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Professional Therapy

Embers Counseling integrates a variety of different therapy techniques to match each client’s specific needs. Most often, this will look like traditional talk therapy. In our society, it is common for people to feel they do not have a place to focus on themselves. While selflessness is honorable, neglecting your own needs can lead to feeling burned out and tired of being around others. It also may cause less satisfaction in relationships, depression, anxiety, and a slew of other issues. Talk therapy provides an outlet for you to explore your history, relationships, work, or any other topics that may be suffering. When you are given a space to come and learn about yourself in the presence of someone who is invested and professionally trained, this creates a natural environment for growth and healing. At Embers Counseling, we have witnessed this happen for many clients and we are eager for you to get to experience it too.

In addition to talk therapy, common alternative therapies that we may use are art and play therapy. Art therapy is a favorite for people who are creative and like to draw, color, or paint as a means of expressing emotions or parts of themselves that are difficult to describe in words. Play therapy is great for children and young teens when talk therapy may not be age appropriate. Through play, children give adults a window into their world and viewpoint even if they cannot describe it in words. Psychologist Lawrence Cohen once said, “Children don’t say ‘I had a bad day, can we talk?’ They say, “Will you play with me?’”

Rates

20 minute phone consultation | FREE

50 minute standard session |  $75-$155

75 minute intake session | $105-$220

75 minute extended session | $105-$220

3-hour couples intensive | $425

Specialties

  • Counseling is a great option for a wide range of people. Whether you are in a crisis with your mental health, are beginning to feel stuck in life, or you are doing well and want to further optimize your relationships and work, Embers may be a good fit for you.

    Specialty Areas:

    Personal Growth | Career Counseling | Anxiety/Depression | Lack of Motivation | Overcoming Trauma

  • If you notice that you and your partner have fallen into certain repetitive habits that are hard to break out of and you feel disconnected, couples counseling is a helpful next step. The goal of couples counseling is to recognize patterns in the relationship that often feel like one is pursuing while the other is withdrawing. Then, your counselor will help look for underlying thoughts or emotions and build connection where there had been frustration and sadness.

    Specialty Areas:

    Premarital | Intimacy Issues | Relational Disconnect | Parenting | Affair Recovery

  • Families are great because there is never conflict or tension!

    Wouldn’t that be nice. The reality is when we have many different people and personalities all interacting together, we are bound to have friction at times. If this conflict has grown to a point of significant disconnect or ill-feeling within family relationships, a counselor can help to identify issues and open up conversations to reach resolution.

    Speciality Areas:

    Life Stage Transitions | In-Law Relationships | Blended Families | Divorce Healing | Sibling Conflict

  • The world of a child or teenager is drastically different than that of an adult. As adults, we have control over much of our lives—from the work that we do, to our daily schedules, what we eat for meals, etc. For kids and teens, they typically do not have the freedom to do what they want, when they want. This can lead to frustration, push back, and acting out. If this feels familiar, Embers Counseling can work with you and your child to build a strong bond that can diffuse the power struggle and replace the current negative cycle with connection and love.

    Specialty Areas:

    Academic Concerns | Peer Relationships | Behavioral Concerns | Self-harm | School Transitions

Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Send us a message and we would love to hear what you’re needing from counseling. While we hope we are a great fit for you, if not, we still want to get you connected with resources that can help!

Modalities (Styles of Therapy)

Emotionally Focused Therapy

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) began as a couples therapy model that has since grown into a multi-faceted approach. The primary goal of EFT is to identify harmful patterns that every relationship falls into at times, called a Negative Interaction Cycle. This cycle is perpetuated by our thoughts, feelings, and actions which in turn impacts our partner or family members. An EFT counselor helps to break free of this cycle by finding deep-rooted emotions—often related to our desire to be close and attached to a loved one—and then creating ways of expressing these desires that oiur partner or family member is able to receive. According to Psychology Today, EFT has a 90% success rate for couples who actively and frequently participate in EFT couples sessions. The next closest couples counseling model has a success rate of around 35%.

Internal Family Systems

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a therapy approach that involves the way we view our internal selves. IFS claims that each individual is made up of distinct parts, not very different than how one family is made up of many distinct members. When these parts have disagreements or arguments, we often feel torn between two thoughts within ourself. If you have ever had the thought, “A part of me wants to exercise, but another part wants to watch TV and eat a snack,” you have experienced IFS in action. Once we see these thoughts as belonging to distinct parts within ourselves, we begin to feel less indecisive or confused. Why? Because we can actively identify which parts of ourselves are advocating for conflicting perspectives and can then make a decision that will benefit all parts in us. Embers Counseling draws on IFS principles in its approach, but has not yet completed accreditation in IFS.

Client Centered Therapy

This is the counseling approach that allows the client freedom to explore areas they feel are important without any agenda or specific direction. The role of the counselor in this approach is to build relationship, provide understanding, and bring insight where applicable. At Embers Counseling, this level of empathy and care is what we bring to our clients in every session. If there is an issue in your life and you don’t know what to do next, a counselor may be able to help pave a clear path forward.

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