Craig Pelka
Therapist -
Seeking support and trying to find a fit with a therapist or counselor can be challenging, even exhausting, especially when you’re needing relief and change. My hope is that you feel welcomed enough to reach out to me and see if we might team up to make some movement. I provide individual therapy for early/emerging adults (late teens into 40s), mostly guys/men/masc-presenting folx, focused on navigating individual, relational, and environmental experiences and getting unstuck from patterns no longer serving them. These could include experiences such as adjustment to stress and life changes, anxiety and panic, mood and depression, sex and sexuality, behavioral patterns and addiction, self and identity, boundaries and expectations, and couple/poly and family relationships. I especially enjoy collaborating with LGBTQIA+ identified/exploring/expanding/allied clients. My intent in working together is to create and maintain a safe, nonjudgmental space for us to explore challenging and sometimes uncomfortable concerns and experiences, as well as topics that spark excitement, possibility, and hope. With support and evidence-based methods, we can focus on healing, growing, and building up momentum toward change.
Skills and Expertise
Addiction
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adult
Agoraphobia
Alcohol Use
Anxiety
Behavioral Issues
Breakups
Commitment Issues
Communication Problems
Control Issues
Coping Mechanisms
Couple Counseling
Couples therapy
Depression
Drug Use
Emotional Disturbance
Emptiness
Family Conflict
Family of Origin Issues
Fear
Forgiveness
Gay Issues
Guilt
Highly Sensitive Persons
Identity Issues
Impulse Control Disorders
Individuation
Irritability
LGBTQ
Life Purpose
Loss or Grief
Marital Therapy
Marriage Couseling
Men
Mens Issues and Problems
Mood Disorders
Navigating Identity in Relationships
Peer Relationships
Perfectionism
Phobias
Polyamory and Nonmonogamous Relationships
Relationship Issues
Sex Therapy
Sexual Addiction
Self Esteem
Sexual Minorities
Stress
Substance Use
Teens
teen
Transgender Issues
Trauma and PTSD
Trauma
Treatment Orientation
Acceptance Commitment Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
DBT Informed Therapy
Harm Reduction
Interpersonal
Motivational Interviewing
Person Centered Therapy
Rogerian
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Modality