I am a Christian therapist who feels that a person's spiritual beliefs are a strong factor for emotional healing. I am convinced that a life of hope, faith, and peace of mind awaits you. I want to help guide you to develop a clean pattern of life, a clean conscience, and self-confidence, which will remove the shadow of fear and guilt that seems to be hanging over you. Let me help you and together we will work on your development of the skills, for the successful and rewarding life that you have always desired. I received my MA in Mental Health Counseling from the University of South Florida. I have five years' experience, which consists of counseling adolescents at a runaway shelter and counseling the adult through Geriatrics population at a Community Mental Health Center.

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

During our first sessions we will get to know each other in a non-judgmental atmosphere, where trust can begin to be built. We will discuss a series of intake questions and use some other assessment techniques, which will help me get to know you better. Once we explore the issues that compelled you to seek counseling, we will begin the process of goal setting. Then, together we will develop a treatment plan, which will successfully help you to accomplish your goals. In order to help us get focused on each therapy session, I suggest that we begin by practicing Christian based mindfulness, relaxation techniques, which incorporate prayer. I will bring together different therapeutic approaches to provide you with the best tools, to enable you to acknowledge and process your emotions, while also helping you to reframe unhealthy thinking patterns. You will be assigned something concrete to do every week, to be revisited the following week. We will assess and make changes to the treatment plan as we go along. You will become empowered to make positive changes in your life.

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

I have personally dealt with many problematic issues in my own life, which have helped me to acquire empathy and understanding towards my clients. As a result of my own problematic childhood, I have had my own experiences, that lead to complex post traumatic stress disorder in my life. It caused me to have destructive behavior and thinking patterns, that resulted in personal problems in my relationships and my ability to succeed in life. But I struggled to become a survivor, by developing the skills that have changed my life into one of joy, peace, and purpose.

About Charles Blickle