Seeds for Change
COUNSELING, PLLC
COUNSELING AND CONSULTING SERVICES
Therapy for Trauma, Stress & the Demands of Service
Whether you're dealing with the aftermath of a difficult experience, struggling with changes in your everyday life, or looking for ways to better manage stress, counseling can help you understand what you're going through and identify a path forward.
What Counseling Can Help You Navigate
Trauma & PTSD
Distressing memories, recurring thoughts, heightened reactions, or other symptoms connected to traumatic experiences.
Depression & Emotional Changes
Changes in motivation, mood, energy, or your ability to enjoy activities and connect with others.
Moral Injury & Grief
Feelings of guilt, shame, anger, or loss connected to difficult decisions, experiences, or outcomes that challenge your personal values.
Relationships & Family Stress
Communication challenges, emotional distance, or changes in relationships following stressful experiences or major life events.
Anxiety & Ongoing Stress
Difficulty relaxing, persistent worry, feeling constantly on alert, or struggling to manage the pressures of daily life.
Life Transitions & Identity
Adjusting to retirement, career changes, leaving military service, family transitions, or a new sense of purpose.
EMDR CERTIFIED
EMDR Therapy
When the past continues to affect the present.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured therapy designed to help people process distressing memories that continue to trigger emotional or physical responses.
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During EMDR treatment, specific memories are addressed using a guided process that includes bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements. The goal is to reduce the distress associated with those memories so they become less disruptive to everyday life.
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EMDR may be helpful for individuals experiencing trauma-related symptoms, including those connected to military service, critical incidents, or other difficult experiences.
Treatment includes preparation and is tailored to your needs and readiness.
FOR VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS
Solution-Focused Therapy
When you're ready to focus on what comes next.
Not every counseling session needs to focus on the past. Sometimes the most helpful place to begin is with what's happening in your life right now and what you would like to change.
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Solution-focused therapy is a collaborative, goal-oriented approach that helps you identify what's working, recognize your existing strengths, and build practical strategies for moving forward.
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Together, we'll explore your priorities, identify achievable steps, and work toward changes that are meaningful to you.
PTSD, MORAL INJURY, & MORE
Trauma-Informed Counseling
Care that respects your experiences and your pace.
Trauma-informed counseling recognizes that difficult experiences can influence how we think, feel, respond to stress, and interact with others.
Rather than focusing only on symptoms, this approach considers how your experiences may be affecting different areas of your life.
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Safety, trust, collaboration, and personal choice are central to our work together. You won't be expected to share everything at once, and we'll move at a pace that supports your comfort and therapeutic goals.
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Trauma-informed principles guide my counseling work, including the use of EMDR and solution-focused therapy.
INDIVIDUAL & FAMILY COUNSELING
When Stress Affects More Than One Person
Better Understanding. Stronger Connections.
The effects of trauma and high-stress work don't always stay with the individual. Changes in mood, communication, emotional availability, and daily routines can also affect spouses, partners, children, and other family members.
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Family counseling provides an opportunity to address these challenges together, strengthen communication, and develop a better understanding of one another's experiences and needs.
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Whether you're seeking support individually or as a family, counseling can help you explore healthier ways of responding to challenges and maintaining meaningful connections.
FOR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Workshops and Critical Incident Support
Supporting Those Who Serve. Strengthening Those Who Respond.
I facilitate workshops for police and fire departments focused on wellness, resilience, and moral injury, helping those who serve recognize the importance of their own mental health and well-being. I also serve on regional Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) teams.
NH
In-Person Sessions
Meet at my office at 1 Middle St, Suite 237 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
FL
Telehealth Sessions
Secure online sessions for clients located in states where I’m licensed, currently including Florida.
