Hope and Healing with Paraklesis Counseling

We want to help you live your best life. We live in challenging times, and it’s often hard to know what to do in the face of adversity, but you don’t have to go through it alone. We believe in your ability to overcome life’s obstacles and create a life based on emotional stability and joy. 

We practice a holistic approach to counseling and psychotherapy that embraces the well-being of the person or couple as a whole – mental, emotional, physical, cultural, and spiritual. Our approach can be exemplified by the Greek word “paraklesis,” which means “to come alongside to help.” This help may include encouraging, supporting, teaching, confronting, and even calling you out on your ‘bull’ when necessary. We embrace people from all walks of life with unconditional acceptance and without judgment or preconceived ideas. You are a unique individual with experiences specific to you alone. We will provide you with a safe environment in which to explore your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. We affirm that everyone has a right to live a healthy, authentic life that is free from judgment and shame.  

You and your therapist will build a healthy therapeutic relationship based on a foundation of trust. That trust will provide a safe place for you to share honestly and openly, apply new approaches to your current situation, work toward a healthier existence, and improve your outlook. Through this process, your therapist will help you discover thoughts and patterns that have held you back from your best life. Together, you will find new, healthy behaviors that garner growth and healing. This evolution may come in many forms. We will take this journey together and find the path that works best for you, but the destination and route we take are ultimately up to you, and so is the work to get there. Your therapist will encourage, motivate, and challenge you, but the effort to reach your potential must come from within. You will get out of therapy only as much as you are willing to put in. We firmly believe that YOU have the ability to determine your best life; the power is within you right now. 

Thank you for trusting us to take this journey with you.