Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Family
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
I partner with people who are desiring support and guidance through a challenging season of life or are desiring to make and achieve goals. Offering the feedback, strategies, and tools they might need to persevere and move towards better health and goals. My passion and the majority of my experience is in helping teenagers and families along this journey.
My Background and Approach
I consider my approach to be relational, empathetic, and solution-focused. While difficult circumstances of the past can't be changed, we can work together to better understand, and redeem difficult challenges. Sometimes extra support and guidance are helpful when faced with challenging life situations or if you're desiring to move in a new direction. I am a Masters-level counselor working towards licensure in Marriage & Family Therapy. I have two graduate degrees in counseling and have had my own private practice working primarily with teenagers and families for over ten years. I am a Certified Life Coach with pre-marital and marital counseling experience. I am also a licensed minister with 30 years of youth ministry and pastoral experience. Please consider connecting with me for yourself, your teenager, family, or couples counseling. I look forward to working with you! You may schedule a free 20-minute consult here: https://jim-petipas.clientsecure.me
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
As a child, I experienced the pain of my parent’s divorce, my father’s drug addiction, mental illness, and homelessness. I am also acquainted with loss and grief. I desire to help people struggling with their own set of painful situations and challenges. I believe that all people have the ability to grow and move towards better health emotionally, socially, physically, and spiritually. When not counseling or coaching I am a published children’s picture book author, illustrator, and musician. You can check out my books at www.thecowsgomoo.com. My free time is spent with my family, friends, or dog doing activities on the water, land, or snow!