Family Therapy in New London, NH

I am an EMDR therapist who works with adolescents, adults, and families. I specialize in working with clients who struggle with issues including trauma/PTSD from emotional/physical/sexual abuse, accidents, natural disasters; clients struggling with substance use and recovery, symptoms of anxiety, depression, family violence, etc.

Hildi has worked in the mental health and human service field for over 12 years. She has extensive experience working with adults experiencing life transitions, career challenges, divorce, and family caregiving. She understands that starting therapy can feel uncomfortable initially but builds rapport easily by being open, genuine, and warm. She provides a safe space that is judgement free. Her sessions are therapeutic, interactive, and empowering.

Pete has more than 15 years of experience as a teacher and counselor. Pete approaches his work from a systems perspective and his areas of interest include working with adolescents, individuals and families struggling with addiction, and couples. He also works with individuals of all ages to help them explore their beliefs and how those beliefs affect their present selves. Regardless of the root of symptoms, exploring how we think about ourselves and the world around us and working to replace the behaviors and beliefs that no longer serve us often help us get unstuck and move forward to achieving our goals.

Lucia is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Lucia takes a mindful approach to each clinical and non-clinical interaction. Treatment is specifically curated for the individual experience. Lucia is client centered and a culturally sensitive therapist.

Justun is a new clinician with approximately 17 years in the field and 6 years experience doing individual, group and family counseling. Justun's counseling background is rooted in helping veterans struggling with substance-use and trauma-related challenges, teens and families experiencing behavioral, emotional and school-related challenges and men struggling with co-occurring substance use and mental health related challenges.

Jim brings to Counseling Associates over 30 years of experience in the mental health field working with children and adults in both outpatient and residential settings. Jim specializes in working with children, adolescents, and families, and has extensive experience in the area of behavioral problems and school issues. Jim's practice also includes consultation to schools.

Accepting clients! I provide individual counseling for adolescents and adults as well as couples and family therapy. I believe everyone deserves compassion and support regardless of what you may be struggling with. My goal as a therapist is to assist you in making necessary changes to live a more satisfied, successful life free from unwanted stress.

Allison comes to Counseling Associates with a background in working with children of all ages in various settings including schools, community mental health, and an ADHD treatment program.

Therapy for couples and individuals with anxiety in MA and NH. Your relationship is on the rocks. One of you feels alone and misunderstood, the other just wants the fighting to stop. You’ve tried so much to change this relationship and nothing is working. You try to bring up things to your partner in a neutral way but it inevitably spirals into a conflict and before you know it you’re back in that same awful place of disconnection that seems to happen over and over again without resolution. You’re told you’re being too critical, too defensive, not listening enough. You feel like you are constantly walking on eggshells.

Specialized training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), serving adolescents and families, having participated and co-facilitated mindfulness and distress tolerance group sessions. A true believer that individuals are doing the best they can, and they can do better. Focusing on one's strengths enables an individual to pull upon the characteristics and skills they already possess, serving them for the better, creating a mindset of strength, faith and hope.

Dottie is a licensed drug and alcohol counselor with over a decade of experience in outpatient and inpatient treatment, as well as within the department of corrections. Dottie's tele-health practice focuses on substance use dependence and co-occurring disorders. Dottie approaches her clients with empathy, humor and compassion as she works with clients to uncover the why of substance use, which then allows for a focus on increasing self-worth, love of self, healing from trauma and any co-occurring diagnosis.

I am a recent Masters's Level Graduate. I have been with the practice throughout my internship level, and have joined as a Candidate for licensure. I am really excited to be staying on and continuing to work with diverse clients. I have experience working with individuals with anxiety and depression. During, my time as Counseling Associate's I have had the opportunity to work with neurodivergent adults and work with them to navigate their specific challenges.

Kate is a candidate for clinical social work licensure and directs the Master of Social Work program at Colby-Sawyer College. In addition to drawing upon her sociological training in the therapeutic setting through extensive use of a person-in-environment context, Kate utilizes strengths-based and client-centered approaches to guide individuals in developing and working toward their goals such as anxiety and stress reduction, greater life satisfaction and resilience, and increased levels of agency. She also maintains an active research and therapeutic interest in working with survivors of domestic violence.

Sara Bergeron has extensive experience in the areas of anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, anger, defiance and ADD/ADHD. She has been in practice for over 10 years serving children, families and adults.

I am a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional, with over 15 years of experience in the clinical field, I've had the privilege of working with a diverse range of clients. My core belief is that every individual possesses a unique narrative, a tapestry of experiences, emotions, and desires that shape their aspirations for life. Whether you seek a compassionate ear to share your thoughts, to process life-changing events, to discover a deeper sense of self and happiness, or to navigate the complexities of relationships, I'm committed to guiding you towards greater well-being and happiness.

My clients are motivated to make changes, but they need guidance, structure, and encouragement to do so. When working together, I will always meet you where you're at, help you formulate your goals, and gently push you towards values-based living. I specialize in treating OCD and anxiety. My hope is that I can help you find your voice and build confidence through my compassionate, down-to-earth therapy style. I also love to infuse creativity whenever possible to help deepen the therapeutic experience and foster self-reflection.

Seeking out help for a problem that you can’t solve on your own is one of life’s more difficult – and brave – first steps. In my capacity as a clinical psychologist, I have witnessed so many people make transformational changes in overcoming depression, trauma, anxiety, and the problems that arise from both personal history and current difficulties. By tailoring the way I work to meet your specific and unique needs, we can, together, work toward both healing and expanding emergent capacities for positive change.

I believe that men are faced with conflicting expectations in our society that can lead them to feel frustrated, misunderstood and isolated. They are expected to be strong yet gentle, fierce yet sensitive, protective but not overbearing. Sometimes men get stuck in one role and cannot transition to another as the situation changes. My goal is to coach you on developing new strategies for addressing these issues and to help you break destructive patterns. While I focus on men's issues, all of my experience and techniques work with people in all walks of life and lifestyles.

I offer a focused biopsychosocial approach on each individual, couple or a family's presenting concern or desire for treatment. I place attention on medical as well as psychological concerns as I see them to be interconnected. I work with a systemic understanding of the individual. That is, I understand the individual to be a part of a system of relationships that includes family members, partners, colleagues, their social connections, culture and spiritual or faith-based practices. I studied meditation and mindfulness and apply them to my practice when applicable.