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I believe that healing starts with being truly seen, so I work to build a space where you can explore who you are without pressure...
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I believe that healing starts with being truly seen, so I work to build a space where you can explore who you are without pressure or judgment.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 2 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through life’s challenges. I help clients navigate stress, relationships, and personal growth by creating a warm, collaborative space where they feel seen and supported. My approach is tailored to each person’s unique needs, focusing on building strengths, developing coping skills, and fostering resilience and lasting change.
I earned my Master’s in Counselor Education from Radford University. I use a person-centered and strengths-based approach that combines empathy, support, and practical strategies to help clients overcome barriers and build self-awareness.
It takes courage to begin therapy, and I believe everyone deserves a space to feel heard, understood, and empowered. In our work together, you can expect guidance, authenticity, and a safe space to grow at your own pace.
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As a Licensed Mental Health Clinician, Grace McClentic has clinical experience ranging from providing direct care in a psychiatric...
As a Licensed Mental Health Clinician, Grace McClentic has clinical experience ranging from providing direct care in a psychiatric children’s hospital to working directly with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Grace also has experience in community-based services facilitating family therapy and parenting groups. Grace prefers to work with clients with a wide array of ages or clinical needs. Grace graduated with her Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Johnson & Wales University. Grace appreciates a trauma-informed, humanistic, and strengths-based approach with clients, although she acknowledges that every client is different in their own right and strives to provide a unique approach for each individual client. If you are ready to feel heard, supported and safe, please reach out. There are people who care about you and want to see you live your best life.
I understand how uncertainties and unexpected life events can leave you feeling....
I understand how uncertainties and unexpected life events can leave you feeling.
Crystal Thomas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than 5 years of professional experience helping teens, adults, and seniors who are struggling to cope with anxiety, anger, past traumas, unprocessed grief, betrayal, rejection, resentment, depression, and more.
Crystal obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health with a certification in Forensic Mental Health Counseling. Crystal helps clients manage their emotions and identify how particular thought patterns can lead to challenging behaviors and emotional distress. She'll meet you where you are at, emotionally and academically.
Crystal will offer her support and guidance as you begin to gain a new understanding of your life story and the courage to identify the purpose behind your pain. Life can have significance even in the unhappiest of circumstances and the inspiration for a better tomorrow often comes from discovering that meaning.
You deserve dedicated time with a mental health professional — it can be life-changing.
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My approach for treating couples counseling is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). I have used CBT for over 30 years and I have found it to be one of the most effective approaches in working with couples.
I teach the following skills in couple counseling:
I know when a couple is making progress when they are able to communicate with out blaming each other and they are focused on moving forward.
Couples can supplement their time in couples counseling by practicing the skill they have learned at home.
To prepare for couples counseling session, you can identify the issues you feel you need to work on in session.
Thriveworks Couples therapy helps couples work through their specific relationship issues. It is led by licensed professionals — often licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs) — who are experts in their field and best-equipped to help couples. Some examples of common focuses within couples therapy include:
Couples therapy works by helping couples identify and better navigate their unique challenges. Following an initial assessment of the couple in terms of strengths and needs, the therapist would then discuss their therapeutic goals and any possible approaches or ways of working together as therapist and couple.Couples attend sessions together, whether they meet in person or by video. In addition to regular couples therapy sessions, each partner may also be asked to attend a few individual sessions to supplement their progress. This will allow their counselor to get to know each individual better, assess each of their personal needs, and develop the very best treatment plan moving forward.
Couples therapy at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and via Online therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you and your partner.
On average, couples attend couples therapy for 12 weeks. However, couples therapy may last longer or shorter, dependent on the couples’ needs, the challenges they’d like to work through, and the pace of their progress.
Do you and your significant other struggle to connect on an intimate level lately? Are you constantly arguing about nonsense? Is there room to build a happier, more fulfilling relationship? If so, you can find value in couples therapy.
The couples therapists at Thriveworks in West Hartford, CT are skilled, caring professionals—not only do they bring impressive skills and experience to the table, but they genuinely care about their clients.
If you think that you could benefit from couples therapist, reach out to Thriveworks in West Hartford today at (860) 530-5326.
Every couple can benefit from working with a couples therapist. Mimi Akhand, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at our West Hartford office explains that “any couple looking for improving communication, connection, or tuning up their relationship, as well as confronting and getting through any crisis that has come up,” can find value in this service. Your Thriveworks Counseling couples therapist in West Hartford will get to know you, your partner, and your relationship.
Once they understand your unique needs and specific goals for working with a couples therapist, your provider will develop a plan for making the necessary improvements in your relationship.
The professionals at Thriveworks can provide you with tips and tools that will assist you in making these needed changes. For example, they might offer the following tips for building the very best relationship:
A common issue in relationships is communication. We fail to communicate our needs, our concerns, our desires. It’s important to open up these lines of communication and to talk our way through conflict. Remember: Honesty is always the best policy.
While it’s vital that you talk about your problems, that is not the total equation. It is also important that you come up with a clear plan for addressing those needs, concerns, or desires.
It’s easy to fall back into old habits. But when it comes to your relationship, you should prioritize putting in the work to stay on the right track. Once you learn to communicate and take necessary action, do your best to stick with this new pattern.
Remember that your relationship is not just your current challenges. Your relationship is so much more than that. Talk about what you love about your relationship and your significant other. This will bring you closer together and make working through your issues an easier process.
As you and your partner navigate the challenges that come your way, keep your expectations in check. You likely will not resolve all of your issues in one night. Instead, it will take time and work.
Don’t worry—you aren’t alone. Your Thriveworks couples therapist in Hartford, CT will help you and your partner on this journey. They have the skills, training, and experience to help you find success.
You and your partner must work together to make the necessary changes in your relationship. And you can find greater success working with a couples therapist, too! Couples therapy can help you to identify and open up about the issues in your relationship. Additionally, they can help you to identify the steps that you both need to take to find greater happiness together.
If you are searching for Hartford therapy for couples, reach out to Thriveworks Counseling in Hartford, CT. Give us a call at (860) 553-3374 when you are ready to schedule your appointment. We can’t wait to meet you!
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Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry West Hartford is located near Farmington Avenue and Whiting Lane, off I-84. It is just down the road from the Elizabeth Park Rose Garden, Whiting Lane Elementry School and near the Noah Webster Library.
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