David Kent, LMHC Melissa Kent, MA
Down-to-earth professionals helping individuals, couples, and families make fulfilling life changes.
Down-to-earth professionals helping individuals, couples, and families make fulfilling life changes.
Would you like to stop worry, stress, or depression from consuming your energy and distracting you from achieving your goals? Would you like to meet new people and thrive in social situations? Would you like to get your relationships more in line with where you want them to be?
Hi. I’m David Kent and I specialize in counseling clients dealing with problems related to anxiety, self-esteem, and men's issues.
I also commonly counsel clients of all backgrounds for issues including: depression, relationship issues, anger management, career concerns, grief/loss, and trauma to name a few. You can feel comfortable knowing it is my goal to provide you with an environment that is safe, empowering, non-judgmental, supportive, and confidential. You can count on our relationship to be one that helps you grow and feel inspired. Whatever your unique situation is, I can help you rewrite your story and make the most of your infinite potential.
In addition, Melissa Kent, MA offers Academic Tutoring and Educational Consulting services for school aged youth.
You’ll find tutoring especially helpful if you feel just as lost as your kid in mathematics, find yourself in a power struggle to get your child to do their homework, or currently lack the ability to provide a distraction free environment. I am a highly educated and credentialed tutor with a knack for getting the best out of kids, while providing focused and individualized attention on their most pressing academic needs. Sign your child up now and together we will develop this simple 5 step formula…better understanding, better motivation, better grades, better attitude, better life! Tutoring services are offered for all academic subjects including math, reading, writing, and science.
You’ll find educational consulting especially helpful if your child has special academic needs and you are unsure of a starting point to have your child assessed for proper accommodations, or if you’re having difficulty securing proper accommodations with their school. As your educational consultant I will advocate for you, and quickly get your child the appropriate school supports they need to be so successful in the classroom that your current worry will literally be transformed into a pleasurable mix of relief, and optimism. Educational consulting services are focused on providing assistance with Individualized Education Plans (IEP), and 504 plans.
Anxiety can be crippling. Worry, tension, restlessness, physical discomfort, and digestive issues are just a few of the hallmarks associated with anxiety. Although anxiety can feel like a lifelong prison sentence, you should know that it is very possible to feel significant relief in a short period of time if you seek treatment. I can help you to build the skills you need to manage worry and expand your comfort zone so you can begin to experience new things, meet new people, and devote your energy to pleasurable pursuits.
If you are a guy, then you know what the “Man Code” is: remain strong, always be competent, do not tolerate disrespect, and do not cry! Whether you realize it or not, you have been conditioned your whole life to abide by the code, at least to some extent. Sometimes living by the “Man Code” can be very adaptive and other times it can leave you feeling defeated. It is truly a slippery slope. I offer a judgment free zone where you can come in, unload your burdens, learn about just how normal your situation is in relation to other men, and work on ways to grow and get back on track. Whether you are having difficulty in your relationships, issues related to work, sexual concerns, challenges related to fatherhood, or finding it a struggle to keep up with life's demands, I can help you. I have extensive knowledge regarding the social, biological, developmental, and cognitive factors that are unique to men and how men process their interactions with the world.
Self-esteem impacts our lives in countless ways. It is easy to base our entire opinion of ourselves on factors like our accomplishments and the acknowledgement we receive from others, or the lack there of. While this philosophy can motivate us to achieve things and put our best foot forward with relationships, it tends to leave us feeling deflated during those normal moments in life where we are unable to accomplish our goals or others have an unfavorable reaction to us. Learning the concept of unconditional self-acceptance is a pathway to preserving true self-esteem no matter what we achieve, while allowing us to relieve the anxiety of “having to do good.” Ironically enough, this often can lift us out of those depressive moods and gives us the confidence and inner stability to willingly be our most effective selves.
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