Over 30 years experience. Melonie Gale believes counseling is a personalized and collaborative relationship within a safe and supportive environment that is designed for you as an individual. Your decision to seek counseling and choosing the right counselor for you is as important to your healing as your motivation to change. She works interactively with you to define treatment goals based on your specific needs. Counseling may be brief or in-depth. Within each of us, she believes there is an innate ability and power to heal, and she will work together with you towards your goals. Counseling as a choice. Melonie Gale has been working with clients to help better their lives for decades. Her experience is in a multitude of differing areas, giving me clarity to focus on the underlying issues that present roadblocks to wellness. By focusing on recognition of your choices and strengths and identifying patterns that aren't working for you, her experience and expertise can help provide you with new insights and tools.

I am an expert in treating sexual addiction and couples struggling with betrayal trauma. Are you overwhelmed by infidelity, betrayal, or sex addiction? I am a licensed marriage and family therapist and have over 15 years of experience helping individuals and couples impacted by betrayal and sex addiction. I help couples, and individuals overcome the devastating impact of betrayal trauma to help them heal their relationship, restore trust and thrive in connection. I am the Host of the top-rated podcast The Addicted Mind podcast, which focuses exclusively on the impact of addiction. I will collaborate with you to reach toward healing from the impact of betrayal, and if you are the betrayer, I can help restore your integrity and help your partner heal from the effects of betrayal trauma.

Depression, anxiety, building better relationships, boundary setting. Anger Management classes for adults interested in learning better coping skills. Pet Loss Support for pet lovers dealing with the loss or anticipated loss of their pet. Individuals struggling with codependency issues. Individuals struggling with another's self absorbed behavior. Assessments and Referrals available by appointment.

My approach to therapy is compassionate, collaborative, and goal oriented to meet each client's unique needs. I believe that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to therapy, and that a flexible and individualized approach is essential for creating meaningful and lasting change. Having worked with individuals, couples, and families for over 12 years, I have developed expertise in addressing a multitude of challenges. These specialties include anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, loss, anger, and relationship issues. I draw from a range of evidence-based therapies and techniques to tailor treatment to the specific needs and goals of each client. Some of the therapies and techniques I draw from include dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), Gottman method, mindfulness-based approaches, and trauma-focused therapies. If you are looking for a supportive and non-judgmental therapist to help you navigate life's challenges, I am here to help. Let's work together to create solutions, solve problems, and to help you feel more empowered and fulfilled in your life.

Seeking help is a courageous yet highly practical decision. I commend anyone who is serious about seeking understanding, clarity, healing, change and growth. Finding the right therapist is a highly individual choice. I am grateful you took the time to review my profile. In my experience, there are many reasons why people decide to begin therapy, counseling or coaching. It may be to address fairly common problems like anxiety or depression. Other times I find it's about learning more effective means of managing emotions brought on by stressful experiences or life transitions. Or the reason may be about improving dysfunctional, conflicted marriage, family or workplace relationships. Still, others seek me out as a guide for self-exploration, general growth and dealing with the 'givens' in life. Regardless of your reason for seeking a therapeutic relationship, working with me can provide the insight, support and strategic focus you need to meet - and overcome - many of life's challenges. I combine my past experience as a results-oriented business executive with my education and training as a compassionate, caring, wise therapist to help my clients get to the root of their problems, deal more effectively with today's challenges and move towards the full life and future they envision. I believe that each of has the capacity to grow and change and that we are not powerless to change the path of our lives. If you or someone you know is looking for a trustworthy, discerning therapist who can blend clinical excellence with extensive life experience in family, community, academic and business settings, please give me a call. It would be my pleasure to learn more about your situation and explain how I can be of help.

