Bridget Aureli, LPC

I begin every session with tuning in to the patient and their needs. While listening, I formulate the best approach for strategies, psycho education, and exercises to address patient concerns. After every session, patients will leave my session being validated and heard, with practical approaches to address situations and symptoms. Many former patients have expressed gratitude for practical help, improved relationships, less stress, freedom from addiction and phobias, and some have returned when life changes impact their mental health. I am a real person. I hope my patients see me as someone they can engage on a level that is both appropriate to the clinical environment and helpful in building trust.

Individuals over age 13:

First, I listen to your story without any judgment and only then offer perspectives on how to help you meet your chosen goals. Any issue in your life that affects your emotions is important to our work together. Your whole person informs how you feel. We can talk about your family, physical health, financial woes, relationships, career decisions, cultural background, sexual identity, and anything else that is on your mind. My approach is always centered on which strategy or coping skill addresses your needs. In the jargon of the field, these approaches are labeled Eclectic, Person-Centered, Solution-Focused, Holistic, CBT, DBT, IFS, among others. That means I match what you want to accomplish in therapy to the hundreds of ways to get there.

Couples and Families:

I love the challenges and joys of helping people in relationships to understand how to do better for themselves and each other. I welcome couples with varying identities, stages of commitment, styles of affection, and goals for counseling. Goals for loving relationships are not limited to having a happy marriage. Couples who are thinking about committing long term, or who are in the middle of a family breakup, or anywhere in between, can benefit from an objective perspective on how to best relate to one another.  Lifespan and Systems theories are important to all counseling, particularly the work with couples and families. I also use Gottman principles when seeing couples.