Freewill Counseling
Sometimes life gets difficult, and our relationships suffer. Other times we lack direction, feel like the world is against us, and feel unmotivated for the future. Sometimes the stories we carry around with us determine our choices and our outcomes. Unresolved trauma, grief, and depression can narrate our decisions and behaviors, and make life seem impossible to contend with.
At Freewill Counseling, we use a combination of Narrative Therapy and evidence-based creative arts interventions to help you rewrite your story, cultivate your imagination, and build the life you envision for yourself. We believe everyone deserves second chances, and that everyone has the power to grow.
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We are currently accepting new clients for individual outpatient therapy via Telehealth. We work with teens and adults, and are proud to specialize in work with LGBTQIA+ populations. We are licensed and insured in the state of Maine. We offer pro-bono and sliding scale services. Please reach out.
Email us
savefreewill@gmail.com
Our Founder
My name is Clare Hubbard and I'm the founder of Freewill Counseling and our sister nonprofit, Project Freewill. I'm a Conditionally Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC-C) specializing in Humanistic and Constructivist therapies integrating the creative arts. I have my Masters in Counseling Psychology with a Creative Arts focus from the University of Maine Farmington. I specialize in early childhood trauma, grief, and PTSD.
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I grew up in a difficult situation. Without even realizing it, I lived most of my life in survival mode. My relationships began to suffer. And I felt like I didn't really know who I was. Because of this, I constantly had to learn how to readjust to my environment the hard way. After years of trying to escape my past, I realized sometimes we all need help uncovering what is secretly feeding the pain we just can't seem to let go.
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Creativity has always served me as a way to feel safe and calm in the ups and downs, and as a way to process my feelings and transform them into something beautiful. I have been writing songs since I was a child, and can easily say that the magical combination of music and therapy has helped keep me alive and thriving, despite a diagnosis of PTSD and an ACES score of 10.
After years of touring the country, recording albums, and facilitating music groups in prisons and jails in Maine, I decided to go back to school to learn about the healing powers of the arts and share with my community what's helped me work through my own grief and trauma. I'd love to share what I've learned with you. Please reach out.
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