Harold "Bud" Eckholm
Great to meet you! In our work together, I'll combine empathy, coping skills and practical tools to support you to work through anything holding you back from finding the happiness and confidence you desire.
Experience does matter, I pride myself in connecting with the individuals I meet throuigh insight and open honest communication.
Experience does matter, I pride myself in connecting with the individuals I meet throuigh insight and open honest communication.
First session
What you can expect from me Our first session is a chance to get to know one another and discuss what support you desire. It's normal to feel nervous, therapy is a collaborative process we will build together over time. The pace of our work is set by you, one step at a time, comfort yet challenge to accomplish your goals.
Strengths
I have strong communication skills, excellent empathy and love what I do. I have over 30 years experience in this field and use that knowledge as best I can to support my client's in every way possible.
Ideal clients
My ideal Client is someone who desires change and is excited to get started. They may or may not have specific changes in mind, yet they know they deserve something better than they have. I look for individuals who seek happiness and health in their lives and are willing to be open to understanding themselves and creating a better life.
Origin story
I was teaching school and realized that what I enjoyed most was sitting with my students getting to know them and listen to their amazing life stories both positive and negative. I felt a strong desire to learn what I could do to assist them in their struggles so I chose to attend graduate school and focus on psychology and Familt Therapy.
Ongoing work together
We will establish specific goals and a path to achieve them. Therapy is led by the individual, my job is to assist you in establishing those goals and regularly evaluating progress in session and by using specific assessments to give feedback about progress.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I believe that we all are a product and sum of our life experiences and how we are influenced cognitively by those that are most significant in our lives, family and parental figures, friends, faith, siblings, extended family etc. How we process those relationships impacts our own self worth and sense of responsibility and identity. As we understand these influences we begin to understand ourselves and our actions.
Attachment-based
I believe that we all are a product and sum of our life experiences and how we learned to attach to those that are most significant in our lives, family and parental figures, friends, faith, siblings, extended family etc. How we process those attachment relationships impacts our own self worth and sense of responsibility and identity. As we understand these influences we begin to understand ourselves and our actions.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
I believe that we all are a product and sum of our life experiences and how we are influenced by the family dynamics of those that are most significant in our lives, family and parental figures, siblings, extended family, step families, extended and nuclear families. How we process those relationships impacts our own self worth and sense of responsibility and identity. As we understand how we are influenced by our own systems we begin to understand ourselves and our actions.
Location
Virtual sessions