I am Maggie Sweeney. I grew up poor in Brooklyn, I spent 23 years in the Navy, I have lived all over the world and retired in 2014. I earned my bachelor’s degree in liberal arts in science in 2009 and my MS in Mental Health Counseling in March 2017. My ex was active-duty Army and in July 2017 we got stationed at Fort Knox, KY. I earned my PhD in May 2022 and today I live Elizabethtown, KY. I love learning; I am EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) certified and MRT (Moral Reconnection Therapy) facilitator certified. I am an experienced EMDR therapist and have witnessed the power of how that modality transform the life of my clients. My humanistic, creative, sensitive, and transparent approach is individually tailored. I focus your attention on your strengths using motivational interviewing and confrontation in an honest, genuine, and respectful environment. I take a person-centered and strength-based approach, utilizing a variety of evidence-based practices, including PCT, CBT, DBT, EMDR, strength based, systems therapy, narrative, and attachment theory.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
First, good on you for taking the first step and exploring options to enhance your mental health and wellbeing, which is what I will tell on the onset of our first session. Life is hard and sometimes we need help and I am here to help, by first changing your approach of what is wrong with you to what happened to you. We will spend our first session becoming familiar with each other, I will share "my story" and ask you to do the same. We will go at your pace, and I will make sure you feel safe, comfortable and heard. I ask a lot of questions, and I like to know how things work. I don’t have a poker face of any kind, what you see is what you get, every time. I am an open book so if you want to know more ask.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I provide a judgment-free, authentic, and transparent setting for you to heal. I have experience working with individuals, couples and families seeking to reach their full potential and create the life they want. My approach is collaborative, you and I will be a team in addressing your needs, identifying your goals, and creating your treatment plan to achieve success. What makes me different than other therapists is that I am a straight shooter, what you see is what you get, every time you show up, I am in the ring with you, helping you sort through life’s challenges and overcome past struggles that may be interfering with daily activities or have been holding you back in a particulate area of your life.
About Maggie Sweeney
Specializes in
Licensed in
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Appointments
VirtualMy treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
EMDR
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Person-centered (Rogerian)
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