Elizabeth Saviteer, MS, LMHC, CN
Hello!
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As a young adult you're constantly dealing with something new you were never prepared for. From dating to college, money to roommates, you can feel excited and hopeful one minute, terrified and ill-equipped the next. If you're on the roller coaster of your 20s and you also struggle with anxiety or ADHD, that roller coaster can feel more like a haunted house. Maybe you’re in that post-college void—back at home, stuck in a job you thought was temporary, going on dates that don’t go anywhere—and it’s starting to feel like this is your life now.
If you're like most of my clients, you feel overwhelmed with the demands of adulthood; you feel like every one else around you got a life manual and you missed out; you might even feel like there's something fundamentally wrong with you or your brain.
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My clients are like you, bright, insightful young adults who feel like they are falling behind in life. Anxiety and ADHD leave them dreading or avoiding almost everything in life from work to social events. They often feel different from their friends who seem to do things effortlessly.
If this sounds like you, you might:
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Scroll for hours on your phone instead of sending in a job application
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Eagerly accept an invitation to a party then dread going for days
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Have a burst of motivation, start planning your new life (new job/apartment/classes/body), then feel panicked and paralyzed by the tasks you outlined
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Tell yourself you "should" start that term paper, make that appointment, invite that friend out, but feel anxious and fatigued when it comes to doing it
If this sounds like you, you are NOT the anomaly, you are the norm.
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My clients graduate therapy able to talk back to the critical voice in their head and feel solid self-esteem.
They feel a sense of pride and satisfaction checking off small tasks, while building to bigger accomplishments.
They can maintain sustainable healthy habits that their 30-year old self will thank them for​.
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Yes, you will have to work for it, but you've done hard things before! As your therapist I will teach you tools to change your thoughts & feelings, help you make your own decisions, and if it's appropriate, offer some mentorship. My personality is gentle, encouraging & honest.
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What to Expect
From our first meeting to graduation
1. Free initial consultation: We'll meet for about 30 minutes to give us each a chance to make sure I'm the right fit for you. I'll ask you questions about yourself, your life and what you hope to get out of counseling. I'll describe how my approach would help your specific situation. No pressure, no sales.
2. If you want to move forward I'll have you fill out some paperwork that will give us a measurement of your baseline symptoms.
3. I'll recommend a book or podcast or my free online course (whichever you prefer) to add structure & educational elements between sessions. On average clients spend 15 minutes/day on "homework".
4. We begin! You'll choose an area that you'd like to work on first (I'll help you if you're stuck). I'll always start by offering you empathy, deep listening, and compassion. Once you feel fully heard and understood, then I'll show you a roadmap for how we tackle that problem. I'll walk you through the techniques that you'll use to change your negative thoughts, feelings, motivation, and actions.
5. Over the next sessions we'll keep using different techniques until you arrive at the shift you're looking for. We'll stick with one problem area until we've resolved it.
6. Once you've achieved the change you wanted we can work on the next problem or you can finish therapy and go live your life with the tools you learned.
Let me introduce myself
I've been where you are. I jokingly say I had a quarter-life crisis when I was 22, but it wasn't funny when I felt like my life was out of control. Over the next decade I worked to gain control over my thoughts, feelings and behavior. I went to grad school to become a counselor. And afterwards I continued my training until I found an approach that not only helped me put the missing pieces in place, but that I knew would help my clients. Now, in my mid-forties, I certainly don't have all the answers, but I have figured a few things out! Let me show you a short cut to a life with more self-acceptance, satisfaction, and peace.