Terry Raimond
I operate from a strong Person-Centered approach and offer calm, affirming, and non-judgmental style of therapy. I believe that everyone is capable of change if they are motivated to work toward it and that your past does not determine your future.
I believe that everyone has their own path and try to meet clients where they are at and move at their pace toward the goals that they have.
I believe that everyone has their own path and try to meet clients where they are at and move at their pace toward the goals that they have.
First session
The first session will be spent working out what you can expect from future sessions. We will discuss my style and how I can apply it to your situation. I will describe the rules and expectations that I have to abide by in my role. We will also discuss what your preferences are, what goals you want to work toward, and, if applicable, what has and has not been helpful when working with someone in the past. If doing group or family work, we will identify how individual and joint sessions will work, what will and will not be shared between session types, and rules of interaction when doing joint sessions.
Strengths
My approach is to adjust to what a client needs in the moment. I always present as calm and non-judgmental, and can offer gentle challenges to help you see when something is not benefitting you so that you can find alternatives that will help you to reach your goals. I can also sit in quiet reflection with you if you need time to process something you have brought to a session. I believe that a successful session has just as much room for laughter as it does for tears.
Ideal clients
I work best with client who want to affect change in their own lives. Whether they want to change their own behavior, change their mindset, adjust to the world around them, or overcome something that has happened in the past. If you are willing to put in the work to achieve the change, I can help you along the journey. I only ask that you come with an open mind to explore your options.
Origin story
I struggled a lot in the past to find my path. After a period of poor health, I had an opportunity to reevaluate what I was doing with my life and found that helping other people who are experiencing difficulties provides me with the fulfillment that I didn't find in other avenues.
Ongoing work together
My style is collaborative. I am only a facilitator to help you along your journey. All the decisions will be made by you. My only role will be to help you know what your options are and help you explore the possible pros and cons of each decision. Success will be measured based on the metric that we discuss on day one, and you can choose to change this as we progress through sessions.
Treatment methods
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Person-centered therapy focuses on non-judgmental approaches. It separates your behaviors from who you are as a person. Your actions can be bad, but that doesn't make you a bad person. It focusses on helping you to accept yourself and your own needs while allowing you to grow to be the best version of you that you can be.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing is a non-directive and reflective style of treatment. It allows you to explore what you are experiencing without being influenced by me. Throughout this process, I will hold up a figurative mirror to help you see yourself and the things that you bring to sessions clearly so that you are able to make your own decision about whether what you see is good or bad.
Trauma-Informed Care
We all have trauma. Sometimes it's explicit and easily identified, sometimes it's subtle and you don't even know you have it. Trauma Informed Care recognizes that trauma is a major contributor to a lot of mental health struggles. This is a frame of reference that ensures that I am aware of the influences of trauma on the things you bring to sessions so that I can help you identify what is contributing to the things you are experiencing.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
This approach helps to highlight the role of your internal thoughts and feelings and how they contribute to your decisions. It aims to highlight the habits that you have developed to try and meet your needs and encourages you to find the ones that aren't successful in helping you so that you can start to find new habits that address the things you want and need.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Mindfulness-based therapy is designed to help you center yourself in the moment. This can be useful in dealing with emotions, anxiety, and trauma by creating distance from past experiences and focusing on the "here and now." It can also help narrow your focus when experiencing things that seem too big to handle.
Location
Virtual sessions
Top specialties
Other specialties
Licensed in
- OhioLicense E.1700459-SUPV
- PennsylvaniaLicense PC020359