It takes courage to reach out for help.  Opening up to someone new and sharing your inner most personal and private thoughts is not easy.  We understand how challenging this can be. For this reason, we feel it’s important to outline our core values that we believe are the cornerstone of a strong therapeutic client/therapist relationship.  

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Respect

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We have great respect for our clients and feel truly grateful for the opportunity to support you.

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Non-Judgmental space

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We are not here to judge.  Our role is to help validate your feelings with no judgement so you can find your path forward.

 

Strengths Based

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Using a strengths based perspective, we help our client’s find their voice, feel more empowered and uncover the resources they can draw upon to move forward to find the best fit and toolkit for you.

 

Confidential and private

 

Your sessions are private and confidential.  To build a trusting relationship our role as your therapist is to protect your privacy and confidentiality in an ethical and responsible manner so that you get the help you need.

 

Therapeutic Rapport

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On our first meeting, we are strangers to each other.  For some people this can create discomfort.  As therapists we are trained to be intuitive, empathic and understanding, and to quickly make you feel at ease. We truly believe a good therapist is curious, loves to hear stories, compassionate and a problem solver.  Our aim is to help individuals, couples and families find comfort from emotional distress, and help them with the building blocks to construct the lives they want.  This starts with the therapeutic rapport.

 

Competent and prepared

 

All our therapists are highly competent and trained in their specialized area of focus or niche. We ensure they receive ongoing continuing education to maintain best clinical practices. A priority in our practice is to prepare for our sesions in advance to ensure our clients are making progress and experiencing growth at a pace that feels satisfactory and fulfilling for them.

 

Emotional Safety

 

Therapy is an opportunity to look deeply within yourself and your key relationships, and to make the meaningful changes needed to move forward in healthier, more fulfilling ways. It often includes healing from distressing experiences. As your therapists, we aim to create an emotionally safe and supportive environment grounded in acceptance, empathy, and compassion, so you can feel comfortable sharing your most private thoughts and truly feel understood.

 

Virtual/In person comfort

 

Whether its virtual or in person, our goal is to help you feel comfortable in the space you allow us to share with you. We truly believe your therapy experience starts the instant you enter our therapy space. We place a high value on respect and privacy, so you find comfort and ease in opening up and sharing your thoughts with your therapist.