Augustin Kendall
Counselor -
Trying to find stability in times of crisis? Healing from trauma? Struggling in your relationships? Learning how to live with mental illness? I offer existential therapy to address these and other challenges. This can be a transformative and effective modality for clients looking to learn how to live with mental illness, process grief, build self-knowledge and self-worth, heal wounds, work with change, find embodiment and integration, resist oppression, and cope with the inevitable suffering that life holds. My clients appreciate the humanistic approach I bring to our work, which centers your lived experience.
I operate on the belief that you are the expert on yourself and work to understand you as an individual to know how to most effectively address your challenges. I can be a guide, partner, and witness in the therapeutic process of building trust and collaborating to strengthen your sense of self and ability to find meaning and joy in your life. For trauma work, I sometimes use a somatic modality called Brainspotting.
I have worked with people experiencing many different forms of mental distress; my approach is more about engaging with the whole person than with specific diagnoses.
I offer an anti-oppression lens and am experienced with and affirming of LGBTQ+, kinky, polyamorous, and chronically ill clients. I look forward to hearing what you need right now.
Skills and Expertise
Abandonment
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adult
Aggression and Violence
Attachment Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Body Image
Cancer
Chronic Pain or Illness
codependency
Control Issues
Depression
Dissociative Disorders
Gay Issues
Health Illness and Medical Issues
Identity Issues
LGBTQ
Loss or Grief
Mood Disorders
Navigating Identity in Relationships
Polyamory and Nonmonogamous Relationships
Self Esteem
Suicidal Ideation
Transgender Issues
Treatment Orientation
Existential
Experiential Therapy
Feminist
Humanistic
Narrative
Modality