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Counselors - Providence, RI

We found over 500 counselors in Providence, RI. See refinement options below.

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Mrs. Melissa H. Polanco, LCDP, LMHC

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Counseling

530 N Main Street, Providence, RI

401-528-0110

Ms. Melissa Polanco works as a counseling specialist in Providence, RI.

"This counselor dimished and belittled my mental health and told me I prevoked my own sexual assault. This woman lacks empathy for people who struggle with substance abuse and mental health issues"

June 22, 2020
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Mr. Robert Joseph Andrews, MSW

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Addiction Therapy, Counseling, Social Work

54 3rd Street, Providence, RI

401-276-2723

Mr. Robert Andrews is a social work, counseling, and addiction therapy specialist in Providence, RI.

"I will also add of the persons who Mr. Andrews had relations/touched inappropriately in his office and reported to health department, I was one them."

January 11, 2024
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Alba D. Vargas Perez

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Counseling, Psychotherapy, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Mental Health, Psychoanalysis

1 Richmond Street, Providence, RI 02903

Ms. Alba Vargas Perez is a psychoanalysis, counseling, and complementary and alternative medicine specialist in Providence, RI.
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Ms. Kimberly Rose Chapman, PhD

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Counseling, Neuropsychology, Psychology

Hoppin, Providence, RI 02903

401-793-4006

Dr. Kimberly Chapman's areas of specialization are psychology, neuropsychology, and counseling; she sees patients in Providence, RI.

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What is Counseling?

Counseling is a type of professional guidance for handling problems in life. There are many types of counselors, and they serve an incredibly wide variety of people with all kinds of different needs. There are general counselors, marriage and family counselors, school and student counselors, career and vocational counselors, religious counselors, and gerontological counselors specifically for the elderly.

In all cases, counseling works when the client and the counselor talk to each other and develop a trusting relationship. The counselor listens respectfully to the client's problems. Then the two together work on identifying goals, increasing coping skills to overcome any troubles, and improving useful skills such as communication. The goals of counseling will be different for each person, but generally they include an increased sense of well being, decreased distress and anxiety, resolved crisis, and increased ability and function in daily life.