"Our counselors have been carefully selected for their depth of experience, knowledge, and sincere care for those they serve. They each have a unique set of strengths, allowing our team to address a diverse range of community needs."
JOSHUA ZELLO: LPC-MHSP-LCS
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As a counselor, I empower individuals to overcome obstacles and disturbances in their lives. Feeling stuck and overwhelmed by life’s stressors is normal, and the counseling relationship is a foundational tool for moving in a more intentional, positive direction. I offer unique guidance on life’s “curve balls”, spiritual issues, and processing change, while providing creative ways to reconsider how you interact with the world around you.
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We often need a challenge to take control and become unstuck, and my counseling provides that challenge in a safe, empathetic way. In moving forward, we examine past and present issues to gain insight into your current emotional reactions – building a solid foundation for new ways to approach your relationships and place in life. This examination is most effective when infusing counseling services with psychological exploration, aspects of spirituality, personal examination, and incorporation of nature.
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In my experience, relational difficulty, anxiety and depression, and processing traumatic events are the most prevalent issues for which my clients seek help. Though this may be a norm, I regularly work with clients experiencing other hardships. I am proud to offer my counseling services in individual or group settings.
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423.310.8206
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LEAH NOWICKI, LPC-MHSP
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Welcome to Traverse Counseling! My name is Leah Nowicki, and I’m so glad you’ve found us. As a Licensed Professional Counselor with thirteen years experience, I work with individuals and specialize with young adults and incorporating a Christian viewpoint into therapy. I love helping clients identify areas of beliefs that go against God’s nature of love, so they can live free of fear and hopelessness! Many clients specifically seek my approach of counseling to work through past emotional hurts, current life changes, college and relational stress, anxiety, depression, and areas of life where they feel stuck.
I also focus on attachment issues with clients. Childhood emotional wounds play a critical role in how adults view themselves and the world around them. By working through past wounds, a client can know that regardless of what they learned as a child, they are loved, valuable, important, and worthy.
I have a self pay at a rate of $100 a session, and Traverse Counseling no longer accepts insurance. Unfortunately, I do not work with clients under 18 years old, families, or couples.
Thanks for checking us out, and starting this process! My heart was built to encourage people, so if you’re looking for encouragement during a difficult time, this is the right place for you.
Give therapy a chance. Schedule online or email me. You’ve come this far. Let’s take the next step together!
423.310.8206