HAVEN COUNSELING

a safe place to heal

Are you feeling stuck, depressed, anxious, or unhappy with your relationships? Do you have a heartbreak you feel you might never overcome? Are you struggling to find the words that you feel, and when you do speak it’s misunderstood and not taken the way you meant it? Have you and your partner been fighting, and it just doesn’t feel like you can do anything right? Have you experienced infidelity or a toxic relationship? If you answered yes to any of these questions, read on to learn how Haven Counseling can help you. 

Therapy is led by YOU- your needs, your goals, and your heart’s desires. If you are depressed, we will uncover what is keeping you down, explore your needs, and journey towards creating a life you feel pleasure from. If you’re a woman recovering from a toxic relationship, dealing with grief, or you just plain have depression or anxiety and can’t quite figure out what’s wrong, we can figure it out together. I will facilitate you uncovering your own needs, boundaries, and desires while also equipping and empowering you to communicate those needs and boundaries to those in your life. Maybe you’re healing from a very difficult trauma, and you feel like you’re bleeding from the heart. As a trauma therapist, I will gently educate you on how trauma affects the body, and give you the opportunity to process the deep hurts you’re facing. 

If you have a history of toxic relationships and you don’t know why but the pattern always continues, then this is the place for you. We will discover why you choose the relationships you do, what draws you to them, and how to heal from the hurt they have caused. You don’t have to be stuck, trapped, or broken. This is a safe place for wounded people to find support, comfort, and someone to challenge you to be the best version of yourself. Trauma’s roots run deep, and together we will dig all the way down to find out where it all began for you.  

Healthy communication is key in every facet of life. Gain the tools you need to communicate effectively, so that your partner (or family or friends) understand your needs, your true intent, and so that it comes across as kind and positive as possible. Direct and kind communication will always be your friend, but sometimes we just need a little practice to feel like we’re getting it “right.” 

Counseling with me is focused on your growth, whatever that looks like for you. I facilitate mindfulness, safety, person-led growth, and skills practice. 

I named my practice Haven Counseling because it is a safe space. A safe space to be yourself, to learn how to better yourself, to laugh, and to grow. We might be talking about serious things, but be ready to laugh. I like to laugh a lot, because although these things are hard, laughter is the first step to them no longer defining us or weighing us down. Humor is my not-so-secret ingredient to making therapy an uplifting environment. When you think of therapy, I want you to look forward to talking, exploring, learning and growing- not dreading it. No need to fear though, therapy with me is always a safe place to cry and pour your heart out. I’m here for you, wherever you’re at.

Approach

Haven Counseling utilizes a biopsychosocial approach to transforming your life. Transformation takes commitment to change and that comes from you. I will bring my expertise to educate, empower and inspire you to the changes you need to make. We will dive deep into your emotional, biological, social, spiritual, and psychological well-being to assess what areas of your life need change in order for you to have the life and loving relationships you crave. Many times when people are struggling in their romantic or familial relationships they can’t identify what the problem is. Collaboratively, we will identify the root issues holding you back. You have the power to manifest healthy relationships and achieve your goals, all you need are the emotional tools to get you there. It has been my sincerest joy throughout my career to help women recover from toxic relationships, communicate better in the relationships they are in, or learn to date in a way that will help them meet the person of their dreams.

Therapy Services

Providing you with a safe space to heal and grow into the person you were always meant to be.

All your appointments will be individualized to meet your unique needs. As an experienced practitioner, I know that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to healing and growth. Rather, I am an expert at meeting each individual where they are at with their unique past experiences and future goals.

I will use my expertise to identify areas for growth and change. Then together we will create a plan specifically designed to target your psychological, biological, social and emotional well-being in order to create desired change.

I am an action-oriented therapist. So even when we are in the thick of processing heavy trauma and big feelings, you will always be challenged to put in work. I hope you love this part of counseling as much as I do, because it’s where the big changes happen.

Begin your transformation today.