Present Hope Counseling

Meet our counselor: Jonathan Medine! Get to know Jonathan’s personality, counseling style, and what inspires his work through a fun Q&A Whether you’re curious about his approach or just want to see if he may be a good fit for you and your family- this is a great place to start!

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞?

My therapy style is values based. I think that living within our value system can make a life little regret.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮?

That I care about their growth and well being.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?

I am not judgmental to anything they say. I think that allows the client to talk about any topic and not worry that I am judging them or someone in their life.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤?

I enjoy seeing couples fight for each other rather than fight against each other. Couples can start therapy with one person initiating therapy, but it’s exciting when they start to remember why they got married

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫?

I think my experience in Law Enforcement and the Military has given me life experiences and a perspective on things that I would not have without those experiences.

𝐈𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰?

It’s not as scary as you think. Therapy can be rewarding because you are pushing yourself to grow and change.

𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮?

I enjoy watching baseball and soccer. I also am trying to learn the banjo, but I fear it just aggravates my family.

Mindful Monday: Grounding with 5-4-3-2-1

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