Find Shame Therapists & Counselors in Stamford, CT.

 

Is shame negatively affecting your life? Many people feel shame for all sorts of reasons, but shame is often a weapon used in bullying behaviors to make others feel defenseless, embarrassed, or confused. If you are experiencing these symptoms of shame, then it's a good idea to seek professional assistance from a licensed therapist, who can help you make sense of those feelings and stop them at the source.

Whether you are located in downtown Stamford, the suburbs of Stamford, other nearby places such as Mount Vernon, Norwalk, or anywhere else in Connecticut, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Common Signs of Shame

If you’re wondering whether you’re experiencing shame, this section is for you. Shame can bring on a myriad of symptoms, including:

  • Feelings of vulnerability.
  • Feelings of rejection.
  • Feeling small in relation to others.
  • Worrying about failing.
  • Worrying about what others may think about you.

This is not an exhaustive list. Licensed therapist Aaron Mason wrote this article about shame, imperfections, and the difference between guilt and shame.

Don’t Wait: Get Shame Counseling Today!

It’s totally normal to feel shame in the short term, but when these feelings linger or grow over time, they can have detrimental effects on your self-esteem and mental health as a whole. Therapy can help tremendously by helping you discover the source of your shame and how to overcome it. And Mental Health Match can help you find a quality therapist to get started. Start by browsing below or using our free therapist matching tool.

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Jennifer Benoit
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Together, we will clean and reorganize the messy closet that is your mind.


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Together, we will clean and reorganize the messy closet that is your mind.

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I gently challenge you to rewrite your life script. You will experience a sense of empowerment knowing that life is not just what happens to you, but how you respond to it.

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  • Highly Sensitive People
  • Life Transitions
  • Maternal Mental Health
  • Perfectionism
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Postpartum Depression
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Heather Bohn
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My approach is realistic & flexible to match my clients' needs. I am practical and goal-oriented. I can offer support to process difficult times, or I can give strategies & skills to help you deal with issues.


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My approach is realistic & flexible to match my clients' needs. I am practical and goal-oriented. I can offer support to process difficult times, or I can give strategies & skills to help you deal with issues.

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I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, behavioral management strategies,& solution-focused therapy. I give methods for growth at each approach and believe in educating clients about the issues they face.

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  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • School issues
  • Self Esteem & Confidence Issues
  • Social Anxiety
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Dr. Tofunmi Oni
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Develop a better understanding of your behaviors/ beliefs and how it impacts your experiences. We will then identify/ develop strategies to reduce your stress and pain so that you feel more fulfilled overall even if we cannot rid you of the cause.


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Together, we will:

Develop a better understanding of your behaviors/ beliefs and how it impacts your experiences. We will then identify/ develop strategies to reduce your stress and pain so that you feel more fulfilled overall even if we cannot rid you of the cause.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am very collaborative and bring into the space whatever the client and I identify as helpful for their growth, since therapy is not one size fits all. That may look like role playing, journaling, "homework," or processing past/ current events.

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  • children of immigrants
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  • multicultural identity
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Dr. Amanda Mead
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Evaluate what led you to the present, explore themes from your past, learn about patterns in your life you'd like to change, better understand relationships you have and how you'd like to improve them, help heal from past trauma to be your best self


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Together, we will:

Evaluate what led you to the present, explore themes from your past, learn about patterns in your life you'd like to change, better understand relationships you have and how you'd like to improve them, help heal from past trauma to be your best self

Something to know about my approach is:

I can help you to uncover what's under the surface, accept you for who you are, foster hope. and help you heal from your past while managing the present. I have empathy for others and bring warmth and understanding to sessions.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult child of emotionally immature parents
  • Aging Parents
  • Ancestral Trauma
  • Attachment Issues
  • Attachment Wounds
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bariatric Surgery Evaluation
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  • Career Change
  • Career Transitions
  • Children of Parents with Substance Use Disorders
  • Children whose parents have been diagnosed or passed from cancer
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  • Cultural Trauma
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  • developmental trauma
  • Developmental Trauma Disorders
  • Early childhood trauma and its adult manifestations
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  • Emotional Caretakers
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Emotional Exhaustion
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Intimacy
  • Emotional regulation
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  • Emotional Wellness
  • Exploring Attachment Styles
  • Family trauma
  • financial trauma
  • Grief counseling
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  • Healing from Relationships
  • Immigration evaluations
  • Intergenerational trauma
  • Job Loss
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  • Managing Change
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  • Parental Burnout
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  • Pet Loss
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  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from abuse
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  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Relationship Coaching
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Counseling
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationship issues
  • Relationship Patterns
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  • Relationship Struggles
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  • Religious Trauma
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  • Romantic Relationships
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  • Suicide loss
  • transition from adolescence to adulthoood
  • Trauma
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  • Trauma Related Disorders
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  • Trauma Sensitive
  • Traumatic loss
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  • War trauma
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Dr. Jen Joseph
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In order to work together productively, we will work together to create a space where you feel safe and appropriately challenged. I will encourage you to say anything as the therapy progresses.


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VIEW PROFILE
Together, we will:

In order to work together productively, we will work together to create a space where you feel safe and appropriately challenged. I will encourage you to say anything as the therapy progresses.

Something to know about my approach is:

As we talk, I will listen to your feedback in order to learn how to be the best therapist for you. I believe that even though we are often outcome driven in our culture, the process of relating and being understood is just as important.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Anxiety
  • Binge Eating
  • Chronic Pain
  • Couples Therapy
  • Depression
  • Infertility
  • Panic Disorders
  • Queer Identity
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Self Esteem & Confidence Issues
  • Shopping and Spending
  • Trauma Recovery
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Dr. Jen Joseph remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin