Best Marriage Or Relationship Counselor Santa Rosa Near Me

4worldlovers: Clients and colleagues describe me as a warm, compassionate and wise psychotherapist. I am committed to providing the highest level of counseling to the North Bay area. I am often a good fit for clients who want to integrate a spiritual perspective into working on the issues they bring to counseling. By “spiritual” I mean striving towards “being” your whole and complete authentic self, to live connected to that self, committed to growing, evolving and finding deep purpose, forgiving oneself and others, seeing the sacred in the ordinary, and having a daily practice that keeps personal growth going long after counseling concludes. The foundation of our work together is the practice of transforming suffering into wisdom.

I bring 15+ years experience helping couples, adults, teens and families. Therapy is an inner journey of self-exploration, self-acceptance, and self-expression. Together we co-create and celebrate your process as you move towards a compassionate acceptance of where you’ve been and create the vision of where you are going.

I offer a wide variety of transformational tools and psychotherapy orientations to move you forward. My training/orientation draws on spiritual traditions, somatic practices, creative arts, mythology and indigenous wisdom. I utilize techniques from the most effective cutting edge psychotherapies, the most recent findings of cognitive/affective neuroscience, and accessible practices of coaching, mindfulness, expressive arts, and energy psychology.

I look forward to your unique story unfolding as you step fully into the life you envision and deserve. Together we will carefully tailor your individualized plan and utilize the most effective and well researched therapy tools available. I find great joy in helping to change lives and bringing healing to those in need. I am happy to discuss a sliding fee scale to those who need this.

You can call right now to schedule a free 30 minute phone or office consultation. I often can return calls within a few hours. You will be surprised how a 30 minute conversation can be transformative and healing. You may also schedule a full intake appointment by filling out the “contact” link in the navigation bar at the top.

Marriage and Family therapist Santa Rosa California – Kristy Hellum is a Marriage and Family therapist in Santa Rosa, California. She provides individual therapy, couples therapy, and therapy for teens. Her office is near downtown Santa Rosa.

Meridian University in the Bay Area draws on several diversified orientations to psychology that have emerged during the mid to latter part of the twentieth century, including:

My Psychotherapy orientation is deeply embedded in best practices and well researched theories including brain science, change theory and attachment theory.

Theoretical approaches with soulful appreciation of and respect for the vast array spiritual practices and honoring the creative imagination.

Payment options that fit your budget. More client do not use insurance for therapy because Private Pay is the only way to secure complete confidentiality I am happy to offer a sliding scale for those in need.

Research shows this an effective tool for treating anxiety, depression, PTSD and emotional chaos. Each session begins this way.

Transformation is is at the heart of the therapy journey. Drawing from the richness of the alchemical process, we endeavor to transform all of life’s suffering into wisdom.

Exploring the unconscious parts of us, many people need and want to use something beyond words; sand tray, poetry, movement, drawing, scribbling, collage, writing. Skilled with these approaches, I am delighted to offer them to you.

As an alternative – ask about my work as a certified Equine Interaction Mental Health Professional, we can partner with sensitive loving horses to learn from their powerful ease and pure truth telling congruent nature. All work is done on the ground. No riding experience needed.

4worldlovers: "In the middle of winter, I, at last, discovered that there was in me an invincible summer."

“Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.”

I am often asked about the kinds of people I work with and my areas of specialization. The simple truth is that I work with everyday people who are struggling and worried. They might be challenged with a major change occurring in their life or with distress that has been building momentum for years.

The distress may be resulting in behaviors and coping mechanisms that are troubling to themselves or those around them. If you can relate to this, you might be someone who is trying to recover from a painful relationship breakup or loss.

The ups and downs of the economy and employment may be undermining your self-worth and ability to think and act proactively. You may still be recovering from recent Santa Rosa and Sonoma County fires while striving to respond to the "new normal" of an annual fire season.

If you wonder how to face climate changes without succumbing to the tyranny of anxiety and hopelessness, you are not alone!

These are just some of the problems facing the people I see. And yes, these problems happen for everyday people like you and me. But unfortunately, such problems often make us feel too overwhelmed, alone, and flawed to be everyday folk.

...is YOU! Yes, there are specific diagnoses and conditions I work with, and you can click here to find out more about them. The bottom line is that I am more interested in you than in your problem, condition, or diagnosis. You are so much more than your diagnosis.

What's most important to me is helping you feel alive, vital, and empowered to face challenges whether personal or collective. When your sense of aliveness is in place, problems can come and go through a swinging door, and your inner resources will direct your actions and keep you proactively on course.

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It’s time to live the best version of you! We deliver life coaching and consulting plans to fit you and your lifestyle. If you feel stuck, stressed, overwhelmed, or you simply feel like you need a nudge to get to that next level, we’re here for you!

With over 20 years of experience, Joan Menke Butler, our Certified Life Coach & Consultant, has developed a unique approach of getting you to where you want to be. Drawing on her years of experience she has helped hundreds of clients and students succeed in reaching their goals and is ready to help you today!

When talking with Joan, I've experienced her to be kind, compassionate and insightful! I appreciate her commitment to improving people's lives by helping them develop healthy relationships. I would recommend her as a person and a professional.

Joan offered the 6 month Life Mastery program after I completed the 3 month DreamBuilder. I wondered what else could I learn but decided to take it. I have been in quite a few programs over the years and thought I knew it all! However, this was enlightening and inspirational. Not only did I set goals and intentions but I was accountable to the other participants and that made it even more rewarding. We learned from one another. The best part is that 6 months in I achieved a goal that I thought would not accomplish.

This program works!!! I was a miserable human being a short year ago. I poured myself into these teachings and have completely transformed my life, my thinking, and my dreams. I no longer feel like a victim of my life, but the master of it. I left a job that I despised and have created a new career for myself full of love and appreciation. I am so grateful for finding Joan, and doing this program with her. Thank you, Joan!!!!!

Joan's life coaching program works! I was a miserable human being a short year ago. I poured myself into these teachings and have completely transformed my life, my thinking, and my dreams. I no longer feel like a victim of my life, but the master of it. I left a job that I despised and have created a new career for myself full of love and appreciation. I am so grateful for finding Joan, and doing this program with her. Thank you, Joan!

I worked with Joan on and off for over 7 years. She has been a great support in my life and has helped me make changes to my life I thought at one time not possible. I recently completed her DreamBuilder coaching program which was excellent. Like any program you get out of it what you put into it. I have seen positive change in areas of my life I wanted to work on. I know even more is possible if I continue to make time to work on this program. I highly recommend this 12-week program to anyone who wants help making their dreams become reality.

I am currently in my 3rd Life Mastery course with Joan and am grateful every day that I came across her website. I felt lost and stuck, and could not figure out my next steps in any arena of my life. In working with Joan I have not only been able to see the past more clearly and let go of judgements, but I have learned how to access the confidence, strength and vision inside myself. These courses have helped me learn to trust myself and the universe and have helped me identify my goals and move forward towards reaching them. I highly recommend working with Joan, my time with her has absolutely changed my life.