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Psychotherapy
Counseling:
Are you having experiencing or more of these problems?
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Depression
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Low energy or withdrawal
and avoidance
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Worry, fear, anxiety, or
panic
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Self-doubt, self-judgment,
or difficulty with decisions
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Irritability, anger, or
conflict
These states are a part of human life, and we all
experience them. Sometimes, though, they take on a life of their own,
overwhelming our best attempts to manage them and interfering with our
well-being, our relationships, and our activities. Feelings of distress,
sadness, anxiety, tension, grief, or shame may become prominent. Behaviors may
be affected: caring for others at the expense of oneself; excessive
self-criticism; eating or sleeping too much or too little; poor concentration;
social avoidance or withdrawal; difficulty with work or daily activities.
Relationships with partners, children, parents, family, or colleagues may become
more difficult than satisfying.
It is simply good judgment and good sense to recognize when we need
some help in dealing with these problems, and then to get the help we need.
Counseling is a partnership in which client and
therapist work together to:
1. Identify and
understand the problem
2. Review the
client’s current ways of coping with the problem
3. Develop new
strategies and try them out
4. Assess how
well the strategies are working and make adjustments as necessary.
An old saying goes, “A problem shared is a problem
halved.” Counseling helps lift the burden of distress, offers the possibility
of change, and opens a door to greater ease and well-being.
Practitioners: Michael Jaro, Laura Fasano
Heart-centered psychotherapy.
Heart-centered psychotherapy integrates approaches from body-oriented
psychology, spirituality and the creative arts. Using these approaches, I create
a safe and supportive environment for the individual to have more ability to be
in touch with and express their essential worthiness, love and vision.
Heart-centered psychotherapy encourages the individual to explore how certain
limitations block one's aliveness, spontaneity and self-expression. As these
blocks are transformed one has the ability to make choices that are
life-affirming, leading to more fulfillment and empowerment. We work with issues
such as:
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Depression, anxiety/panic attacks,
self-blame and criticism
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The effects of chronic pain/
illness for self or others
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The effects of a dysfunctional or
abusive family
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Spiritual meaning, direction and
faith
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Relationship conflicts - in
intimate relationships, as a parent, etc. * Self-esteem, self-assertion and
self-acceptance
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Finding meaning in one's work
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Loss, grief, emptiness and alienation
In working
with couples, heart-centered therapy supports each person to be in touch with
and express feelings and wants in a clear and loving way. We explore how we may
lose ourselves in relationship and how we return to both our individuality and
our love with more passion and truthfulness. We work with issues around
communication, sexuality, parenting, anger and blame, money and conflict
resolution.
Practitioner: Michael Jaro
Practitioners:
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Michael
Jaro, M.A., L.M.H.C.,
has been a psychotherapist, trainer and supervisor for 20 years. He has been
trained in psychosynthesis, bioenergetics, psychodrama, Shamanic healing,
energy healing, improvisation, existential psychodynamic psychotherapy,
group process work and meditation. He leads holistic psychotherapy groups
and a counseling training for helping professionals. He integrates
approaches from Western and transpersonal psychology with Eastern traditions
to offer a therapy that allows you to follow and express your unique soul's
path. He is committed to his own healing process and to the growth and
transformation of the individual and the world around us. He is married and
has two young sons.
Michael accepts most insurance; call Listening to speak with Michael for
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Laura L. Fasano, M.A.,
L.M.H.C., Laura has been a psychotherapist in private practice
for 15 years and teaches meditation, yoga and stress reduction at Worcester
State College. She has been trained in mindfulness based stress reduction,
existential psychoanalytic psychotherapy, relational therapy,
cognitive-behavioral therapy, gestalt therapy, movement meditation, yoga and
vipassana meditation. Beyond her work at Worcester State College Laura
currently also works at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre,
Massachusetts and has an independent practice of psychotherapy at Listening.
Laura can be reached at 978-808-6012 for any questions or to schedule an
appointment. |
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