Individual Counseling at Nova Counseling Services

At Nova Counseling Services, we recognize that healing is a deeply personal journey—and no two paths are the same. Our compassionate therapists provide individualized, evidence-based care for clients navigating a wide range of emotional and mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, substance use, codependency, grief, parenting stress, and dual diagnosis.

Whether you're coping with overwhelming emotions, adjusting to a major life transition, or seeking deeper clarity in your relationships, we're here to support you with clinical insight, empathy, and practical tools. Our goal is to help you move forward with greater confidence, connection, and inner peace. Below, you’ll find an overview of each therapist’s unique approach to care, including their primary modalities and clinical areas of focus for individual therapy.

Want to learn more about the therapists at Nova? Visit our Our Team page for full bios, credentials, and specialties.

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Individual Therapy with Pilar

Sometimes, healing requires revisiting the parts of yourself that have been silenced or forgotten. Pilar offers trauma-informed individual therapy that integrates emotional, physical, and spiritual healing for adults and families.

Her approach draws from depth psychology and experiential modalities, including:

  • Inner Child Work: Reconnect with early emotional wounds and unmet needs, fostering self-compassion and healing from within.
  • Shadow Work: Bring unconscious patterns into conscious awareness to reduce self-sabotage and reclaim personal power.
  • Jungian Therapy Modalities: Explore the deeper meaning behind symptoms and emotional experiences through archetypes, symbolism, and self-integration.
  • Mindfulness and Somatic Awareness: Learn grounding techniques to calm the nervous system, increase emotional regulation, and deepen body-mind connection.
Pilar’s Areas of Focus
  • Childhood trauma and complex PTSD
  • Dual diagnosis and substance use recovery
  • Emotional and spiritual healing
  • Family conflict and reunification
  • Anxiety, depression, and chronic stress
  • Self-sabotage and identity struggles
  • Personal empowerment and inner transformation

Pilar’s work is ideal for individuals seeking trauma recovery, emotional depth, and a holistic, integrative path forward.

Individual Therapy with Rebecca

Rebecca offers trauma-informed, somatic-informed individual therapy and recovery-focused counseling for adults navigating substance use, behavioral addictions, anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, shame, trauma patterns, and recovery-related life transitions.

Her approach is structured, compassionate, and practical, helping clients understand the connection between thoughts, emotions, behaviors, cravings, and body-based stress responses while building skills for lasting change.

Therapeutic Approach

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Reduce unhelpful thoughts and build healthier coping skills.
  • Motivational Interviewing: Clarify values and strengthen motivation for change.
  • DBT-Informed Skills: Practice mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication.
  • Relapse Prevention & Somatic-Informed Strategies: Manage triggers, cravings, stress responses, and grounding skills.
  • Strengths-Based and Person-Centered Care: Support growth through your strengths, goals, and values.
Rebecca’s Areas of Focus
  • Therapy for substance use and behavioral addictions
  • Relapse prevention counseling and early recovery support
  • Anxiety therapy and stress management
  • Depression and low motivation
  • Emotional dysregulation and anger reactivity
  • Shame, trauma, and low self-worth
  • Boundary setting, communication, and relationship strain
  • Life transitions, identity development, and recovery identity
  • Values-based goal setting and building daily structure

Rebecca’s goal is to help you reconnect with yourself, strengthen emotional stability, and build a life that supports your recovery and wellbeing.

Individual Therapy with Emily

Sometimes, healing starts by turning inward. Emily offers individual counseling with a focus on building emotional awareness, reshaping thought patterns, and restoring connection to your core self.

She integrates the following evidence-based modalities:

  • Narrative Therapy: Re-author the story you’ve been telling yourself and begin to view challenges through a lens of strength, resilience, and possibility.
  • Mindfulness-Based Techniques: Develop present-moment awareness to manage stress, regulate emotions, and build inner calm.
  • Solution-Focused Therapy: Identify what’s already working, clarify goals, and take small, achievable steps toward meaningful change.
  • Attachment and Inner Work: Explore how early relationships and attachment wounds influence your emotional life today and begin creating healthier relational patterns.
Emily’s Areas of Focus
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Emotional regulation challenges
  • Attachment wounds
  • Communication breakdowns
  • Parenting and family stress
  • Relationship conflict
  • Life transitions
  • Anxiety and depression

Emily’s holistic therapy approach is especially helpful for children, teens, and families seeking deeper emotional safety and lasting connection.

Individual Therapy with Katelyn

Healing begins when children, teens, and young adults feel safe, understood, and supported. Katelyn provides child and adolescent therapy for clients ages 8 through 29, with a focus on helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional overwhelm, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, impulsivity, attachment difficulties, relationship challenges, and life transitions.

Her work is warm, relational, and collaborative, helping clients build emotional awareness, confidence, coping skills, and healthier relationships.

  • Play Therapy and Developmentally Appropriate Interventions: Support children in expressing emotions, building confidence, and strengthening healthy coping skills in ways that feel safe, engaging, and age appropriate.
  • Internal Family Systems: Explore different parts of the self with curiosity and compassion, helping clients better understand emotional reactions, inner conflict, and patterns that may be keeping them stuck.
  • Relational and Collaborative Approach: Build trust, strengthen communication, and create a supportive therapeutic relationship where clients feel comfortable expressing themselves and working toward meaningful change.
  • Family Support: Help caregivers and families better understand the client’s emotional needs, improve communication, and support consistency, connection, and healing at home.
Katelyn’s Areas of Focus
  • Child and Teen therapy, ages 8 to 18
  • Young adult therapy, through age 29
  • Anxiety and depression
  • Trauma and overwhelming life experiences
  • Emotional regulation and impulsivity
  • Attachment difficulties
  • Relationship and peer challenges
  • Family stress and caregiver support
  • Low self-esteem and confidence-building
  • Life transitions and identity development

Katelyn’s child and adolescent therapy approach is especially helpful for clients ages 8 through 29 who are seeking emotional safety, confidence, healthy coping skills, and stronger relationships.

Understanding the Stages of Counseling

Counseling is a structured process that unfolds in stages, each vital for the overall effectiveness of therapy. Understanding these stages can enhance both the therapist's and the client’s experience.

1. Intake and Assessment

The first stage involves gathering information about the client's background, presenting issues, and goals for counseling. This stage establishes a foundation for the therapeutic relationship and helps the counselor develop an individualized treatment plan.

2. Establishing the Therapeutic Relationship

Building rapport is crucial in this stage. Trust and safety must be established for clients to feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and feelings. Effective communication skills and active listening are essential tools during this phase.

3. Exploration

In this stage, clients explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in greater depth. The counselor guides them through this exploration, helping to identify patterns and underlying issues. This stage often involves discussing past experiences that may contribute to current difficulties.

4. Skill Development and Intervention

As clients gain insight, this stage focuses on developing coping strategies and practical skills. Counselors may introduce therapeutic techniques tailored to the client’s needs, such as cognitive-behavioral interventions, mindfulness practices, or role-playing scenarios.

5. Consolidation and Action

During this stage, clients consolidate what they have learned and begin applying new skills to daily life. Counselors assist in setting realistic goals and developing action plans that promote change and personal growth.

6. Termination

The final stage involves preparing for the conclusion of counseling. Clients reflect on their progress and discuss strategies for maintaining improvements. This stage helps clients feel confident in handling future challenges independently.

Understanding these stages helps clients navigate the counseling process more effectively, fostering deeper engagement and commitment to personal growth.