You’re intelligent, empathetic, and self-reliant. Life is good – on the outside. Yet at your core, you feel like there’s something wrong with you, that you’re fundamentally flawed. Maybe you feel shame for the things you've done, or have not done. So you do what you can to get by, all the while knowing things could be better and hating yourself for not making it happen.

How did this come to be? We come into this world with our self-esteem intact. Somewhere along the line, we get programmed to believe we’re not good enough. This programming is often the result of unresolved childhood trauma: abuse (physical, sexual, or emotional), neglect (physical or emotional), or any overwhelming event that exceeds our ability to cope.

If you experienced trauma as a child - even if it seems insignificant now - you might be:

• Overreacting to things that would seem minor to anyone else
• Unable to trust
• Avoiding anything that reminds you of the pain
• Unable to feel your feelings because you buried them for so long
• Having difficulty establishing true connection even though you have lots of “surface” friends
• Self-medicating with substances or unhealthy behaviors
• Unconsciously sabotaging your own efforts to change
• Experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression, insomnia, and other mental health concerns

Maybe you've been in therapy before but it hasn't helped. Talking about it logically tends to be ineffective for this kind of thing. Maybe there are just no words.

I’m Beth Main, a professional counselor licensed in Maine and Pennsylvania.  My areas of specialty include childhood trauma (in adults) and Adult ADHD / ADD (see my other website, adhdsolutions.net). I also work with couples where one or both partners have ADHD or a history of trauma.

Some of the approaches I use include:

• Eye Movement Desensitization and  Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) / Tapping
• Matrix Reimprinting
• Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (using the Natural Lifemanship model)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Mindfulness and somatic exercises

Sessions can be held online via video-conference if you are anywhere in Pennsylvania or Maine. Or come see me at my Phillips, Maine location, where I offer therapy intensives, couples retreats, and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.

My goal as a therapist is to help you see the brilliance that I see in you. If you’d like that too, contact me to schedule your free consultation to see if I'm the right therapist for you.