Motivational Interviewing Therapists in 29615

Brooke A. Humphrey is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with over 15 years of experience in the mental health and end-of-life fields. She is passionate about guiding adolescents, adults, and seniors through the unique challenges of life and helping them live their own special stories. Brooke specializes in anxiety, grief and loss, end-of-life issues, and other life transitions.Brooke completed her Master's degree in Social Work at the University of South Carolina.

In my tenure as a mental health professional I have served diverse populations in multiple settings to include: school-based, residential, community mental health and higher-education environments. Proficient in four languages (Ukrainian, Russian, French, and English), I provide culturally competent and trauma-informed clinical services to help people from all walks of life obtain access to mental health services. As a strong generalist, my therapeutic interests include a range of mental health issues and complications in individuals, couples, and families. As a trauma specialist, I hope to make the world as safer place for all.

Rachel Borem is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 6 years of experience in the mental health field. She has worked with a wide range of ages to include adolescents, adults, and older adults from a variety of cultural backgrounds. She is passionate about working with people experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions.

I'm proud to work individually with diverse populations, such as tweens, adolescents, young adults/college students, and adults in South Carolina. Though I am able to offer my services to the vast majority of people dealing with most issues, my specialty is with those who are struggling with Panic Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and PTSD. Many of my clients have an emotionally sensitive temperament and need different skills to create a life that has meaning and purpose.

Stephen Tuttle is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 6 years of experience providing clinical assessment and therapeutic care to children and adolescents seeking help with anger management, self-esteem, impulsivity, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, trauma, family issues, and sexual offending behaviors. He has a strong desire to continue working with today’s youth while also engaging in therapeutic care with adults, couples, and families with a variety of needs who are motivated for treatment and searching for a fellow traveler in their journey towards a meaningful and purposeful life.

Kathleen Horn is a Licensed Master Social Worker who has a love for dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). She is passionate about helping people and reducing mental health stigma and feels that DBT is a great tool to have in anyone's toolbox. Kathleen has experience helping those experiencing depression, anxiety, grief, relationship issues, life transitions, and borderline personality disorder. Kathleen completed her Master of Social Work at the University of Maryland School of Social Work after first pursuing and falling in love with social work at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

Gina Decker has over 25 years of experience helping clients from age 3 to the elderly population. she has worked in psychiatric care with all ages providing inpatient, partial, crisis intervention, and assessment. Her experience includes private practice, school-based therapy, and case management. “I believe that all people are striving to achieve happiness and inner peace in their lives. I would love to help you in this process of growth.”

I specialize in treating pre-adolescents, adolescents, and men dealing with anxiety, OCD, ADHD, ODD, depression, low self-esteem, low self-confidence, anger struggles, emotional dysregulation, and poor peer relationships. I also work a great deal doing parental consultation to help parents build coherent parenting plans, change systemic cycles, lead behavior change, and repair parent-child relationships.

Lonely, anxious, depressed, frustrated, angry, confused? Psychotherapy can be an important step toward seeking change, resolving issues and focusing on personal growth. Each person who begins therapy has different needs and goals making the therapeutic relationship unique. Life brings challenges, obstacles and burdens that can cause many feelings and emotions; sometimes paralyzing us towards a direction. Therapy is not a mystery but rather a process where healing is facilitated in a caring environment.

After 25+ years working as a clinical psychologist, business owner, and mediator, I am even more enthusiastic and delighted to go about my work than when I first began. Helping people of all ages as they learn to make decisions, handle stress, control emotions, advance their careers, and acquire loving relationships is a privilege and is what I am called to do. I care about your outcome and seek to be a trusted professional advisor and resource to you, both immediately and whenever you need me in years to come. Together we can transform your relationships, health, and career to get you safely through the toughest times. CALL NOW!

Angela Wright is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (ADAC) with over 7 years of experience. Angela has been working with agencies as an Outpatient Counselor since 2015, focusing on helping individuals with co-occurring disorders by promoting growth and change by meeting individuals where they are. Angela works with adults, couples, and adolescents dealing with substance use, depression, anxiety, relationships issues, trauma, adjustment issues, and health services.

I believe it is my calling to help my clients get to a better place and live happier, more fulfilled lives. I hope to help you see your worth, understand your past and how you got to the present, and explore the possibilities for your future! I specialize in attachment theory and use a psychoanalytic approach which simply means that I will listen to your story from childhood up through adulthood to get an understanding of what has happened over your life that may be manifesting today and causing challenges for you. Then we do the work to heal the parts that maybe aren't so whole right now.

Do you feel overwhelmed? Are you experiencing sadness and hopelessness? Are you buried in problems and see no way out? Are you devastated over the loss of a loved one? Are you struggling with relationships? Whatever it is you may be going through there is help and there is hope! You can overcome your pain. You can make it through. Life can get better. You are not alone. Through our therapeutic relationship, you will resolve problems, be empowered, and attain the healing you need to find joy and transform your life.

Do you feel hopeless and discouraged? We all go through rough patches in life, and sometimes we are left feeling stuck. Depression, anger, anxiety, helplessness and stress may follow. Having someone listen to your struggles, help you clarify your goals, break old habits and form healthier ones and learn to handle stressful situations more effectively can be extremely helpful. Therapy can help anchor you, so you can make the desired changes in your life.

**EVENING and SATURDAY HOURS** Making the decision to seek therapy is an important and personal choice. It is often difficult for us to sort out solutions to issues that on the surface seem simple, but in real life can be crippling, disorienting and sources of conflict. My goal as a therapist is to provide a safe, confidential space for self-exploration and healing that promotes mental wellness and empowers the client to move forward in their life. Let me help you move forward in this positive journey towards increased self-awareness and clarity of self.

Ms. Christian approaches counseling with a strength-base perspective, meeting clients where they are to help them get to where they want to be. She is an outside the box thinker when helping her clients understand that they are an integral part of reaching their goals towards healing. As a military spouse, she has experience about the stressors and culture of the military. She has taken this experience to further provide care to people in the LGBTQIA+ military community as well.

Life is hard-I imagine that is the last thing that you want to hear right now. But unless you assume a different perspective, you may miss some important things-like hope, grace, and compassion. In my 30 plus years as a licensed professional counselor, I have had the honor of walking with individuals and couples through life crises and transitions, seeing them with fresh eyes, an understanding heart, and strategic interventions (or behavioral “experiments”) as they discover a new life of purpose and meaning, with renewed personal energy and deepened relationships.

I am currently accepting NEW children and teenagers! Welcome! I haven't met you yet, but I am proud of you for taking the first step towards mental wellness for yourself or your daughter. You may have ended up here seeking help for your daughter because she is not as happy as she once was. You've read countless articles and books, yet your concerns continue to grow as your daughter's challenges persist. Or perhaps you are a young woman struggling to manage the responsibilities of life while battling insecurity, anxious thoughts that won’t stop, and feelings of depression that are preventing you from living your best life.

An individual searching for a freeform therapy experience in an LGBTQ+ affirming space, focused on exploring trauma, developing coping skills, and exploring their potential would be a great fit for my therapy style!