Still Counseling is a therapy practice that helps clients improve relationships, deepen joy, and transform their lives.
I can help, and we can have a good time while doing the hard work of creating lasting change.
Does this sound familiar? You find yourself in a cycle of feeling good for a little while only to come back to feeling overwhelmed, alone, and hopeless. You don’t like it but it’s familiar. You beat yourself up for your mistakes, and you believe you are a failure and a disappointment. You rehearse negative self-talk, and you cannot recognize your positive qualities. You live behind a mask hoping no one will see your imperfections, but it’s getting tiring to be “on” all of the time; you don’t know the “real you” anymore. It seems as if you can’t communicate with the people you love without fighting or shutting down. Simple disagreements escalate until someone feels criticized, rejected, or unloved. Old hurts keep you from moving forward, and you think that this is as good as it gets. Your efforts to be “different this time” seem ineffective or offer temporary relief. When things do go well, you immediately wait for the other shoe to drop. Sometimes you sabotage your opportunities for closeness and happiness because it feels too good to be true…and so the cycle starts again.
Things can be different, and help might be closer than you think. The question I invite you to ask yourself is “Am I willing to try one more time to create a life I will enjoy living?" If your answer is “Yes!” or “Hmm…maybe,” we should talk. I doubt your answer is “No!” but, even if it is, we still should talk to find out why.
Still Counseling is here to support your healing journey so that you can live boldly with joy, self-acceptance, and healthy relationships. If you are an individual or a couple who is open to playfulness, curiosity, and vulnerability as you get to the core of what keeps going wrong, we might work well together. (Therapy works on ambivalent and reluctant people, too, so if that’s you. we might work well together too.) Let’s use your pain and frustration as guides on the way to your transformation. We’ll interrupt your shame stories with compassion and acceptance. You’ll begin to recognize when you’re moving toward unhealthy tendencies, and you’ll discover alternatives to self-sabotage. You can create a new cycle that reflects the life you truly desire.
Maintaining an inclusive therapeutic environment where everyone has the chance to express themselves and improve their relationships is essential. Still Counseling is sex-positive and welcomes clients regardless of religious affiliation, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability/disability, and relational status. (note: Dr. Still is also a certified American sign language interpreter who can provide therapy to Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing clients.)