What is therapy like? What does a typical session with you look like?

It’s different with each person - because no two people are the same. Sessions look how you want them to look in order to trust me and get what you’re looking for out of working together. 

     Over 27 years of experience working with individuals , famine, groups, and organizations. Samantha is a Psychologist, Speaker, Best Selling Author, and Host of The Be Ruthless Show, a podcast dedicated to Making Noise and Breaking Stigmas.  She helps people around the world turn their pain into their power by guiding them to be their true selves not who they think they need to be, by embracing their differences and recognizing that their perceived weaknesses are their biggest strengths, and by living life on their own terms.  Samantha’s mission is to change the way the world views both grief and mental health, so people can speak about whatever issues they have and get the help they not only need but deserve without fear of judgment, labels, and repercussions  Samantha is the proud founder of Griefhab, a 24/7 community open to anyone who has experienced a loss. After personally living through this, Sam realized just how much support she needed on a daily basis. She vowed to create these services so that others would have more support available in their times of need. In her free time, you can find Sam and her pups, Sassy and Dallas, on one of their outdoor adventures. They never miss an opportunity to explore their beautiful surroundings. Music fuels Sam’s soul, family means everything to her, and honoring her late husband, Jim, and making him proud gives her life daily purpose.

Overall, the first session is a structured assessment that helps me get to know you and the challenges that brought you into treatment. Then, I’ll invite you to share more about yourself, and we can also talk about what’s worked or not worked for your mental health in the past.

Hi, I'm Sonseray Luster. I am an authentic, committed, empathetic therapist whose compassion is working with those experiencing extreme sadness, excessive worry, and overwhelmedness. I can help you discover more about yourself and learn coping strategies to empower you and promote positive life changes. Leaving you feeling hopeful and like your authentic self again. What makes me different: I listen carefully and compassionately. I make almost anyone feel at ease. People tell me that they can let their guard down around me.

Obtaining history and information, establishing goals, learning healthy coping strategies.

​  My clinical experience includes working with adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I have worked in various settings such is psychiatric inpatient, residential centers, community mental health centers, and private practice. I graduated from Loyola University in 2009. I specialize in working with Eating Disorders and Sexual Trauma.  My approaches include; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Informed, and Gottman Method. I believe that creating a safe and non-judgmental environment is essential in order for healing to take place. It is important that clients have the freedom of self-expression and are not rushed through the therapeutic process. Working collaboratively, we will identify a framework that is validating and promotes growth. My approach is honest, empathetic, and relational in order to help clients gain self-awareness. By focusing on clients’ strengths and values, I help them learn healthy ways to overcome challenges and empower them to make positive changes in their lives.

I see this work as us walking side by side, with you gradually taking the lead with me supportively in your corner. If you have something pressing you wish to discuss in session, that will always take precedence. My job is ultimately to actively listen and hold space. With that said, if that's all I was doing, you'd inevitably say, "Robby, you're a nice guy. But I don't know how much we're actually getting done." To that end, I feel it's far more important to determine HOW you think rather than WHAT you think. So it tends to be important for us to explore unconscious limiting beliefs and emotions along with the conscious. You can also expect to learn clear and concise action steps (ranging from mindfulness exercises to creative writing prompts to holistic practices like meditation and breathwork) to help you regulate your emotions and reclaim your narrative.

I feel that clients shouldn't have to be in therapy forever! While co-creating this process with you, I strive to balance my active listening with imparting active, hands-on techniques to help you reclaim your narrative and overcome obstacles in your path. I feel it's about more water rather than less soda, so to speak, and take both a clinical and holistic approach to helping you enhance alignment and experience deeper fulfillment in your journey. Along with my LCSW, I am trained in EMDR, certified in Theta Healing, Reiki, Transformational Life Coaching, and Therapeutic Touch, and Master Practitioner certified in Neuro Linguistic Programming, Hypnotherapy, and Time Line Therapy.

In my sessions expect to laugh, cry, cringe and exhale all in one session. We will explore a spectrum of emotions in a safe, nurturing and supportive environment.

Over 20 years of experience in human services to women, children and families.

I want my clients to think of their therapy session as a break in their week for self-improvement, self-care, and guidance as they navigate through their life's journey. My clients can expect to learn, share, and flow in Positive Vibes which is the energy that takes them beyond their wildest dreams!

Hello! I am Alicia Solomon and welcome to "Positive Vibes Psychotherapy!" I am a counseling and behavioral therapist that specialize in marriage and family therapy.

A typical session with me begins with first checking in with my client to assess how they are doing emotionally. It is important for me to know the challenges they have been facing prior to meeting with me that day. If it's a returning client, I tend to set aside our agenda for that day so I can be informed of what has changed since we last met. I believe this approach allows the client to feel not only seen, but also heard and cared for. Feedback received from clients also let me know that this method is working as it provides the space for them to focus on what is important to them that day, not the treatment planning or home work given last session. Depending on the nature of feedback provided, we now move forward to the day's agenda if time allows, otherwise it becomes a topic for another day.

My goal as your therapist is to guide you to identify your inner strengths during the therapeutic relationship. I specialize in everyday life problems, mood disorders, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, addiction and adjustment issues. I have experience working with people from all walks of life, and assisting individual clients, couples and families experiencing relationship issues. I currently provide individual therapy services to clients experiencing suicidal thoughts, mental health, substance abuse, and PTSD utilizing a client centered, solution focused approach to assist clients in therapy.

I strive to promote self-healing abilities and potential, strengthening and developing your support systems, including the people, resources, habits, rituals and environments in your life. While we share so many similarities as human beings, we are also each so different, which is why we will get to know what makes you unique and help you discover your own authentic answers.

I help people to step into their fullest, most empowered lives - with wholeness, presence, purpose and peace. I work with adult individuals from all walks of life to support their journeys of healing, realizing greater potential, expressing themselves more fully, loving themselves more deeply, and breaking through their limiting beliefs and harmful patterns. I’m committed to creating a welcoming environment that’s diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist.