Mental Health Counseling for residents in North Carolina and New Jersey
Welcome
You've come here by taking the important first step toward seeking help. Perhaps you've recognized that you've been shouldering the weight of difficult situations on your own for too long, and you're weary of falling into the same negative patterns. You want to approach life with greater clarity and compassion—for others, the world around you, and most importantly, yourself. You might not be sure where to begin, but you have an understanding of the core issues and a sense of where they originated. Yet, it may feel like those deep-rooted issues are too difficult to confront on your own.
Whether it's a single life-altering event that turned your world upside down or recurring painful experiences that are too difficult to put into words, you don’t have to face the journey of healing alone. Imagine stepping into a safe, supportive space where you can confront current challenges and regain a sense of stability. I specialize in working with adults who have experienced parental or caretaker abuse and neglect during their childhood or adolescence. If you're seeking support to heal and are open to exploring different approaches, I may be able to help. If you're ready to find peace within yourself and in your relationship with the world around you, we can begin that process together.
An Eclectic Approach
As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Certified EFT Practitioner and Yoga Instructor, I integrate wellness practices with clinical psychotherapy methods to create a safe environment that supports client processing, skill building, and healing.
Experienced Care
I specialize in helping clients approach the unresolved parts of their lives in a safe-paced manner. We work together using effective practices to increase awareness and to connect to a deeper level of understanding and self-compassion.
Trauma
Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with traumatic circumstances that can leave them feeling lost, deeply emotionally wounded, or living within the walls of self-blame and fear. Although facing these events can be challenging, we take the time and approach it together in a slow and safe manner by using various techniques to focus on reducing the emotional intensity of that experience and to regulate the mind and body connection.
Anxiety and Depression
Life's stressful challenges can result in feeling stuck, uncertain, alone, and caught in a loop of worry or fear. It may seem as though things are overwhelming you and exhausting even though you desire to accomplish tasks and enjoy life in the moment. Through treatment, we explore and challenge these cycles to shift toward discovering direction and meaning in life again.
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.
- Henry David Thoreau
Contact Information
Call or email to schedule a free 15-minute consultation.
Susan Shafer Services, Inc.
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