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With over 30 years of counseling experience, I look forward to assisting you in working through your issues to achieve positive ou...
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With over 30 years of counseling experience, I look forward to assisting you in working through your issues to achieve positive outcomes.
Mary Alice Fields is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has 30 years of experience counseling couples, families, and individuals. Mary Alice completed her Master of Education (MEd) at Lindsey Wilson College.
Mary Alice believes most people do the best they can with the knowledge and experience they possess. At times in our lives, our knowledge and experience are not enough to solve problems and live our most productive life. At times like this, collaboration with a licensed professional counselor can help us discover ways to solve issues and achieve our full potential. Changing our perception of issues can be most helpful. By adjusting our thought process, we can begin to see our problems in a new light, and discover solutions to seemingly insurmountable issues.
Again, collaboration with a counselor can assist in this process. Old thought patterns can be replaced with new, healthier thought patterns that help us live our best life. The most important thing necessary to get you on your way to a more productive life is an open mind and a willingness to change. As a counselor, Mary Alice is your partner in ushering in this change. She cannot solve your problems, but she can and will assist you in learning new ways to achieve your goals.
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There is hope in every situation and when there is no open door you can always find a window....
There is hope in every situation and when there is no open door you can always find a window.
Letizia Fariss is a Resident in Counseling with 10 years of experience in nursing. Letizia has a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University. Through nursing, she has cared for people with mental health issues including PTSD, addictions, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and palliative and hospice care. Letizia has lived in and traveled to many European and Middle Eastern countries, which means that she’s seen a wide variety of cultures and ethnicities. As a result, she knows that everyone has varying beliefs and values and appreciates that uniqueness.
Letizia is also the wife of an Army veteran and everyone in her family has served or is still serving on active duty. As a result, she is very skilled at handling stressful situations, especially trauma and PTSD. Her personal experiences, coupled with her professional training in trauma, enable her to provide the needed support to her clients.
Letizia has endured many unique and difficult hardships that have equipped her to show profound compassion to her clients and empower them to overcome the challenges of life.
You deserve dedicated time with a mental health professional — it can be life-changing.
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Life coaching is a personalized support system that helps individuals clarify goals, develop action plans, and navigate challenges. Coaches employ effective communication and active listening to assist clients in overcoming obstacles, unlocking their potential, and achieving personal growth for a more fulfilling life.
In life coaching, our coaches utilize diverse therapeutic techniques that are tailored to individuals, including cognitive behavioral, solution-focused, mindfulness, and positive psychology approaches. They also utilize active listening and empathetic communication to provide a supportive space for you to explore and achieve personal goals and overcome challenges, fostering personal growth and clarity.
Life coaching with our therapists in Alexandria, VA is conducted both in person and virtually via online therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
The number of life coaching sessions someone attends can differ based on the coach and the client’s choices. How many sessions are needed and how often they occur often hinges on the client’s objectives and the complexity of their concerns. Some clients might opt for a few sessions to tackle particular goals or issues, while others may decide on ongoing coaching sessions to work on personal growth and life enhancement over a more extended period of time. Thriveworks Alexandria therapists work with clients to create goals and potential timelines for treatment.
Fortunately, there are professionals who specialize in goal setting and help others to live happy, fulfilled lives: life coaches. Life coaches set out to help their clients understand what their life might be lacking and what will bring them purpose again. This might mean making a job change, embracing a new city, picking up a new hobby, or simply being kept accountable.
If you think you could benefit from working with a life coach, reach out to Thriveworks Alexandria. We have life coaches on staff who are dedicated to helping their clients live better. Together, you and your life coach can come up with SMART goals that will bring you joy and success.
“Would working with a life coach benefit me?” “Should I talk to a professional about my goals?” “Can a life coach help me figure out what I want and need out of life?” These are questions that you might be asking yourself. While we cannot definitively answer these questions, we can confidently say that we think working with a life coach would prove valuable to your life if you need help with goal setting or you aren’t feeling fulfilled these days. Consider: life coaches help people who…
As you may have understood from the list above, life coaches focus on helping their clients find success. They differ from counselors and therapists who focus on helping their clients improve their mental health. If you need help finding greater success in your life, consider working with a Thriveworks Alexandria life coach.
If you decide to work with a life coach, they will first get to know you so they can best understand how to help you find success in this journey. For example, if you struggle to set goals that you can actually achieve, they will help you understand SMART goals:
What do you say? Do you think working with a life coach could benefit you? If so, give Thriveworks Alexandria a call today. Our life coaches are dedicating to making a meaningful difference in their clients’ lives, and they want to do the same for you.
Call today and a scheduling specialist will get you scheduled right away. We don’t believe in waiting lists—you might even have your first appointment within the week, as many clients do. Additionally, we partner with many insurance companies to best ensure that anyone can utilize our services.
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