Eric Pettingill

Seeking therapy is hard and all you want is to find the right therapy. I know I have experienced this myself when seeking therapy. I have been in practice 25 years. Through those years I have noticed I am an affective therapist with most clieints. For some clients I seem to be a great match. My goal is to help those seeking help, so if that journey is with me or another therapist I just havre deep empathy for those seeking therapy. I tend to work best with middle aged and eldery people. I have been effective working with adolescents and enjoy working with this population, I just find them more challenging. I have been somewhat effective in working with couples.

Therapy is a difficult process and clients need to feel a sense of trust andf secutiry in therapy space. I work to gain that trust and relationship initially as therapy is difficult without it. After theraputic rapport is established I tend to view most mental health struggles from an exitential perspective including our persoanl fears of death and mortality, struggles with freedom and responsibility, exisentisal isolation, and meaninglessness. I utilize client centered therapy, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy and prolonged exposire therapy for PTSD. I will review my training in theraputic methods, therapy modaloties and how these approaches can help you.

Our first session will focus on what you are wanting out of therapy, what will therapy sessions look like, give you an opportunity to ask me questions about my experience or references all while I work on easing first session nerves.