With more than 30 years of clinical experience, my clients (adults, couples and groups) tell me they most appreciate my patience, insight and good humor. I believe deeply in my clients' abilities to find their truth when met with skill and honesty offered without judgment. Many come people come to me with trauma-based issues. It is essential for fear and frustration to be addressed in ways that are both effective and tolerable. I often use EMDR as well as EFT - Meridian Tapping and Mindfulness Practices to help clients move through painful memories and/or negative, limiting self-beliefs which get in the way of high performance and joyful living. I do not practice "cookie cutter" therapy - each client is unique in his or her needs. The first thing I do with each person is listen. Then, together, we work out a plan that will meet your needs in the safest, most respectful and efficient way possible.

The Adolescent & Family Counseling Center, our outpatient private practice since 1980, offers therapeutic care and other services including mental health, health, and educational services. We perform our assistance to clients through assessments, evaluations, and individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy. We also offer EAP / Employee Assistance Program services, workshops, and presentations to our clients and to members of the community. Our professional staff of clinicians consists of 12 psychotherapists, each of whom has a Connecticut license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker / LCSW, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist / LMFT, or Licensed Professional Counselor / LPC. We are on most major insurance panels. Several of us are also Connecticut Certified School Social Workers / CSSW. At various times, we also have aboard a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Registered Dietician, Psychiatrist, and Certified School Guidance Counselor. For over 39 years, we have caringly served child / children, teenagers, adult, and senior adult clients presenting behavioral, emotional, and psychological issues of abuse, addictions including alcoholism and substance abuse, anxiety, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD, depression, divorce, grief, parenting sexual issues, violence and other trauma, and victims / survivors of child sexual abuse / CSA. Our primary office, Cheshire, serves that community and contiguous surrounding towns of Southington, Meriden, Wallingford, Hamden, Bethany, Waterbury, Prospect, and Wolcott .. and beyond. Our Danbury office serves that community and the contiguous towns of the Housatonic Valley, including Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, New Fairfield, Newtown, New Milford, Redding, Ridgefield, and Sherman. There are no geographic boundaries for receiving our services and some clients travel significant distances for our assistance. They may have been referred by family members, friends, their physician, EAP support-team, or they have been self-referred, searching for us on competent find-a-therapist sites like this one.

Dr. Martin Klein, Offices in Westport and Fairfield CT Dr. Klein is a seasoned clinical psychologist who specializes in individual psychotherapy, couples counseling and executive career coaching. He treats adults and children who are in crisis or need assistance facing everyday challenges. He works with couples who have interpersonal conflicts and communication issues. Cognitive Behavioral and Existential Psychodynamic Dr. Klein practices cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which utilizes strategies to change unwanted thoughts and actions. He also applies more in-depth existential psychodynamic approaches that focus on how past issues as well as current circumstances affect present patterns of behavior. Hypnosis and Mindfulness Dr. Klein utilizes hypnosis to treat panic attacks, trauma and addictions. He also guides patients in mindfulness and other relaxation techniques to reduce stress and anxiety. Working with Children Dr. Klein uses a combination of play and talk therapy, active family system involvement and cognitive behavioral interventions. He works in a collaborative manner with psychiatrists, pediatricians as well as school psychologists to develop a coordinated treatment plan. Parents are active participants in the treatment and are kept informed on all relevant issues and progress. Executive Career Coaching He is a highly skilled executive coach who works with senior executives as well as medical, finance and academic professionals on both a personal and professional level. He practices in a pragmatic and action-focused manner to quickly resolve personal and career issues and achieve success. As a senior clinician, he is experienced in helping professionals work through "mid-life crisis" and career-specific issues such as employment transitions. He is experienced working with older professionals who have difficulty finding a new position after being laid off or who are facing retirement. Adult Psychotherapy Dr. Klein's background in existential philosophy deepens his ability to work with individuals struggling with issues of identity, spirituality, meaningfulness and creativity. He is sensitive and respectful of different religious and cultural beliefs as well as issues related to ethnicity and gender. His compassionate approach works well with people who are going through loss and grief associated with the end of a relationship, aging, illness or the death of a loved one. Practical Approach His approach is practical and down to earth. He is a compassionate listener with a good sense of humor and a warm and engaging style. Each person is treated as an individual, and treatment is tailored to meet one's personal needs. Many people seeking his services struggle with work, relationship and family issues as well as symptoms of depression, anxiety, self defeating patterns, negative thoughts or irrational fears. The goal of treatment is to achieve greater satisfaction, be more productive in your personal and professional life, and feel better about yourself and your relationship with others.

