Ilyssa Swartout, Psy.D., founder of Growing Edges, is dedicated to helping others find within themselves a deep and lasting sense of wholeness, worth, and esteem. Dr. Swartout brings a special expertise to the field of psychology as she helps individuals through difficult periods by helping them to maximize their potential. While practicing from existential-humanistic framework, Dr. Swartout uses an effective combination of methods to help her clients achieve a harmony between the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and physical aspects of life.
Her counseling philosophy is based on an existential-humanistic framework. Her therapy is not solutions-focused. It is different than standard therapies in that it is wholistic, considering the whole person and their unique life experiences. She seeks to foster her clients’ self-discovery and greater personal fulfillment.
She believes that the client is the agent of change, and the therapist is a facilitator of the client’s work; that the human awareness is an evolving process. Exploring this process of becoming aware that new and fresh perspectives can be opened, giving power to realize significant life changes.