Noel Hartough
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- Licensed in Florida
- Accepts Cash, Aetna, Aetna - Allied Benefits, + 38 more
- Helps with Addiction, Anxiety, + 6 more
About
My name is Noel Hartough and I am a person with a lot of lived experience with anxiety (spiritual and career). Anxiety and the success I had through work I did in therapy led to me becoming a therapist. I grew up around gray area drinking, family squabbles and being the introspective kid at the lunch table.
I am blessed with an ability to connect dots for people and put things in a way that it truly resonates with them.
I happen to be a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida. I work with adolescents during the day and adults in the evenings. I believe that we are largely the result of our beliefs.
First session
I am blessed to be able to put people at ease fairly quickly. I bring a light air to sessions, but when it's right, I am direct. I believe in what I refer to as "having the real conversations that need to be had". I love creating an environment where people suddenly develop the courage to be honest without fear or reprisal or judgement. I seem to do well at getting people to believe good things about themselves as a part of the proceedings as well. I like to give at least one mini-task or goal, each session. I want people to experience positive movement quickly, instead of just talking with no progress.
Strengths
I think reading the room, knowing what to say (or ask) and when to do so. I am blessed with an ability to connect dots for people and put things in a way that it truly resonates with them. I know how to get people to say what they really want to say but are afraid to. I am blessed to have great rapport with my clients; it seems to come naturally.
Ideal clients
My ideal clients are conscientious people who struggle with anxiety about what their purpose is. They may have Generalized Anxiety and OCD, as I do. They want to get better and are willing to work, and they respond well to a sense of humor and bringing levity into the therapy session when appropriate. I tend to be drawn to people who struggle to communicate as they would like in relationships but are open to learning about communication and attachments styles. I enjoy talking with people who have self-medicated with alcohol and getting them to see the more nuanced foibles of gray area drinking.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
True story- I became a therapist partially because using CBT on myself changed my life. I had debilitating anxiety which landed me in the Emergency room- I thought I was dying of a heart attack! I learned that there were beliefs about my experiences and the world around me that led to that panic attack. I wasn’t aware of these deep-seated core beliefs at the time- but CBT allowed me to unpack things that led to my anxiety. Through this process I was able to avoid taking medicines and honestly, it led to a huge uptick in my happiness and quality of life!
Couples Counseling
I am Gottman Level 1 Certified and my primary focus is providing a neutral environment to allow for the difficult conversations that need to happen. Having been in couples counseling myself, I also focus on ways to make men feel comfortable (like they are not wasting their time of being ganged up on). While talking through things is important- I like to ensure that there is one primary action item or important take-away for each session. Almost every couple has “dances” that we do- and we all get tired of doing them- I love to help people recognize their dances and to equip them to move past them to a better existence.
Narrative
I learned as an addiction therapist the power of journaling and reflecting on one's life as a story . Even the most introspective, self-aware people can be unaware of how events in their life have shaped how we respond to life as an adult. Narrative therapy can help provide answers that no other form of therapy can because as we just “report” or “share” events from our life, we don’t often see the connection to our behaviors in the present- but with the help of a therapist, reflecting on those events can unlock incredible insights that can lead to meaningful change.
Jungian
Something that led to massive life change for me was utilizing 16 personalities (a website). This is loosely based on Carl Jung’s teachings. While I don’t adhere to all-things Jung- the idea that we seek to become the best version of ourselves has borne out to be true in my experience. Understanding whether or not I am naturally extroverted or introverted, or what I truly feel about things that have happened to me seems rather important in the process of meaningful change.
Location
Virtual sessions