(615) 335-6446Living without Regret…
Discovering the Path to a Life Well-Lived
Counseling in Franklin/Brentwood, Tennessee
Your life hasn’t turned out the way you dreamed…
Perhaps you’ve been successful in your career, yet somehow the satisfaction that you imagined you’d be feeling at this point in your life has eluded you.
Life threw you a few curveballs (or fastballs right at your head), which you survived… but something’s missing.
If you had it to do over again, you’d do a few things differently.
Regrets are real. Is it even possible to gather the scattered pieces of your past and build a vibrant life now, especially in those areas of your life that feel like you just blew it?
Mediocrity was not an option…
Are you someone who dreams of the highest possible experience in every area of life? You didn’t want just an okay marriage, career, family, spiritual journey – you wanted the best possible.
But in some areas of your life, things just got off course or ran out of gas. You’ve always figured you would fix it eventually, but what you’ve done so far hasn’t helped.
If you keep doing what you’ve been doing, things aren’t likely to get better.
I’d like to offer you a fresh, practical approach to experiencing the life you want.
When you work with me, I will guide you to use counseling on three levels:
The first level is to use counseling as a safe place to talk about anything, perhaps a thing or two you don’t feel comfortable talking about anywhere else. You will have that safe place with me.
The second level is a place to seek input/advice about struggles in your life. Wise and kind guidance is an integral part of the counseling process.
The third level is the most difficult, but where you also get the most bang for your buck in using a therapist. It is the process of discovering what drives you.
Often unconscious beliefs, fears, guilt, anger, etc., are blocking us from the freedom of movement and joyful experience of living that we all desire.
What would you do if you won the lottery?
I love this question, not because any of us are likely to win (well, I’m probably going to win, so that makes you even LESS likely to win), but because it can reveal so much about your real values. Discovering your values leads quite naturally to how you can pursue a life that honors them even if you don’t win the lottery.
But there may be an even more useful and revealing question…
What do I do with suffering?
We all suffer; it is an inevitable part of life.
The “fresh, effective approach” I alluded to will include a gentle encouragement to courageously look at life as it is – good, bad, ugly, beautiful, paradoxical… even magical, and to look at yourself with the same honesty and courage.
You’ve done your best to move forward alone.
Getting help on your journey is not a sign of weakness;
it’s a courageous step to enlist the guidance of someone with the wisdom,
kindness, and experience to walk with you toward a regret-free, well-lived life.
Hi, I’m Monte
I’ve been doing this counseling thing for over 25 years now. It is a privilege to be invited into someone’s life – their stories, their pain, their passions, their relationships, their hearts – and to engage with them to grow, heal, and become who they want to be.
I enjoy rolling up my sleeves to help people do the work they need to do to get to a better place. I bring everything I have – my training, giftedness, experience, humor, wisdom, and heart – to bear for my clients’ benefit.
I invite you to explore my website to see if you feel I would be the best fit to help you move forward. If so, don’t wait; now’s the time to let me help you.
