Everyone is a unique individual, and, from time to time, a problem may arise for which intervention may be beneficial.  One person may seek counseling simply to learn more about him or herself, another may be in counseling for crisis management, and yet another person may seek counseling to improve skills required in business.  The number and type of problems are as many as there are people.  Whether you are interested in professional guidance to help with a decision you are facing or you are looking for an in depth form of therapy, you have come to the right place.

In the various aspects of our lives, we are stuck in rigid and repeating patterns of thoughts, emotions and actions.  Most people are not even aware of what their minds are doing throughout the course of a day.  Many people find themselves in the same predicaments because of these same patterns of thought and emotion.  If no change in patterns of thoughts and emotions is made, the same actions will undoubtably occur as a result.  It is our attachment to our current way of thinking that is the root of our emotional and mental suffering.  In order to stop emotional and mental suffering, thought patterns must change.  Finding ways to interrupt these patterns and replacing them with better patterns is very helpful, and will lead to a refreshed outlook on life.

Psychological counseling involves intervention by trained therapist to help the patient in problems relating to life.  During a counseling session, the therapist must stay in the present moment, and, at the same time, step back and understand the situation from all perspectives.  The therapist will evaluate various aspects of the patient's life, and identify those areas that are presenting a problem.  Therapists are highly skilled in the area of analysis of thought patterns.  The solution to a problem may not be obvious to the patient will most likely be crystal clear to the therapist.  The therapist, also knowledgeable of numerous ways to solve these problems, will offer recommendations involving changes that should be made.  In essence, the therapist is issuing a prescription for a new way of thinking.

As a patient, the goal is to find a way to express yourself better and to get to know yourself better.  The goal of counseling, then, is to increase an individual’s sense of well-being by better understanding themselves and their relation to those around them.  This may be accomplished in many ways.  The type of treatment depends on the problem the patient is having and the personality of the person being treated.  By following the prescription for a new way of thinking, freedom of expression and a new outlook on life will follow.

Counseling addresses many issues.  The following areas are Suzanne’s specialty:

Adjustment Disorders
Affair Recovery
Anger Management
Anxiety Disorders
Assertiveness Skills
Attachment Issues
Behavioral Health
Behavior Disorders
Behavior Management
Bipolar Disorder
Boundary Issues
Career Concerns
Child Abuse Survivors
Chronic Mental Illness
Codependency Issues
Communication Issues
Conflict Resolution
Co-Parenting Skills
Coping Skills
Crisis Stabilization
Critical Incident Response
Depression
Dissociative Disorders
Divorce Adjustment
Domestic Violence
Dream Interpretation
Dual Diagnosis
Dysthymic Disorder
Emotional Abuse
Family Dynamics
Family of Origin Issues
Gay & Lesbian Issues
Gender Identity
Giftedness
GLBTQ Issues
Grief & Loss
Guided Imagery
Health & Wellness
Identity Concerns
Inner Child Communication
Intimacy Issues
Life Balance
Life Improvement
Life Transitions
Marital Problems
Men's Issues
Midlife Crisis
Money Issues
Mood Disorders
Motivation
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Organization & Time Management
Panic Attacks
Parent-Child Relationships
Parenting Skills
Personal Growth
Personality Disorders
Phobias
Physical Abuse
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Relationship Problems
Religious Issues
Self-Enrichment
Self-Esteem
Severe & Persistent Mental Illness
Sexual Abuse
Sexuality Issues
Sexual Orientation
Social Anxiety Disorder
Social Issues
Spiritual Growth
Stress Management
Thought Disorders
Women's Issues

For any particular problem facing the patient, many treatment options are available.  The counselor, taking into consideration the problems the patient is faced with and the personality of the patient, will use those methods that provide optimal results.  Suzanne, experienced in many forms of therapy, uses the following types of therapy during counseling:

Adlerian Therapy
Anger Management Evaluations
Business Consulting
Career Counseling
Case Management
Christian Counseling
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Counseling & Psychotherapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Existential Therapy
Experiential Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy
Family Systems Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Jungian Therapy
Leadership Coaching
Life Coaching
Marriage & Family Therapy
Mind-Body Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Professional Coaching
Psychodynamic Therapy
Reality Therapy & Choice Theory
Social Skill Training