MaryHelen Lewis

I have 20 years of experience counseling clients in private practice, low-income clinics, and university settings. I work primarily with clients with anxiety, depressed mood, or who face relationship challenges. My clients frequently deal with issues of stress management in college, graduate school, or work. I specialize in helping clients who: • feel overwhelmed, often from too much to do • struggle with perfectionism and self-criticism • tend to put others’ needs over their own • have a reluctance to ask for what they want or a hard time saying “no” • feel out of touch with their needs, feelings, and desires. The foundation of my work is client-centered. I employ a variety of approaches based on clients’ needs, such as Cognitive Behavioral therapy, evidence-based strategies and a Family Systems perspective. In this collaborative process, we will examine your challenges, explore attitudes about them, and discern new approaches you can practice. Since you are the only one you have any control over, we will look at what you can do to improve your situation. I will support you as you make changes in your thoughts, beliefs, choices, and actions. I look forward to meeting you.