A: Then come yourself.  It is usually far better if one spouse gets help than if no one does.  The efforts of one spouse frequently impact both husband and wife.  Often I can help one spouse bring more peace and happiness into their marriage. 

A:  Absolutely.  I love to help men as well as women who want to make their marriages better or talk about other concerns.

A: Yes.  I love to help couples learn to communicate better, understand each other more, repair hurts and injuries to trust, understand and heal childhood wounds that may affect the marriage, and build more friendship and intimacy together.

A: Definitely.  I love to help singles. too.

If you are in a difficult marriage, you may want guidance to help your child or teenager deal constructively with painful feelings toward a parent who has limitations.  Or your parental concern may be about your child's or teenager's behavior or relationships.  I'd like to help you through this.

It's hard to find energy to do things.  You feel hopeless, perhaps worthless.  It may difficult to fall asleep or you may suffer from early morning awakening or you may sleep too much.  Your appetite  may have decreased.  In fact, you may have lost weight.  Or you may be overeating  to self-soothe.  The things you used to enjoy no longer lift you, and it may be hard to feel your love for your dear ones.  You feel nothing may help, but often nothing is further from the truth.  Call me, and let's talk about it.

You want to understand your distress, to have someone else see how much you are bearing, and to experience soothing and caring.  Let's sit down together and begin helping you find more peace of heart.

I honor your journey of grieving pain and loss, finding redemption from guilt, and reconnecting emotionally with your child.  Fathers, grandparents, and other family members and friends who suffered loss through abortion also may need their loss to be seen, honored, and grieved.  If they helped facilitate abortion, they may need forgiveness for guilt feelings that still linger.  Medical professionals who participated in abortion and regret it may need support to grieve and find redemption.  If you are suffering from loss through abortion, I'd like to help.

If your child is struggling with his or her sexual orientation, you may want to talk to someone about your feelings and what you can do.  I'd like to offer you the support and guidance you need at a time like this.

You may find yourself going over and over so many feelings and questions.  You wonder who you can tell so you are not alone.  I'd like to hear your story and help you through this devastating time.

You want to make your marriage work, but you are a man longing for the love of a man or you are a woman longing for the love of a woman.  You wonder who you can turn to for help. 

Or you are single, have been in a relationship with someone of your own sex, and your relationship has ended, leaving you in anquish.  Perhaps you are tired of the quality of your relationships, and the homosexual lifestyle is not working for you as well as it used to.  Maybe you have other concerns.  I'd like to hear what has been happening and walk through this together.

A: I see adults ages 18 through 60.

A: There are no guarantees, but generally, commitment to the process should lead to a helpful outcome.

A: Some people begin to feel better almost immediately.  For others it may take a few sessions.  For some, it takes longer.  If you are really in pain, we may want to meet more frequently in the beginning.

A: For most people, we need to meet once a week to make progress.

I'll be happy to complete a form you can use for your out -of -network reimbursement.

Laura Haynes, Ph.D.

Clinical Psychologist

Christian Marriage Counseling

Helping women and couples of faith

who want to make

their marriages better

Also help for:

Depression and Anxiety

Grieving Abortion

Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction