COUNSELING SERVICES Counseling is the process of allowing a trained, experienced person to assist in personal change, growth or healing. Many people who work to become better human beings find that the caring, supportive relationship with a counselor allows them to grow rapidly. Others simply want assistance in making a difficult decision or working through a life transition. Couples and families can be strengthened by increasing communication in order to grow together. Often the outcome of counseling is to allow each person to clarify their choices, find new ways of coping and increasing balance in life and in the family. My counseling experience includes work as a therapist in mental health centers, hospitals and schools. I have been in independent private practice in Hendersonville, North Carolina for the past five years. My orientation as a counselor is eclectic. This means that I have a very broad range of skills and can use a variety of modalities depending on your particular needs. These methods include cognitive work, relational focus, positive psychology, EMDR, various trauma techniques and others. My style is both supportive and honest with my clients as we work together. Currently, my therapy services include individual counseling, marriage or couples counseling and some family counseling. If you are uncertain which type of counseling would be best for you, please call me and we can decide together. Please call for more information -- 828-691-4655 You may be interested in my services as a life coach instead of as a counselor. You may be an appropriate coaching client if you are not having problems functioning in any area of your life; life coaching is not appropriate for you if you have active mental illness. To learn more about coaching, please visit my coaching website at www.lifeadventurecoaching.com .