Our Approach to Counseling

 

Our  approach is to work with the individual on what matters most to them while also looking at functioning as a whole.  We use a variety of screenings and outcome measurement tools that look at overall functioning.  Along with our functional screening tools are tools that identify health concerns.  We prefer to also collaborate with your primary health provider to make sure we are working together and  complimenting each others services.

As we work toward an individual’s primary goal, symptoms and concerns are treated as obstacles toward obtaining what is truly important toward wellness.  Our focus is on optimal wellness, not the illness. We will help you find your own path toward good health through a variety of evidenced based methods and interventions.

Services usually start with a free consultation. Then, if treatment and/or coaching looks like an option that you would like to explore we will then schedule a more comprehensive assessment and treatment planning session to develop your individual wellness plan. From there we may begin a series of coaching or therapy sessions to work on habits and skills to help you live the life you want.

Yoga and mindfulness training are some of the services we provide.  This may be through one on one instruction with your counselor or in the form of group classes offered by staff in our agency.  Evidenced based modalities in Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Motivational Interviewing are also utilized/followed in individual sessions. Other services we provide are professional coaching and services through Employment Assistant Programs.  The focus of these services do include assessment, brief treatment, and/or coaching.  Work/Life balance is the main goal for these sessions.

All of our services include goal development, life vision exercises, values assessments, and role identification and balancing.  Our staff can explain more of this when you begin with us.  We feel these first steps are crucial in us understanding not only what direction you are aiming for in your life but also your decision-making process and core values.  We want to not only honor this important part of yourself once identified but help you discover it if you feel lost and not centered.

 

Thank you for visiting and please feel free to visit our contact page to send us your thoughts  and/or if you are interested in a free 15 minute  phone consult.