Life transitions therapists

Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Jacob Rusczek is a licensed psychologist in Montpelier, Vermont, also licensed in Massachusetts. He works with adults, older adults and couples on relationship concerns, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, life transitions and self-esteem, and also with OCD, eating disorders, personality disorders, dissociation, chronic illness and chronic pain, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Rusczek sees each course of therapy as different and treats it as a way to build self-awareness, since people often repeat painful patterns without knowing why. He listens closely, asks deepening questions and offers observations and connections, working from psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, existential and relational traditions. He sees clients in person in Montpelier.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, APSW

John Troast is a licensed clinical social worker in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, also licensed in North Carolina and Nevada, with 10 years in practice. He works with children, teens, adults and families on anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, self-esteem, identity and relationship concerns, and also with ADHD, OCD, bipolar disorder, addiction, anger, personality disorders and family conflict, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Troast sets specific, goal-oriented objectives with each client and revisits them regularly to keep therapy focused. His approach is trauma-informed and nonjudgmental, using CBT, family systems, the Gottman Method and mindfulness-based methods. He sees clients in person in Wauwatosa and online.

Counselor, PsyD, LPC, NCC

Dr. Laurie Covington is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor in Charleston, West Virginia, with a PsyD and 12 years in practice. She works with preteens, teens, adults, older adults, couples and families on anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, ADHD, grief, stress and self-esteem, as well as women's issues, infertility, narcissistic abuse, parenting and first responder concerns. Covington aims to be easy to talk with, offering empathy, unconditional listening and a judgment-free space for people ready to make lasting change. Her approach is integrative and person-centered, drawing on Adlerian, attachment-based, CBT, humanistic and mindfulness-based methods. She sees clients in person in Charleston and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MSW, MPA

Leisa Barrett is a licensed independent clinical social worker in Morgantown, West Virginia. She works with adults facing trauma, abuse, grief and loss, infertility and substance misuse, along with anxiety, depression, OCD, codependency, domestic violence and women's issues. Barrett aims to help clients restore balance in daily life by looking at how present symptoms connect to past experiences and building coping strategies, with goals set together. She is trained in EMDR and also uses CBT, REBT, attachment-based, person-centered and mindfulness-based methods in a trauma-focused, integrative way. She sees clients in person in Morgantown and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC

Tanya Meek is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Casper, Wyoming, with 13 years in practice. She offers trauma therapy for adults and adolescents and frequently helps with anxiety, depression, grief and ADHD, as well as relationships, life transitions, self-esteem, family conflict and women's issues, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Living with autoimmune disease herself and seeing clients face health challenges has shaped her interest in how trauma shows up in the body, and she takes a holistic view of mind, body and spirit. She uses EMDR and Brainspotting along with emotionally focused, narrative, compassion-focused and strength-based work. She sees clients in person in Casper and online.

Family Therapist, LCMFT, ACHT

Maryann Petersen is a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist in Casper, Wyoming, with 14 years in practice, and a certified hypnotherapist. She works with teens, adults, older adults, couples and families who feel worn out from living in survival mode, carrying trauma, anxiety, depression, loss or prolonged stress. She also helps with recovery from harmful relationships and narcissistic abuse, high-performance pressure, first responder concerns and couples work, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Petersen takes a holistic approach that includes nervous system and somatic work, Internal Family Systems, emotionally focused therapy, CBT, hypnotherapy and coaching. She sees clients online.

Social Work, MSSW, LCSW

Brenna Camp is a licensed clinical social worker in Abilene who has counseled since 2000 and founded Recourage Counseling in 2018. She works with children, teens, adults, couples and families on trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, addiction and life transitions, with a special focus on mothers. Her approach draws on EMDR, somatic, parts work and Jungian therapy.

LPC, MS, LPC-S

Courtney Miller is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in Addison whose practice is devoted to women. Using a feminist-informed, EMDR-focused approach, she helps clients with trauma, relationship concerns, life transitions and self-discovery, and she weighs the social, political and cultural factors that shape each client's mental health.

LPC-Associate, MEd, LPC A

Alicia Albin is an LPC Associate in Aledo who brings over 25 years with kids and families as an educator, parent and therapist. She supports neurodivergent children and teens, including ADHD and learning differences, along with anxiety, divorce and parenting challenges. Her collaborative style blends practical tools with nervous-system-based approaches.