Stephen Heelan, Psychologist in North Palm Beach, 33408

Stephen Craig Heelan, PhD, LMHC, BCPC

Profession(s):
Counseling Psychology, Psychotherapy, Counseling Psychology
License Status:
I'm a licensed professional.
Primary License:
LMHC

My Approach to Helping

Accept the client where they are at during presentation; then see the presenting problem(s) they are experiencing through their eyes, not mine. I consider it critical for the client to entertain and work with me in processing the pathology in the statement "you are what you think..." Labels while necessary by context, have much more worth on soup cans than they do on people.
My job, is to identify the pathology and work with the individual(s) to process or develop alternatives to skills and strategies that they are already voicing or experiencing "do not, have not, will not, or are not" working for them.

More Info About My Practice

Rates can be Fee for Service, and I offer a sliding scale when meeting certain criteria. Not all private insurance will be accepted. I am a Licensed Individual Practicing Florida Medicaid Provider.

Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With

I am not judgmental. Being oriented in the biological models of mental health and pathology, I am of the belief that always the potential for help or relief exists for us... Hard work; sure, sometimes, most times often...however if we do the work together, make the effort collectively, tomorrow's have the potential to shine brighter than the tarnished and troubling yesterdays!

How Psychotherapy Can Help

Self-doubt, whether self-proscribed or assigned, makes for a lonely existence. Tarnished self-esteem, whether self-proscribed, or assigned, is limiting. In the short. I believe limitations are self-imposed...finding a way out of the depths of the mental health "well" can be attained through therapy. It takes a credible, knowledgeable, therapist to develop the means to "get out and stay out" of the depths of despair often found in that mental health "well of darkness or trouble." To me, with help at hand, it is illogical for one not to grasp at a resolve. Therapy, a good therapist, should be able to light that path for the client.