John Edwards, L.C.S.W
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Licensed psychotherapist
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International Brainspotting trainer, consultant, and practitioner
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Certified Gottman Method Couples Therapist (CGT)
I am Caribbean, originally from Guyana, South America. I am a somatic-based and client-centered psychotherapist who enjoys helping people transform their lives through healing from trauma and other negative, disruptive life experiences. I help people create healing and transformative relationships with themselves, including their past and with others such as family, friends and colleagues.
How Would you like to Transform Your Life?
A great quality of life? A great relationship or marriage? Success at your job? Meaningful friendships?
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Would you like to transform your harsh inner critic into your biggest cheerleader?
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Needing to get rid of guilt, shame, not feeling good enough, anger, people pleasing and perfectionism?
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I can help you not just feel better but heal and recover from all the crap that's been holding you back. You can create the life you want. In this healing process and journey you may laugh, cry, get angry as you come to understand yourself and your emotional world and transform your life to one that you want.
You can make changes and start to enjoy your family, friends, work and life. Yep, it is totally doable.
Start your journey to transforming your life, and experience the joys and connections as a parent, spouse/partner, daughter, son, child, relative, boss, employee, or friend.
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Call Now to Schedule a 15-minute complimentary conversation.
Counseling Benefits
Gain Confidence
Obtain Clarity on issues
Find joy and happiness
Learn effective coping skills
Improve communication
Greater self acceptance
Effectively manage stress
Heal from pain and trauma
Reach your full potential
Counseling Types
I provide a variety of transformative services to both groups and individuals
Counseling Specialties
Trauma
Have you experienced events that still haunt your thoughts and emotions? Lingering wounds from the past affecting your present? Trauma is a powerful force that can impact our lives in profound ways.
No one chooses to carry the weight of trauma. It's a burden that can be lightened through understanding, support, and healing. Together, we'll navigate the path toward recovery, addressing the emotional wounds that linger beneath the surface.
Anxiety
Feeling tense and wound up?
Do you worry about everything?
Having difficulty sleeping because too much is on your mind?
Do you typically expect the worse to happen?
Having a hard time making decisions?
Anxiety does not have to take over your life. Counseling or psychotherapy is an excellent choice to help you manage this life challenge.
Eating Disorders
Does the thought of eating stress you out?
Do you eat in an effort to manage your emotions? Do you not eat in an effort to manage your emotions? Is food a minefield for you? Do you feel like you're the only man with this issue?
Do you engage in any of these activities:
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obsessively counting calories
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have good foods and bad foods, clean foods
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binging and purging
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compulsive eating
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restricting or starving
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laxative abuse
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Learn how to recover and heal from the emotional turmoil that causes these behaviors.
Couples Therapy
Do you love your partner/spouse but no longer like him or her?
Is your marriage relationship in trouble?
Communication problems?
Are you at a loss as to what to do next?
Almost all couples and relationships experience periods of significant stress at various times. Most people express that communication is the number one difficulty in their relationship.
The average couple waits 6 years after they recognize that they are having problems before they seek expert help. Learn how to save your marriage or relationship through the art of communication and build solid communication skills so that you can be the best spouse/partner at maintaining a healthy marriage or relationship.
I am one of only 500 certified Gottman Therapists in the United States.
Depression
Do you feel slowed down?
Find it hard to have fun?
Can't shake that "sad" feeling?
Got a dark cloud following you around?
Feeling hopeless or helpless?
No longer enjoying things you once did?
Depression can be a real downer. I invite you to make the decision to reduce your suffering and get expert help to bring meaning, joy, and contentment into your life.
Addiction
Drinking too much?
Too much weed?
Over using pain pills?
Shopping out of control?
No one sets out to become addicted to drugs, alcohol, shopping, or gambling.
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Explore your emotional wounds and give yourself permission to heal so that you can regain or obtain the quality of life that you want.
Counseling Fees
West Coast Psychotherapy takes some insurance: learn more.
