You Are Designed to Thrive

Matthew Deschaine, LCSW, MSW, MA

I am dedicated to the belief that each of us has a hard-wired ability to heal, grow and thrive: no matter the challenge. 

Access to that ability, however, isn’t automatic. When facing significant hardship, conflict or loss our capacity to think well, communicate, and regulate emotion can seem to vanish. The experience is not unlike searching for a light switch in a dark and unfamiliar room. You know the switch exists, yet the harder you search, the more doubtful you become. This is the time when you are clearly “not yourself” and often feel the most anxious, unhappy and alone.

Psychotherapy provides a roadmap out of this difficult terrain. It is a dynamic process that individuals, couples, and families can use to “switch-on” their natural resilience and restore a sense of empowerment and possibility. The only requirement is a commitment to begin. There are many paths forward. I look forward to guiding you on yours.