Therapists in Bluffton, SC

My ideal client would be a person who is ready and willing to explore how their past informs their present, how their internal life (thoughts, emotions, and aspirations) influences their external life (job, family, and friendships), and how their perceptions shape their reality.

Whether you're struggling with prescription pills, alcohol, or another substance, I offer proven, effective outpatient programs tailored to your needs. Whether you require an outpatient rehab or a more intensive partial hospitalization program, I will ensure you get the right program for your recovery. My outpatient programs will provide flexibility so you can attend to work, family, or school duties.

I specialize in helping persons with chronic, disabling medical and mental health conditions improve their quality of life. In our work together, you will learn self-regulation skills for the management of physical and emotional concerns; lessen the impact of pain, reduce anxious feelings, increase positive mood. To help you accomplish your goals, I combine psychotherapy with methods from neuroscience and physiology. Based on your needs, offerings may include traditional biofeedback and quantitative EEG guided neurofeedback (BF&NF), heart rate variability training(HRV),pulsed/repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation(rTMS), cranial electrical stimulation (CES), transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS)

Life's journey is an adventure with its share of challenges. As an empathetic therapist, I'm here to join you on your path to healing and growth in a relaxed, supportive space. Whether it's anxiety, self-esteem, relationships, or self-discovery, this is your judgment-free zone. Let's explore your thoughts, develop effective ways to cope, and create positive change together. Believe in your strength. I'm here to support your transformative journey. Take that first step, and let's begin.

I am eclectic in my therapy approach collaborating with each client to achieve their goals. Generally I emphasize cognitive and behavioral techniques combined with sufficient psychodynamic understanding of our personality functioning. I work with alternative techniques, including hypnosis. I am known for my optimistic energy and engaging, nurturing style. I look into each client to see excitement rather than anxiety, adventure rather than apprehension, vitality rather than drudgery, empowerment rather that loss of control, courage and strength rather than pain. I advocate trying something new, breaking the old patterns that continue to produce the unwanted consequences.

Struggling with anxiety, stress, sleep? Come see me because I can help you, typically in a few sessions. I am the eternal optimist. I love working with couples whether they are simply looking to enrich their relationship or I am their last best hope before the courthouse. Active duty military and their dependents are a very important part of my practice. Specialties include job-related issues, grief, separation/divorce, school issues, and working with clients of all ages from retirees to as young as age 3. Approaches include CBT, Audio-Visual Entrainment, and biofeedback. All insurances and most EAPs welcome.

We all deserve to live a happy, productive life -- to have a little fun every now and then. While life can't always be fun, with the right coping mechanisms and cognitive tools, we can address even the toughest times with positivity and confidence. It is my goal to teach my clients how to live their most positive lives, no matter what the circumstance or issue: marriage and family problems, anxiety, depression, ADD and ADHD (children and adults), blended family matters, sexual issues, PTSD, and military-family dynamics.

With more that thirty years of pastoral and clinical experience in private practice, institutions and churches I provide traditional counseling/therapy for individuals, couples and families in my capacity as a licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed marriage and family therapy supervisor. As a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor, I also provide Christian spiritual life coaching and faith perspectives on life and relationship issues. The goal is to bring clinical and pastoral expertise to the counseling process. My work is with individuals, couples, families and small groups.

Thanks for checking out my page. Please know that I work exclusively with First Responders and mental health counselors. (I also am happy to provide consultation work with any previous clients to see you briefly) Practicing clinicians know well that doing this challenging work means our own feelings, our counter-transference experiences will arise. How do we function as self monitoring professionals? One way is to know when to seek therapy for ourselves. When we work on our own issues, we provide better care for our clients. If I can be of help to you, please reach out.

Life is constantly changing & pressing on us, leading to stress, and calling for our growth. Rather than looking for acceptance or healing from others, it's important to look inward. This understanding of who we are & how we operate eases stress & peaceful life transitions. Science verifies that changing our thinking, feeling & behaviors improves the quality of our life. I specialize in connecting people deeply with themselves, decreasing suffering from anxiety, depression, family/relational conflict, grief, chronic pain, panic attacks, low self-esteem and work/school burdens.