Kristen Parker, LCSW

The first part of the process is to create an environment that allows you to feel that it is safe to talk about your problem without judgment. Once you feel safe, we can then begin to discuss and identify your goal for therapy.  Often we have to feel understood first before we can start to explore an alternative to our current thoughts and feelings. Once we have completed that we can begin to set new goals and objective that will serve us better.

Some changes are not always easy. As your therapist, I will collaborate with you to find the goals that fit for you. Your evolution is a process that can take time. Having a therapist, you can strategize with, can make all the difference. Having someone who can encourage you and hold you accountable is highly helpful as part of the change process.

In most cases, we will start out with once a week and increase if appropriate.  Every few months we will re-evaluate to determine if a decreased frequency is necessary.