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Life can be challenging, but you don’t have to go through it alone. Through clinical tools and exploration, we will help you feel empowered to move through life experiences, overcome barriers, and create a life of hope and healing.
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About

a therapy & yoga practice in Connecticut

Grateful Guidance is not your typical practice. We offer clinical and expert tools in an inclusive environment, helping you feel comfortable and inspired to make powerful strides towards living your best life now and later. Using models of therapy that include CBT, client-centered approach, mindfulness-, narrative-, body-oriented-, and additional therapies, we will help you overcome challenges related to stress, anxiety, depression, pregnancy, postpartum, trauma, communication, interpersonal conflict, low self-esteem, and other significant life stressors.
Andrea Shaker
Counseling

Services

We help people through

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Trauma
  • Stress
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Family Conflict
  • Self Esteem
  • Communication Issues
  • Body Image Disorders
  • Social Anxiety
  • Parenting
  • Work Stress
  • Coping Skills
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Couples Counseling
  • Bullying
  • Burnout
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Career Counseling

Approaches

  • Behavioral Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Family/Marital Therapy
  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
  • Breathwork
  • Compassion Focused
  • Holistic Therapy
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Positive Psychology
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Trauma Focused

Insurance Accepted

  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • United Healthcare
  • Meritain Health
  • Medicare
  • Cigna
  • Medicaid
  • Aetna
  • anthem

Fees

  • Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation: $200
  • Psychotherapy, 45 min: $100
  • Psychotherapy, 60 min: $125
  • Couples Therapy: $150

Location

Where to find me

Office

752 Middletown Rd
Colchester, CT 06415-2307

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