Ken Sherman, LMHC, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Counseling Services

Holistic Psychotherapy

Ken’s approach to therapy is eclectic. He is not committed to using any particular theory or set of techniques all the time, but calls on his extensive training, experience, and intuition for what is appropriate at any particular moment. Always in full collaboration with the client.

Underlying Ken’s practice philosophy is his belief that a fully realized life is constantly renewed in the struggle to balance and integrate many dimensions: body, emotions, mind, and spirit. Sometimes we reach an impasse, and need to reach out for help. A caring relationship is the most effective crucible for change. That relationship may be with a trusted friend, mentor, spiritual advisor, or, at times, a counselor.

Ken believes that we all have a unique inner healer that is the source of our growth, and that it cannot be forced, or “figured out” rationally. It comes alive in the moments when we surrender control over how we think we should be, and contact what we are truly meant to be, and then act from that.

Ken has a special interest in combining psychotherapy with the traditions of meditation. He has found, in his own life, and that of his clients, that non-judgmental mindful awareness is the first step toward meaningful change. When we fully accept what is, paradoxically that is when change is most likely to occur.

Another way of looking at this process is that the development of a “witness consciousness” can loosen the bonds of old patterns.

Meditation—it’s not what you think

Don’t just do something—sit there!

Breathe!