Life can be challenging! Are you are longing to feel more connected to your partner, feeling overwhelmed by work, trying to do it all and have no time for yourself? Whether relationship, work or family challenges are troubling you, I can help. Over the years I have developed my own unique style of psychotherapy which is Active, Creative and Time-sensitive. It is active, since I take an "Active" stance and help you figure out what is wrong and how to remedy the problems that are troubling you. The solutions will be derived using both your own and my "Creative" lens which will give you a new perspective on your life. My therapeutic approach is "Time-sensitive." This means that I will work with you to complete therapy as quickly as possible. I tailor therapy to meet each client’s unique needs. Drawing from a wide range of expertise & experience, we will collaboratively develop the best therapeutic plan for you. I involve clients actively in the process. Time-sensitive therapy is as brief as possible, but the therapeutic relationship lasts for a lifetime. Depending on the issues addressed, some clients may be in therapy for a few months while others may come for a few years. After completing a segment of therapy, over the years, clients often return for a tune up or to consult about a new issue or life challenge. Each time a client returns, therapy tends to be briefer.

It has been my privilege to work with people to assist them in finding their own inner strengths and their path to wellness as they overcome the challenges we all can face in our lives. The answers to the blocks we all experience are found within, and though we struggle to identify them, implement those answers, and find clarity, as a team the journey can be much easier. I join with my clients to forge the way with joy, and hope while maintaining a safe, grounded space from which to work. Compassion, acceptance, and patience hold the client in his or her truth, and form the basis of a strong and effective therapeutic relationship, and this relationship is the essential element for the trust that is needed to address difficult issues and make changes that can lead to a fuller and more rewarding life. One of the tools that I have used with great success in working with my clients is EMDR. EMDR is a relatively new psychotherapeutic treatment tool, which I am pleased to offer to my clients. Developed just a couple of decades ago. Now practiced all over the world it offers rapid results with a variety of issues that clients frequently bring to the therapeutic process. EMDR is stated to be the foremost treatment tool in major trauma such as combat, or child abuse, but is also used effectively for lifelong challenges that may be based on "minor" traumas that have left negative self beliefs behind such as "I am worthless" or "I don't deserve..." that can affect and limit any aspect of an individual's life. The EMDR technique, which is simple, safe and yields rapid results, involves bilateral stimulation of the left and right brain hemispheres via either eye movements fro

Dr. Martin Klein, Offices in Westport and Fairfield CT Dr. Klein is a seasoned clinical psychologist who specializes in individual psychotherapy, couples counseling and executive career coaching. He treats adults and children who are in crisis or need assistance facing everyday challenges. He works with couples who have interpersonal conflicts and communication issues. Cognitive Behavioral and Existential Psychodynamic Dr. Klein practices cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which utilizes strategies to change unwanted thoughts and actions. He also applies more in-depth existential psychodynamic approaches that focus on how past issues as well as current circumstances affect present patterns of behavior. Hypnosis and Mindfulness Dr. Klein utilizes hypnosis to treat panic attacks, trauma and addictions. He also guides patients in mindfulness and other relaxation techniques to reduce stress and anxiety. Working with Children Dr. Klein uses a combination of play and talk therapy, active family system involvement and cognitive behavioral interventions. He works in a collaborative manner with psychiatrists, pediatricians as well as school psychologists to develop a coordinated treatment plan. Parents are active participants in the treatment and are kept informed on all relevant issues and progress. Executive Career Coaching He is a highly skilled executive coach who works with senior executives as well as medical, finance and academic professionals on both a personal and professional level. He practices in a pragmatic and action-focused manner to quickly resolve personal and career issues and achieve success. As a senior clinician, he is experienced in helping professionals work through "mid-life crisis" and career-specific issues such as employment transitions. He is experienced working with older professionals who have difficulty finding a new position after being laid off or who are facing retirement. Adult Psychotherapy Dr. Klein's background in existential philosophy deepens his ability to work with individuals struggling with issues of identity, spirituality, meaningfulness and creativity. He is sensitive and respectful of different religious and cultural beliefs as well as issues related to ethnicity and gender. His compassionate approach works well with people who are going through loss and grief associated with the end of a relationship, aging, illness or the death of a loved one. Practical Approach His approach is practical and down to earth. He is a compassionate listener with a good sense of humor and a warm and engaging style. Each person is treated as an individual, and treatment is tailored to meet one's personal needs. Many people seeking his services struggle with work, relationship and family issues as well as symptoms of depression, anxiety, self defeating patterns, negative thoughts or irrational fears. The goal of treatment is to achieve greater satisfaction, be more productive in your personal and professional life, and feel better about yourself and your relationship with others.