Beneath the Symptoms
Anxiety, depression, conflict, and disconnection are often signals that something deeper needs attention. I help clients explore not only what hurts, but what their pain may be pointing toward.
Pleasanton, CA · Clinical Counselor Trainee
Seth Fowler
Counseling for anxiety, identity, relationships, meaning, and life transitions
About
Who I Am
I work with people in the midst of becoming who they are. The hard stuff you're carrying isn't something to fix or rush past. It's something to understand. Whether you're 22 and overwhelmed by possibility, 35 and questioning the life you've built, or 45 and searching for what comes next, I'm here for that.
My approach is collaborative and inspired by an existential therapy framework. I'm not handing you a toolkit and sending you on your way. I sit with you in the real questions. Anxiety, identity, meaning, relationships, and what it looks like to live with more honesty and less performance.
Outside of sessions, you'll find me on a basketball court, writing songs, hiking, or deep in a strategy board game. I bring my whole self, and I hope you feel like you can too.
My Christian faith shapes who I am, and I welcome conversations about faith when that matters to the person sitting across from me.
Education
- M.A. Clinical Mental Health Counseling (in progress), University of the Cumberlands
- B.S. Bible and Theology, Lee University
How I Work
My Approach
Honest Exploration
My work is rooted in an existential approach and seeks to address the choices that shape a life. But we do this in plain language, with practical attention to your actual relationships and daily patterns.
Warmth With Directness
Therapy should feel safe enough to be honest. I bring warmth and appropriate challenge, so we can name what is actually happening and start moving toward a life that feels more like your own.
Writing
From the Blog
Article
Liminal Space: When Your Brain Can't Catch Up
A reflection on liminal space, major life transitions, and the disorientation that can linger when your outer life changes before your inner world catches up.
Article
AI Wants to Be Your Therapist. Should You Let It?
A feature on the pull of AI therapy, what makes it feel compelling, and why the most important questions still turn on trust, care, and human judgment.
Get in Touch
Let's Connect
I'm based in Pleasanton, CA 94588, and I provide counseling through Sycamore Grove as an unlicensed Clinical Counselor Trainee. Whether you have a question, want to share your thoughts on something I wrote, or you're curious about what working together might look like, I'd like to hear from you.
Note: I am an unlicensed Clinical Counselor Trainee providing counseling through Sycamore Grove under the supervision of Danielle Fitch, LMFT #94672. To book a session with me, please complete the intake form.
Supervisor
Danielle Fitch, LMFT #94672
Based In
Pleasanton, CA 94588
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