KATHERINE SANDIFER mA, lMHC Counselor & Psychotherapist
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Counseling and Psychotherapy
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Practice
GENERAL
I specialize in seeing adults of all ages, individually or as couples.
Through both training and experience, I am experienced with a wide range of issues and people.
Some of the specific issues I see the most are Depression, Low Self Esteem, Anxiety, Relationship Difficulties, Couple Conflicts & Dissatisfaction, Grief and Loss, Stress, Adjustment Problems, Illness, Life Changes, Emotionality, Addiction Recovery.
I do not believe people are defined by a diagnosis, but rather that each person needs to be seen as an individual, even while recognizing similarities between people struggling with similar issues.
Because I seek the best for my clients, I do not hesitate to discuss alternative counseling approaches when they exist.I will suggest referrals for my clients to other professionals if they need additional help or if we are not progressing in a way that is beneficial to them.
Some of the specific issues I see the most are Depression, Low Self Esteem, Anxiety, Relationship Difficulties, Couple Conflicts & Dissatisfaction, Grief and Loss, Stress, Adjustment Problems, Illness, Life Changes, Emotionality, Addiction Recovery.
I do not believe people are defined by a diagnosis, but rather that each person needs to be seen as an individual, even while recognizing similarities between people struggling with similar issues.
Because I seek the best for my clients, I do not hesitate to discuss alternative counseling approaches when they exist.I will suggest referrals for my clients to other professionals if they need additional help or if we are not progressing in a way that is beneficial to them.
STRUGGLE THEMES
Over my years as a therapist I have encountered many struggles in the clients who seek me out. I have found that there are themes to these struggles and the healthy movements that accompany them. I have laid them out below in a simple format, as some may find this helpful:
Major life changes/decisions~Mobilizing, planning, and acting.
Illness--chronic or acute~Rethinking one's purpose.
Interpersonal relationship difficulty and pain~Flexing for closeness, drift, and distance.
Attunement and intimacy~Seeking a deeper joining capacity of spirit and self.
Loss, grief, sorrow~Nurturing the soul into strength.
Stress, stress, stress~Balancing or adapting to the "unbalanceable".
Alienation, emptiness, disconnectedness~Finding meaning, belonging, and worth.
No sense of direction~Mapping old and new paths.
Emotional intensity, instability, or mutedness~Inventing dialogues with depression, anxiety, anger.
Living in the past~Healing toward rewriting one's present and future (trauma, abuse, other...).
Out-of-control experiences~Finding freedom from obsessions, compulsions, and addictions, and more.
Unfair prejudice~Defining oneself and systems truthfully, holding firm, and pressing forward.
Major life changes/decisions~Mobilizing, planning, and acting.
Illness--chronic or acute~Rethinking one's purpose.
Interpersonal relationship difficulty and pain~Flexing for closeness, drift, and distance.
Attunement and intimacy~Seeking a deeper joining capacity of spirit and self.
Loss, grief, sorrow~Nurturing the soul into strength.
Stress, stress, stress~Balancing or adapting to the "unbalanceable".
Alienation, emptiness, disconnectedness~Finding meaning, belonging, and worth.
No sense of direction~Mapping old and new paths.
Emotional intensity, instability, or mutedness~Inventing dialogues with depression, anxiety, anger.
Living in the past~Healing toward rewriting one's present and future (trauma, abuse, other...).
Out-of-control experiences~Finding freedom from obsessions, compulsions, and addictions, and more.
Unfair prejudice~Defining oneself and systems truthfully, holding firm, and pressing forward.