What typically brings one to seek a therapist is a crisis of some kind, whether it be personal, spiritual, or professional. And of course, there is therapeutic value in acquiring support and guidance in a safe and confidential way. However, therapy can offer so much more than learning healthy coping mechanisms, improving communication skills, and gaining a deeper understanding of oneself. It is my personal belief that our deepest desires come from a yearning for individual wholeness, a form of consciousness that comes from the depths of our psyche; a process which is completely unique for each individual. The only way to expand consciousness is by exploring our unconscious world and the best and really the only way to do that is through dream work. Psyche intends for us to expand consciousness, to bring to fruition our fullest self, and the only method it has to communicate with us is through symbols. Understanding the meaning of the specific symbols the psyche has provided to you in dreams is the core of my work. It is through the insights gained from interpreting the symbol of the dream that we can embark on a journey that Carl Gustav Jung named the individuation process. So, despite what initially brings you to my practice should you decide, it is a privilege to be entrusted with the personal and private inner workings of your individual psyche. This work is sacred, and it is my promise to provide a safe space for your unconscious content to unfold and reveal the gift of individual consciousness to your higher Self.

Dr. Nightingale has been practicing for over 30 years. You may listen to her counseling philosophy on SoundCloud.com. She uses a Brief Therapy model to help clients with depression, anxiety and relationship concerns. She is one of the few therapists licensed both as a Psychologist (PhD level) and as a Marriage, Family, Child Therapist (Masters level). Her self-help books are available on Amazon. She is the past-director of psychiatric hospital and chemical dependency programs. You may read her blog articles here on many therapy issues. Her conference lectures focus on relationship communication, conflict resolution and parenting. She's known for her humor, compassion and dedication to helping clients attain practical solutions in a supportive environment. She uses homework assignments to facilitate progress between therapy sessions for clients who want to get the most out of their treatment. To remain enthusiastic in her field and to bring clients the most up-to-date treatment methods, she invests extensive hours annually in continuing education and specialized training. Her self help books can be found on Amazon. It takes courage to start therapy and begin the changes that will lead to a better life. Dr. Nightingale respects how difficult the first few steps can be. Searching the internet and reading these bios is a good start. The next step is to call and ask any questions you may have, and then schedule an appointment. Therapy can provide practical, straightforward tools that you may then use to make positive changes. You deserve the support of a caring and experienced professional as you face the things you'd like to improve about your life. If you feel stuck, please reach out to a licensed therapist. You deserve a new start.

I provide professional, caring and holistic psychotherapy in a safe and supportive environment for adults, couples, teens and families. With 30 years of counseling experience and as a solution-focused and intuitive psychotherapist I am able to rapidly identify and then provide insight, guidance and emotional support in the resolution of my client's core issues. We will unearth and clear long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling, meaningful and joyful life. I use an integrative approach which includes CBT, Internal Family Systems, Depth Psychology, Imago and Mindfulness based therapies. The intention is to clear negative thoughts, programming, patterns, trauma and PTSD. These modalities assist in dissolving the root issues that cause anxiety, panic attacks and depression. I assist with Narcissist Abuse Recovery in individual psychotherapy sessions.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with a doctoral degree in counseling psychology. I have been licensed for twenty-three years. My theoretical orientation is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); however, I also draw on solution-focused and humanistic theories, as well as psychodynamic and holistic approaches in therapy. I work primarily with depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress (PTSD), and trauma.

For more than 20 years, I’ve been providing compassionate guidance and support to individuals and couples who want to confront challenges, gain insight, and improve relationships and communication. I especially enjoy working with adults of all ages who are navigating life transitions, like entering adulthood, becoming parents, facing midlife, changing careers, ending long-term relationships, or adjusting to an “empty nest.” I view therapy as a creative and collaborative process, and I’m flexible in my approaches, which include walk-and-talk sessions in Ojai, California. My overarching focus is on the importance of a genuine relationship between my clients and me. My clients would describe me as open-minded, nonjudgmental, and curious, with a calm presence and a sense of humor. I’m active in sessions, and I’m an out-of-the-box thinker who is comfortable with unconventional ways of thinking and respectful of different perspectives. For more information, please visit my website: susanlacroixmft.com