If you're here seeking information about counseling services, I hope you will find everything you need to decide if I'm the right person to help you. If you're still not sure, please contact me to schedule a free 15 minute phone call, so we can learn about each other and see what happens.
Trust your gut when looking for a therapist. As you may have experienced already, therapy is not always effective. Your comfort level with your counselor is one of the most important factors in therapy being a useful tool for healing and personal growth. Finding someone who you find easy to talk to is essential. It all starts with that connection.
Besides feeling comfortable with one another, having a similar view of the problem, the goals, and the path forward are also important. Not every therapist has the skill to help with every situation. The things I am most skilled with are gender dysphoria, family work with adolescents, and suicidality. Anxiety, profound loneliness, being autistic in a neurotypical world, and body image also come up a lot. If I feel that your situation is outside of my skill set, I will help you find another person. If you have questions about where I get my information or skills from, I will be happy to provide research based sources, and you can check out my resources page for some examples of things I like to read and recommend.
If you would like more information about starting counseling, please send me an email at dan@dandumontlcsw.com or text/call me at 615-236-6362.
There are lots of options. Sometimes it's hard to express exactly what you want from a therapist, and it may be different from one day to the next. Here are some different ways I think about what therapy can be, what you may need or not need, and the different roles I can play for my clients. We know...