Why I started Counseling With A Difference.
I've been fascinated by creating peace in life and relationships for as long as I can remember. Yet despite my best efforts, I couldn't create the emotional freedom I wanted in my own life.
I worked with the best therapists I could find, both individually and as a couple. While they helped me understand my patterns and challenges, I often left with more insight but no real change. I knew why I was hurting, but I still didn't know how to stop hurting.
I wanted more than understanding. I wanted peace and emotional freedom that didn't require everything or everyone around me to be okay.
That's what led me to become a therapist myself. After earning a dual master's degree in counseling and becoming a licensed marriage and family therapist, I founded Counseling With A Difference in 2016.
My vision was simple: therapy should help people gain insight, but it should also help them create meaningful change. That's why our work is solution-focused, deeply human, and measured by your growth—not your dependence on therapy.
— Sanya Bari, MEd, LPC, NCC, CTS · Founder & Clinical Director