Areas Of Expertise

At Total Life Wellness we believe that our relationships can be a primary contributor to our happiness. Even the strongest of relationships can face struggles and hardships. Sometimes it can feel as though things will never get better. Our clinicians facilitate an atmosphere of learning, growth, development and healing. If you are feeling defeated, exhausted, frustrated we are here to help. We provide couples, premarital and family counseling to empower our clients to reach their relationship goals.

There are many different forms of infidelity (micro cheating (flirting), pornography use, emotional, physical, affairs). The word is subjective and means different things, to different people. Infidelity can lead to depression, anxiety, parental disruptions, and domestic violence within individuals that experience it. Most people who have experienced infidelity in their relationships want to know the Why(?). Our therapist can help you and your partner explore this in a supportive, non-judgmental environment. Even though people know the large cost of cheating, infidelity is common, we can assist clients in exploring the many choices: should I stay, should I go, can we rebuild?

We offer individual or family sessions including both the parent and child, to address parenting challenges. Needs of each family are explored during the consultation phone call, where a plan is developed on how to navigate the specific situations your family may be experiencing. A blend of individual, couples, or family sessions may be suggested. Issues may range from postpartum, post-adoption depression, parenting medically complex children, parenting a teenager with mental health diagnoses, co-parenting, and divorce challenges.

A long-lasting emotional experience that results from experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Traumas can be one incident, or multiple ongoing events that occur over a period of time. Trauma is experienced when people encounter frightening, stressful, or events that are out of their control. A traumatic event is often a scary or dangerous event, and could involve emotional or physical experiences. There are three main types of trauma: Acute (single events), Chronic (repeating/prolonged such as DV or abuse), or Complex (multiple traumatic events)

Providing space for you to feel safe, seen and heard.  Our approach is to cultivate an environment where couples are taught the skills and tools to discover what intimacy, pleasure and relationship fulfillment looks like for them. Couples therapy can assist individuals in exploring and improving trust, financial issues, intimacy, communication, raising children, emotional/ physical abuse, substance use, extended family issues, infidelity and much more.

Our agency and therapists take PRIDE in working with our LGBTQIA+ community. TLW works with LGBTQIA+ people, partners, and their families to provide a safe, non-judgmental environment with affirming care. Together, we will work to determine your goals and explore your gender identity or sexual orientation. Our therapists are here to assist you in exploring any challenges you may be facing. We work with clients to create a full and vibrant life. We can assist with: coming out to friends and family, transition resources, discrimination, family or origin trauma, and much more.

Feeling nervous, unable to relax, tense, and feelings of dread are just some of the emotions people experience with anxiety. People may also experience anxiety when it comes to taking test, public speaking, or making important decisions. Anxiety may cause you to have physiological symptoms like sweating, rapid heartbeat,  heavy breathing, or flushed skin just to name a few.  There are many factors that can contribute to anxiety including genetics or environmental factors like work, school, and homelife. Counseling can provide a platform for people to explore the root causes of anxiety symptoms, learn new coping strategies and elevate symptoms.

Everyone experiences major life changes at some point in their life. However, some people are more easily, negatively effected by those changes. Counseling can provide individuals with a supportive, empathetic, non-judgmental environment to explore choices and cope with period of adjustment due to changes in life’s circumstances.

 We have worked with people at every stage of opening up their relationships and marriage. We are here to coach and teach valuable tools to ensure healthy ways of managing jealousy, communication, connections, and boundary setting, no matter which part of the process you are in.

As families grow and change it is common to experience conflict and disconnect. Our team is here to assist in exploring and adjusting to life’s constant periods of adjustment. In family therapy our therapist will focus on determining individual /family boundaries, learning new communication skills, exploring challenges, and improving emotional intelligence. Our clinicians work with families experiencing divorce, communication struggles, trauma, mental illness, blending of families, and the challenges that can come with adolescence.  All families are unique, with their own dynamics and struggles. We tailor our approaches to meet the needs of individuals within your family unit.

Depression can affect all aspects of daily activities, sleeping, eating, working, parenting, and relationships. Depression is common and can cause an overall low mood or loss of interest in normal activities for long periods of time. Depression can lead to poor concentration, feeling sad, irritable, use of alcohol/drugs, physical inactivity, self harm, or suicidal ideations. There are many different forms, severity and causes of depression and it’s symptoms. Therapy can aid clients in creating positive coping strategies, reframe thinking, facilitate life style changes, build social supports, and provide psychoeducation.

The family you grew up with may have more to do with your current life than you realize. The first few years of our lives are when we are developing not only our personalities, but the way in which we view the world. There are many ways family of origin can effect functioning, ability to cope with stressful events, decision-making, ability to sustain/build healthy relationships, career or school paths, and financial situations, just to name a few. Counseling can facilitate an environment in which you can change generational traumas, develop boundaries, and build healthy relationships.