Dr. Hunter Soens

Hello! My name is Hunter Soens and I am very excited for the opportunity to work together. I have had training experiences primarily working with college students in college counseling settings, as well as in a hospital setting for eating disorders and previous experience working with individual athletes and teams. I received my undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of South Florida, my master's degree in sport and performance psychology from the University of Denver, and my doctorate in counseling psychology from Springfield college. I have experience working with a wide variety of presenting concerns, such as anxiety, depression, OCD, sports performance, eating disorders, and trauma to name a few.

My goal in therapy is to create a warm, comfortable, inviting environment where goals that you identify can be met through our collaboration. I typically work from an acceptance and commitment therapy lens but also have experience practice cognitive behavioral therapy and dialetical behavioral therapy. I believe it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to control our thoughts and feelings and instead tend to focus on practicing acceptance and committing to living life through values that are unique to each individual.

During our first session, you can expect to have a good idea of what direction our work will go and if this is a good fit for you. I like to work with clients during the first session to primarily get a large overview of who you are and what is going on as well as setting a few clear goals that feel important to you. My goal is that you leave the first session having a sense of hope that we can work together to accomplish what you are hoping to and overall improving your life.