Work with a therapist that best suits your needs.
Isaiah Morehead, MA, LMHC, NCC, CCTP-II
Disentangling from destructive family patterns can feel isolating and overwhelming; maybe you felt like the parent growing up, but now as an adult feel like an orphan. This was my life too!
As a Christian and licensed counselor, you can expect to experience a broad lens using psychological, philosophical, theological, and comedic fantasy/sci-fi references to explain therapeutic points. I enjoy conversations around meaning and purpose with those who do not like speaking “Christian-ese,“ and even those not of the same faith walk.
My clients desire honest conversations, ask hard questions, are challenged, and are willing to learn (Cromwell’s Rule). I’m practical and a realist and value an eclectic, direct approach. I work best with emerging adults (18+) and adults (25+)!
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Hi, I'm Isaiah! Family dysfunction, feeling isolated, bored, and struggling to live up to expectations (everyone was Dutch) motivated me to move from the Midwest to gain perspective. Some people thought I was nuts!
I quickly learned was that no one can get by alone. Healing our trauma requires us to do the one thing we don't want to do: be vulnerable.
I've been in the same place my clients have been, having a difficult family past, so I make sure I wouldn't ask a client to do something I myself would not do.
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My "MO" is about balancing empathy with sometimes difficult truths.
If you recognized the Uncle Iroh wisdom and Marvel's Drax-inspired pun in my prompts, you'll find I enjoy employing pop-culture references to exemplify concepts! In sessions I like being conversational, collaborative, but also directive when necessary.
I’m passionate about the synthesis between psychology and theology, but I also enjoy conversations around meaning and purpose with those who do not like speaking “Christian-ese“ all the time, or those not of the same faith/spiritual walk.
If you love coffee, dogs, reading, hiking, lifting weights, games, shows, movies, travel or photography, we'll have something to connect on!
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I'm a Christian who's a licensed therapist and likes mixing psychology, spirituality, and emotions into session. I feel called to help people both struggling with traumatic family pasts, and using the gifts I’ve learned from this with others.
Regardless of who you are, I believe relationship is the catalyst of healing and love teaching my clients vulnerability, perhaps for the first time. I love hearing people's stories and work best with clients who share, but are not afraid to have their deepest senses of truth questioned. I try to lead therapy by example, and don't ask clients to do things I wouldn't do.
It’s been a blessing to meet lots of different people and experience different cultures, “J'aime le français!“ I get excited about genuine relationships, deep conversation, international missions, and being in community with others.
Clinical Expectations
Are you brave enough to be the person you needed your parents to be, yourself?
Many clients of mine have difficult family pasts, feel alone or anonymous to themselves. I take stewardship of my clients seriously. Clients choosing to work with me want to be challenged. You want to rethink limiting beliefs and address conflicting emotions.
You want to be empathized with, but also have a counselor who engages and shares honest insights. You don’t want to be dependent on therapy forever and take clinical expectations seriously (read below).
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The clinician retains the prerogative to: see clients on a provisional basis when starting out, refer out for debilitating co-occurring issues, take breaks, or end treatment due to inconsistent session attendance, or if deemed clinically necessary. The clinician will not assume, filter, or label clients' issues through a social-political lens, though the client may, to maintain therapeutic integrity.
Be dedicated and committed to the therapeutic process; take time outside of session to process, doing homework, and ready with things to discuss to developing the therapeutic relationship. Engage with questions and ideas, stay consistent with weekly sessions, attempting to reschedule if able, communicating when necessary (i.e. making cancellations). At the end, be willing to formally terminate sessions face to face, and not quitting cold-turkey. Be ready and stationary during session. Make sure to understand the therapeutic vision of the clinician’s practice.
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The clinician retains the prerogative to: objectively ask questions, and as a mirror for yourself (you’re listening to yourself), is not inherently trying to agree with you. The clinician is trying to understand someone’s viewpoint from a psychological perspective. The clinician does not offer “advice,” but offers clinical suggestions, when appropriate.
Therapy involves increasing awareness of ourselves. Validation is important, but not at the expense of understanding how we perceive and are perceived. Both matter.
You’re in therapy because something isn’t working, so learning new perspectives to grow is necessary. My clients learn to ask insightful questions, not provide answers.
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Real healing is loving (having something’s best interest at heart), confronting, and growing past broken parts of oneself. Healing is not merely doing things to make yourself “feel good or happy.“
My practice prioritizes clients willing to put in the work to heal and improve. I’m not going to work harder than you, but with you. Therapy is not always comfortable, and clients should expect to be challenged and open to confronting things inhibiting treatment.
Sometimes we have to suffer to grow and appreciate joy, and to see if what we do to “feel happy” masquerades as, or avoids, health.