Welcome, I’ve been a mental health counselor since my early 20s, licensed since 1997, and have worked with hundreds of clients from varied backgrounds in individual counseling, addressing diverse challenges. Counseling can be a quick, effective way to lessen suffering and its impacts—like strained relationships, difficulties at work or school, physical health issues, substance use, or suicidal thoughts—caused by life’s hardships. Together, we’ll review your past, tackle current issues, and plan a clear route to your goals. I specialize in brief therapy, a focused, time-limited approach that delivers rapid relief for depression and anxiety, often through structured techniques. I also treat the effects of accumulated traumas—such as combat, childhood abuse (physical or sexual), emotional neglect, poverty, and loss—using targeted methods to foster healing.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

In our first session, you’ll feel heard, seen, and understood as we team up against your challenges. We’ll outline a plan to improve how you feel about yourself, your relationships, and the world, while identifying losses and exploring coping strategies. By the end, you’re likely to sense progress, clarity, and relief.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

Clients often say, “How do you know all that from what I’ve shared?” This reflects my strength: seeing beyond symptoms to uncover the person beneath, identifying unspoken patterns in thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors. Together, we can explore, interrupt, and replace these if beneficial. Untreated depression and anxiety, which can build gradually, erode relationships with yourself and others. Strengthening these connections is a key sign of progress and a successful outcome.

Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.

The depressed and anxious adult Men - accumulated traumas and losses

About Silvio Fina