My Goal is Simple . . . To Help You Meet Your Goals.

What are your goals?

Is an eating disorder eating your life away?

Do you want to be successful in relationships?
Do you want real and lasting change in your personal and professional life?

You Don't Have to Walk Alone.

I provide a safe, non-judgmental environment for your personal or professional needs. I combine the knowledge of a Master’s education with the comfort of a friend, the mind of a business executive and the soul of a Christian therapist.

Areas of Focus:

Addictions
Anger Management
Anxiety
Depression

Eating Disorders
Career/Life Transitions
Relationship Issues
Trauma
EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

Available for:

Couple
Family

Teenager
Individual

Group

*On-Site/Off-Site
Intensive Workshops

Writing Contributions for Publication

*Patricia is able to use
EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, on-site or in her office.

News about Patricia Dean, MFT

I facilitate groups at local churches and at my office. I walk with the attendees on their personal journeys toward awareness, self-growth, insight, choice and change. 

The upcoming groups meet at my office:
For more information and signup for the group, contact Patricia at (615) 438-3132.

Emotional Eating - September 13 - October 21
These groups are designed to help group members deepen their understanding of how emotional eating is controlling/directing their lives, learn coping strategies and increase their emotional regulation. We will utilize group discussion, mindfulness techniques, journaling and array of creative art projects.
 
The experience will help participants to: 
  Gain insight in their need to emotionally eat 
  Utilize behavior modification techniques to become more aware of their thoughts, emotions and behaviors 
  Learn more about their relationship with food 
  Begin to challenge their existing thoughts and behavior patterns
 
Teenagers

Day
: Monday
Time: 4-5:15pm
Start Date: September 13

Women
Day
: Thursdays
Time: 9-10:15am
Start Date: September 16 


Women
Day
: Thursdays
Time: 6-7:15pm
Start Date: September16
Being Single in a Couple's County - September 13 -October 21 
This class is designed to discuss wanting and waiting for the perfect partner, by processing:
 
  Criteria for being a "perfectionist dater"  Delve into what "love" really looks and feels like  
 
What are the hormoes of "love" and how to use them to make healthier decisions
       Begin processing healthier ways of dating in an environment that is safe and not a "meat market"


 Day: Monday
Time: 6:00-7:15pm
Start Date: September 13
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Every time there are losses there are choices to be made. You choose to live your losses as passages to anger, blame, hatred, depression and resentment, or you choose to let these losses be passages to something new, something wider, and deeper
- Henri Nouwen