A safe place to discover the possibilities in your relationships, your life, and your unique dreams. Breakwater Counseling Center's nurturing philosophy is inspired by therapist/owner, Joanne Martin, MFT, LPC. After more than a decade working for non-profit agencies and for-profit counseling centers, Joanne envisioned a place designed with you, the client in mind, a place which supports your healing and personal growth.
Joanne views the therapeutic process as a collaborative effort between herself and the client. Therapy should not be a relationship of hierarchy or power. As a client, you should feel unafraid to speak openly, there should be no fear of being judged, and you should feel free in expressing vulnerability. It has been empirically shown one of the very most important aspects of a successful counseling experience is the result of the client finding the right therapist for them.
You should expect to work with a therapist you connect with and trust. It may feel scary for you to seek help; to make that first call- Please know that seeking help is not a weakness, seeking help is a strength that will possibly forever change your life and the lives of those you love.
Joanne views the therapeutic process as a collaborative effort between herself and the client. Therapy should not be a relationship of hierarchy or power. As a client, you should feel unafraid to speak openly, there should be no fear of being judged, and you should feel free in expressing vulnerability. It has been empirically shown one of the very most important aspects of a successful counseling experience is the result of the client finding the right therapist for them.
You should expect to work with a therapist you connect with and trust. It may feel scary for you to seek help; to make that first call- Please know that seeking help is not a weakness, seeking help is a strength that will possibly forever change your life and the lives of those you love.
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Due to her work with trauma and abuse, Joanne became interested in resiliency, the ability to change and self-empowerment.
She began researching how people differ, how some people thrive and prosper, despite their traumatic or negative experiences.
If a person felt that their parent's divorce was the defining event in their life and their life was forever changed for the worse- are they, as an adult, still living with that "tape" in their belief system?
And how has this belief affected them?
Joanne believes that a person can redefine themselves through redefining their thoughts, their feelings and their actions.
She began researching how people differ, how some people thrive and prosper, despite their traumatic or negative experiences.
If a person felt that their parent's divorce was the defining event in their life and their life was forever changed for the worse- are they, as an adult, still living with that "tape" in their belief system?
And how has this belief affected them?
Joanne believes that a person can redefine themselves through redefining their thoughts, their feelings and their actions.
Are you or a loved one struggling with anxiety?
Are you feeling unmotivated and sad, thinking that nothing will ever change?
Are you or a loved one exhibiting aggressive behaviors - including angry outbursts and/or physical aggression?
Have you experienced trauma or abuse in your life?
Or, maybe you are at a transition point, feeling hopeful and excited, but looking to focus your energy?
Individual Counseling at Breakwater Counseling Center (BCC) can help.
You or your loved one can find a calmer, healthier way to deal with difficult issues, challenging life events and life transitions.
Are you feeling unmotivated and sad, thinking that nothing will ever change?
Are you or a loved one exhibiting aggressive behaviors - including angry outbursts and/or physical aggression?
Have you experienced trauma or abuse in your life?
Or, maybe you are at a transition point, feeling hopeful and excited, but looking to focus your energy?
Individual Counseling at Breakwater Counseling Center (BCC) can help.
You or your loved one can find a calmer, healthier way to deal with difficult issues, challenging life events and life transitions.
Are you tired of the arguments, the nagging, the lack of connection in your relationships?
Are you feeling that someone close to you is headed down the wrong path and you don't know what to do? Has your partner been unfaithful to you? Are you considering a separation or divorce?
Do you want to ensure that your current healthy relationship stays on course?
How you define a relationship is personal to you, but most would define a personal relationship as involving emotional connections and bonds.
Are you feeling that someone close to you is headed down the wrong path and you don't know what to do? Has your partner been unfaithful to you? Are you considering a separation or divorce?
Do you want to ensure that your current healthy relationship stays on course?
How you define a relationship is personal to you, but most would define a personal relationship as involving emotional connections and bonds.
Our home and our family life should be a safe harbor, a place to rest and recharge with our loved ones.
But sometimes families get off course.
Is your family struggling to find peace and harmony?
Family Counseling involves the process of family members coming together to improve their communication skills and explore healthy boundaries and behavior patterns.
During family counseling, the therapist will act as a mediator during sessions, model healthier communication styles, address individual behaviors that are destructive to the family unit, provide in-session and at-home bonding activities and praise healthy interactions amongst the family members.
But sometimes families get off course.
Is your family struggling to find peace and harmony?
Family Counseling involves the process of family members coming together to improve their communication skills and explore healthy boundaries and behavior patterns.
During family counseling, the therapist will act as a mediator during sessions, model healthier communication styles, address individual behaviors that are destructive to the family unit, provide in-session and at-home bonding activities and praise healthy interactions amongst the family members.
Transitions can be exciting or scary.
They can be of our choosing or forced upon us.
They can involve family, work, quality of life, and aging but one thing is certain: life transitions like change itself, is pretty much inevitable.
Transition Counseling at BCC can help you with letting go of false ideas and negative beliefs.
It can help you create a road map to get where you want to go.
Transition Counseling can help you identify those life events of the past which continue to cause anxiety; and can help you build your confidence during times of transition.
They can be of our choosing or forced upon us.
They can involve family, work, quality of life, and aging but one thing is certain: life transitions like change itself, is pretty much inevitable.
Transition Counseling at BCC can help you with letting go of false ideas and negative beliefs.
It can help you create a road map to get where you want to go.
Transition Counseling can help you identify those life events of the past which continue to cause anxiety; and can help you build your confidence during times of transition.
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