I’m Scott Groves
I provide counseling and performance coaching for women and men who are struggling to find purpose, define themselves, and want to stop living a life dictated by the past.
A Little About My Education
I hold a Master of Science in Counseling and continue to learn and improve every day. I have a particular interest in removing the fear people have of pursuing therapy so that they can realize the dramatic improvement therapy and coaching can make.
My Approach to Therapy
There is a stigma around therapy. Men especially, tend to see therapy as something that only people with “real problems” (whatever the hell that means) take part in. As ridiculous as that is, I get it. Unlike the stereotypical, Hollywood portrayed approach of asking you to “tell me about your feelings”, my goal is to get to a solution to your concern. The modalities, or approaches to therapy that I use are cognitive-behavioral and solution focused. I incorporate tools from the performance and life coaching world as well. This approach is radically different from many therapeutic approaches and it is extremely effective. I provide tools and a way of considering your issues that allows you to take charge of the problem without relying on long-term therapeutic “discussion” for change.
A Personal Note to You
If you feel like there isn’t really anyone you can talk to about this stuff, I get it. I’ve been there and I continue daily to confront, work on and refine the tools I use in my own life. It’s easy to feel like you’re alone in the struggles, fears, and questions you face. But, I can tell you after having had the tremendous fortune of working with two incredible therapists in my own walk and now, having spoken to countless others as a therapist, you are not alone. In fact, you are in the company of most people.
If you don’t believe that you are not alone, do one of these two things:
Ask the partners of your closest friends. We don’t tend to hide very well from the people that love us the most. This thing called intuition is an amazing trait and they know and feel when we are outside of our purpose, such as when we are suffering.
Spend a few days just reading posts on Facebook. Seriously. Don’t respond to anyone, set your emotions aside, and make this an academic approach. Read what people post. How many of them only post the good when you know the truth? How many post nothing but the negative stuff? It won’t take long before you see that a very large number of us are either unhappy, bitter, posers, or pretending they aren’t. Do you think their kids, wife, or husband are really that perfect?
As your therapist, counselor, or whatever label you choose to attach, I will listen. I can relate, I get it, I’ve been there. I didn’t come into this field without an understanding of the crap that life has thrown at you or the choices you’ve made that continue to haunt you.
Take The Next Step
Meeting with a therapist is not easy for anyone. I know that. But, I challenge you to look at the therapeutic process as not being weak or admitting failure, but as the opportunity to fill your personal development toolbox so that you are able to live a life that is by your design.
Tele-therapy is also available which allows you to participate in your sessions from the private space of your choosing.