Shafer Counseling Services

Rekindle the flames to your fire.

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Services We Offer

  • Initial Consults

  • Individual Counseling Services

  • Marriage/Couples Counseling Services

  • Group Counseling Services

  • Vocational Coaching

At Shafer Counseling Services, our caring staff creates a nurturing environment for clients. Each member combines professionalism with warmth, fostering a safe and understanding space. Our positive and lighthearted atmosphere makes therapy approachable. Our therapy puppy, Wicket, offers companionship and stress relief, enhancing the comfort of sessions. Together, our team and Wicket embody our commitment to holistic, compassionate care. Some of the methods we use in order to assist clients during their journey are,

  • Existential and Humanistic Therapy

  • Dialectic Behavioral Therapy

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

  • Accceptence & Commitment Therapy

  • Choice Theory/Reality Therapy

  • Psychoanalytic Therapy

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Narrative Therapy

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Area of Focus

  • Trauma - PTSD and Complex PTSD

  • Mood Disorders

  • Personality Disorder

  • Grief and Loss

  • ADHD

  • Austim

  • Persons with Disabilities

  • Vocational Counseling

  • Drug and Alcohol Counseling

“…the purpose of therapy is to set people free.”

Rollo May, 1981, Freedom and Destiny, p. 19

About
our company

At Shafer Counseling Services, we embrace an existential approach to mental health well-being, recognizing the profound complexity of the human experience. This perspective emphasizes personal responsibility, the search for meaning, and the essence of individuality in navigating life's inherent challenges. By exploring one’s values, choices, and relationships, we empower individuals to confront existential dilemmas, fostering resilience and growth.

Our aim is to help clients uncover their authentic selves, encouraging them to embrace life's uncertainties and find purpose amidst adversity. To enhance our effectiveness, we incorporate evidence-based practices that ground our strategies in proven methodologies. Our approach integrates mind, body, and spirit to promote comprehensive healing and personal growth. Experience transformative counseling tailored to your unique needs.

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“There is healing power in meeting people where they are and experiencing their journey of life with them.”

- Ashlee Shafer, Founder/owner and practitioner