Max Stager, Licensed Professional Counselor

To feel happier and energetic, like your
old self, instead of sad and depressed
-- click here to find out more
To feel in love and connected instead
of worrying about the next argument,
the next painful look -- click here to
discover more
To feel clean and sober, dealing with
urges and cravings instead of giving in
to the drink or use -- click here to
discover more
To sleep more restfully instead of fitfully
because of your concerns about your
son or daughter

Max Stager,
MA, LPC, NCC
Licensed Professional
Counselor

You may have come here because you are struggling with some internal
concerns, like depression, mood disorders, anxiety, stress, or trauma.

On the other hand you may be having some relationship problems, you cannot
seem to get along with your boyfriend or girlfriend, or, maybe, the fire is gone
out of your relationship with your spouse.

Then again, you may be concerned about your child or teen. Maybe, you have
a younger child, who is struggling with being sad, anxious, has been stressed
or traumatized. Maybe, your teen refuses to follow your rules, or, worse yet,
he/she is going to get into trouble with the police (fighting, stealing, etc.).

Maybe, you or your teen are having trouble with a substance, maybe, drinking
too much, being unable to stop using illegal ones, or feeling/acting like an
alcoholic or addict.

As you analyze each word on this page, on this web site, you could feel a
sense of confidence and hope, one that may have been alluding you. You, like
many others, may have doubted that you could get the help you may have not
only needed but desperately wanted. You are hoping for a quick fix, which
usually only happens with minor issues, but you know that it may take more
than that. (By the way, many clients find relief after just the first visit and
experience substantial changes after about seven.) Of course, each person,
couple, family, and their situations are different so results cannot be
guaranteed.

Now I would like to help you experience...

Hope
Help
Humor (on occasion, it gets us out of the problem long enough to make
changes)
Energy
Empathy -- This seemingly simple factor is extremely powerful (When
was the last time that you felt truly heard and understood?)
Caring and connection with others who are important to you (a key
ingredient, for many people, in experiencing a more fulfilling life)
A release of blocks to success

I will supply you with the following tools:

Assessments to explore your wants, needs, concerns (depending on
issues or concerns)
Skills that empower you -- ways of thinking and doing that can make a
real difference (depending on what you need)
Individualized approach based on your personality, needs, and life
situation (and/or those of your child, spouse, partner, family)
Information to help you understand what is going on (many clients say
they don't understand what is going on or what they need to do -- I am
surprised that other therapists don't this more often for their clients)
Practical homework -- It takes some thought and effort to actually make
the changes that you want (then, reviewing how well it worked)
Regular feedback questions and/or forms so that you can assess the
progress being made -- Basically, are we moving in the right direction?
Directed sessions that attempt to clearly, comprehensively, and
sometimes, intensely, address your concerns and issues

Below is what others have said about individual & group counseling as well as
classes with Max (often it helps new clients to know what other clients have
experieced):

"We have learned more in a few weeks than we had in many sessions (with
another counselor)."

"I learned more today (from a brief free class) than from my $75-per-hour
marriage counselor."

"I told others that I felt better (after only a 30-minute brief session)"

"You are the best counselor I have ever had."

Being committed to the mental health of adults, children, teens, couples, and
families, offer a sliding fee scale.

Call Max at 460-4185 or Click Here To Contact Max Now!

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