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Mark Twain once said that the two most important days of your life are the day you’re born, and the day you find out why.

Do you know your why?

My clients struggle with life just like you. They want more in life and have struggled to find this fullness and meaning. They are hurting from wounds from the past, difficulties in present-day relationships, and wrestle with self-worth.

Just like you, they have tried everything they can think of to help themselves, perhaps even trying therapy or counseling before. And like you, they want a place to explore life in a nonjudgmental and safe environment. My goal is to walk with and alongside you as you explore the joys, pains, and rough patches of life. 

There are many intersections and stories of your life that come into play for you today, even now as you consider therapy. Therapy involves the exploration of these stories, and the hope of something new. Through therapy you can deepen relational intimacy, break free from difficult life patterns, and discover what it means to live more truthfully. 

Let’s connect and get started on helping you heal and find hope, and discover your why.

Counseling with Samuel

:: Experience ::
Licensed Professional Counselor, Mental Health Service Provider (TN License #2816)

I specialize in working with men who are wrestling with what it means to be a man, sexual integrity, addictions, relationship or work issues, and anger management. I challenge men to explore their masculinity by challenging pervasive, and sometimes harmful, cultural stereotypes.

I help women who are looking to find and reclaim their voice in their relationships, working through issues of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse, difficulty in family relationships, self esteem, and codependency.

Couples have five areas of content they fight about: Sex, kids, money, in-laws, and technology. Each couple has a unique process they follow as they attempt to resolve these issues. I guide couples through these difficult and sometimes perpetual issues to find hope, healing, and a new process. Together we will sort through these and other challenges to foster mutual love and respect. I help couples to identify and move beyond their negative patterns of relating and construct new relational styles built upon honesty, respect, responsibility, and vulnerability. 

:: Areas of Experience ::
Marriage and Couples Therapy
Men’s and Women’s Issues
Codependency
“Nice Guys”
Recovery (substance abuse, relationships, narcissism)
Sex (Pornography, Illicit relationships, sex addictions)
Anxiety
Life Transitions
Spiritual Formation

Call or Text me today at 615-656-4430, and let’s get started on helping you find hope and healing.

“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him or around him and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.” ~ Dostoevsky

Intensives

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“It may be when we no longer know what we have to do, we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey.” – Wendell Berry

I offer Marriage intensives that provide a direct and focused approach to challenging issues, broken trust, or getting you unstuck. These intensives are custom built around your specific needs. Currently I offer these in my office just outside of Nashville, TN. 

Intensives help jumpstart the healing process and more quickly addresses root problems in relationships and individuals lives. I utilize a multi-faceted approach to intensives.

First and foremost, face-to-face counseling is the foundation for the program. The role-playing and real-life communication that happen are the best data points for what needs to be addressed in relationships.

Secondly, I incorporate experiential exercises and reflective homework to facilitate rebuilding trust, respect, and connection.

Lastly, and less tangibly, I integrate some teaching points throughout the process about human behavior, attachment needs, and the psychological/spiritual makeup of humans. I believe that we can all understand and be understood with enough of the story.

I build intensives based around the specific needs of the couple, but always attempt to apply a 1:1 ratio of direct and indirect therapeutic engagement in your intensive. Often what gets stirred up in therapy needs an appropriate amount of time to “metabolize” and not feel overwhelming. I utilize homework and reflective exercises to aid in the integration process of what happens during our time together.

All of my intensives include working lunch with food provided, personalized workbook journals, an initial orientation appointment 2-3 weeks prior to the intensive, and a follow up appointment 2-3 weeks after the intensive. All direct therapeutic work with me will occur at my office in Brentwood. Lodging is not included.

Intensive Options

Two Day Intensive | Thursday-Friday | Cost: $3,375
Suited for individuals or couples who need an extended amount of time to unpack, explore, and get unstuck. This would not be suited for those in crisis or in some kind of time crunch.
Schedule: Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. Includes workbook journal, pre-intensive meeting, 9-10 hours of direct face-to-face therapeutic engagement during the intensive, lunch on Friday, and a follow-up appointment.

Three Day Intensive | Wednesday-Friday | Cost: $4,490
Suited for individuals or couples who feel stuck, facing a significant disruption, broken trusty, betrayal, or need more time to work through key relationship challenges.
Schedule: Wednesday evening, Thursday, and ends Friday afternoon. Includes workbook journal, pre-intensive meeting, 12-14 hours of direct face-to-face therapeutic engagement during the intensive, lunch on Thursday, and a follow-up appointment.

Four Day Intensive | Wednesday-Saturday | Cost: $5,650
Suited for individuals or couples who feel stuck, facing a significant disruption, broken trusty, betrayal, or need more time to work through key relationship challenges.
Schedule: Wednesday evening, Thursday, Friday, and ends Saturday morning. Includes workbook journal, pre-intensive session, 16-18 hours of direct face-to-face therapeutic engagement during the intensive, lunch on Thursday and Friday, and a follow-up appointment.

Next Steps

Fill out the below form. I will review and get back with you to setup a brief phone call. During that call, we will discuss more in depth why you’re interested in an intensive at this point of your life/relationship and determine how to best address your need.

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