Stephen Hill LCP

The first session, as with all Thriveworks therapists, will involve talking through your needs and goals for therapy — whether those involve managing depression, anxiety, relationship problems, or another mental health challenge. This will enable you to receive the very best care, as a personalized treatment plan will then be developed for subsequent sessions. Thriveworks helps people live happier, more fulfilling lives. Clients are guided and supported as they work through their unique mental health challenges – and, along the way, shown the life-changing power of therapy.

I offer a variety of counseling approaches including CBT / Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems. After 17 years as a Licensed Psychologist within a bureaucracy, I wanted the autonomy and flexibility to offer professional services in a positive, authentic, and warm therapeutic environment with appointment times that don't disrupt your life.

Dr. Stephen Hill is a Licensed Psychologist with over 17 years of clinical experience in the treatment of anxiety, depressive, trauma-related, and adjustment disorders. Presenting issues often include relationship difficulties, difficulty initiating and maintaining sleep, grief and loss, irritability, feeling misunderstood, occupational burnout, inappropriate guilt, self-doubt, being overwhelmed by life's stressors, and wanting to overcome negative thinking and depressive immobilization. Dr. Hill has a PhD in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Statistics from Florida State University, an MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga, and a BA in Psychology from Samford University. He believes a warm, positive, and non-judgmental environment is the foundation of therapy. The cognitive-behavioral strategies presented will aim to reduce inner distress and provide symptom relief. While Dr. Hill is proficient in numerous protocols for specific issues (e.g., depression, anger, PTSD, insomnia), your uniqueness demands an eclectic approach. "Don t waste your limited energy and finite time on the negativity in life. You are neither crazy, weak, nor alone. You can have a better quality of life by taking direct action to cope with your problems. No judgment; just understanding. Be cool! Remember: I keep secrets for a living, says Dr. Hill.  To loosely paraphrase a Chinese proverb, the hardest part of a journey of a thousand miles is scheduling the first appointment. Life can be horribly unfair, and we all need psychological support. Seeking  mental health services takes tremendous strength, and I commend you, and am honored to help you, help yourself. The empathy experienced in therapy will allow you to experience relief, feel understood, develop personal insight, reduce distress, increase cognitive clarity, and demonstrate resilience in the face of adversity. To feel differently, you must think differently and behave differently. Schedule the appointment; this initial action can be the first step to a better quality of life!

• Florida, LCP, PY11366

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