, and services using American Sign Language (ASL). I work with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds, including various populations that encompass sign language users. My interests center on developing tailored, specific psychotherapy applications that benefit the patients with hearing losses. Much of my work places an emphasis on the importance of "courageous will" to empower individuals to make choices that are useful and practical.

Much of my focus is working with men struggling with what it means to be a man in today’s world. I also focus on clients experiencing the anxiety of transitioning out of a restrictive and domineering faith, hoping to embrace a more secular way of life - with an emphasis on ex-LDS. I work with clients experiencing difficulties in their primary relationships surrounding intimacy, vulnerability and codependence. Similarly, I have experience working with people struggling with their own relationship to sex, sexuality and sexual identity. I have significant experience working with people struggling with alcohol and drug addiction.

I have worked extensively for the past ten years with individuals who have various mental health diagnosis. I enjoy working with families/couples in finding a resolve to the struggles we face daily as well as with children who are living with unresolved past traumas. I love working with children utilizing play therapy techniques and watch them begin their healing process. I offer EMDR for treating past traumas, anxiety and depression both with children and adults.

Caleb Featherstone received his undergraduate degree in Psychology and his graduate degree in Marriage & Family Therapy. Caleb has since received additional training in treating trauma with eye-movement and desensitization reprocessing (EMDR). He also has extensive experience working in the field of addiction with residential patients at Pine Grove Behavioral Heath and Addiction Services. Caleb believes that we should be the author of own lives and he implements a collaborative strength-based approach, tailoring therapy to each person's individual needs. This centers around the principles of education, support, and empowerment.

Everyone needs to have time to share their thoughts and feelings. Our mind, body, and spirit all contribute to our overall health and sense of wellbeing. Therapy is an opportunity to talk about what matters most to you. I have been a licensed therapist since 1996. I specialize in helping to empower people to overcome life challenges by listening, and offering therapeutic tools to strengthen positive coping skills while working to reduce self doubt in each Individual, couple, or family that is willing to work together to heal, grow, and achieve their fullest potential, and improved well being.

If you are struggling to communicate with a partner/loved one, repeatedly feel misunderstood or unable to meet each others' different emotional needs, you're likely left feeling frustrated, discouraged, even hopeless at times. You may be thinking, "Are we just too different from one another?" "Are we fundamentally incompatible?" Barring certain severe or egregious issues, my answer is usually: No, it's probably not that you're incompatible. But you may need a different level of understanding of yourself and your partner and different set of skills and strategies to break out of the current negative cycle.

Everyone has struggles. It's part of being human. I see myself as a catalyst in the process towards change. I work with clients to identify their own capacity and build on strengths to find their own answers. There doesn't have to be a a severe mental disorder in order for a person to benefit from therapy. I also offer clinical hypnosis for a variety issues and can be used in addition to individual sessions. Please visit www.sagecreektherapy.com for more information about services and to request an appointment.

**Providing Services Strictly Telehealth. Please email for availability** Hello there! Making the decision to contact a counselor can be an intimidating and difficult step and here you ARE! My goal as a therapist include creating a safe space for you to be you without JUDGEMENT and to help you ease into the process of changing through providing support and encouragement. As we work together to build a personalized therapy plan, my hope is that you will gain a deeper understanding about you and find some practical skills/tools to use in the real world.

We all have times when we feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected. You may feel unsure where to even start to begin healing or change. I partner with individuals, couples, and families to get clarity. In our work together, clients develop a new understanding of themselves and begin making movement toward change. My training and experience includes couples' issues, blended families, life transitions, parent/teen issues, depression, anxiety, grief and loss. With couples, I hold space for you to feel safe, gain insight about yourself and your partner, and grow your relationship stronger.

Hello! I'm Dr. Yoder. Seeking growth is a brave (and sometimes anxiety-provoking) thing to do. It takes curiosity, courage, and openness to lean into this work. I specialize in depression, anxieties, relational trauma or abuse, harm reduction, complex PTSD, and identity development. It is truly a privilege to walk with each of my clients through the pain they arrived with, and notice that we come out on the other side together, with new empowerment - I love this work.

As a member of the LGBTQ+ community I invite you to be courageous and work to start your journey towards becoming your authentic self. Gaining insight into your life can be a complicated process. Most people experience challenging times when dealing with change. Harriet Lerner once said, "What will never change is the will to change and the fear of change. It is the will to change that motivates us to seek help. It is the fear of change that motivates us to resist the very help we seek." If you are feeling a need for change in your life, I invite you to start the process of therapy to change your direction in life.

Accepting New Clients! Welcome. I admire you for being here. Reaching out for help takes strength and courage. I deeply believe that we all have the ability to heal the pieces of us that have been wounded by the world. Unfortunately the weight of depression, anxiety, trauma and substance use often make us feel hopeless and helpless. Let's work together to identify what is holding you back from engaging in a deeply fulfilling life. Let’s work together to overcome these obstacles. I believe that each one of us has the capacity to thrive!

I believe that the most rewarding things in life are the relationships that we build with others. As a systemic therapist, I believe that nothing exists in isolation. Healing, therefore, occurs when changes are made at the individual and systemic levels. I believe that there is a reason for every struggle and that our struggles give us purpose. I strive to tailor treatment to meet your needs and so treatment will look a little different for everyone.