Samuel Koolhoven-Moore (he/him)

I've been working with families for 5+ years in helping to improve communication skills and resolve conflicts that naturally arise for any people living together. Many of us were not taught peaceful conflict resolution skills growing up, and I've seen so many positive shifts when families adopt healthy communication skills worked on during sessions together.

Parenting is a tough job, filled with so many questions about 'Am I doing this right?' Plus, there's so much personal stress, and kids are great at finding exactly what our triggers are and pushing those buttons. It's their job, and one of our most powerful tools as parents is self-regulation! I would be happy to help navigate that stress with you and find healthy parenting strategies that work for you and your family.

I love working with neurodiverse populations, especially autistic and those with ADHD. I spend a good amount of time involved in the online communities for autistic people and people with ADHD, because I believe in people being the expert on themselves. We can learn so much by listening to lived experiences of those populations to better understand what treatments are actually helpful and what cause harm in the long-run.

Since beginning my work as a counselor, I have found trauma to be a common issue that underlies many of the presenting concerns and symptoms that bring people to therapy in the first place. I am honored to be allowed to work through trauma with my clients in a safe environment so that they may live their lives with more freedom of choice. I have experience in many coping strategies specific to trauma, and use CBT to help work through how trauma may have affected your worldview.

As an over-arching framework in my counseling practice, I have always believed in centering the counseling around what is best for the person. All the while, providing a safe emotional environment with unconditional positive regard, nonjudgmental attitude, empathy, compassion, and authenticity.

Since beginning my work as a counselor, I have found trauma to be a common issue that underlies many of the presenting concerns and symptoms that bring people to therapy in the first place. I am honored to be allowed to work through trauma with my clients in a safe environment so that they may live their lives with more freedom of choice. I have experience in many coping strategies specific to trauma, and use CBT to help work through how trauma may have affected your worldview.

CBT is an evidence-based approach that is considered best practice for many different situations, and can be adapted to be culturally sensitive and affirming of whatever your identity is. I am experienced in helping clients examine their thoughts and how these thoughts affect their day-to-day lives and functioning. Having an outside person challenge and identify thoughts that may not be helpful can really change your quality of life, because those unhealthy beliefs can really hold us back!