Welcome. I am Raymond Hansen MA, a Mental Health Therapist, Counselor, and Coach. Thank you for joining me. The pages of this website offer some thoughts and resources, that in my therapist practice, I have assisted my clients use them to assist themselves in becoming more self-aware, and to have an understanding of inner psychological forces that might be driving their behaviors. This knowledge, these insights, can be useful tools to help you to:

• build on your strengths
• achieve greater success in overcoming challenges and pushing through past performance barriers 
• strengthen areas that might not be as developed as you would like
• understand past patterns, tendencies, and choices that might not have served you well
• challenge past assumptions, interpretations, and perceptions
• lead you towards greater peace, satisfaction, and contentment
• more effectively manage your reactions and responses to people and situations
• improve your ability to deal with life's changes, uncertainties, and frustrations

It is my pleasure and my honor to welcome you.
Ray Hansen, Mental Health Therapist, Counselor, Coach, and Consultant

I have posted a few personal photographs on the pages of this website. I think that the locations were lovely.  I find the images to be a relaxing. Also, I felt that by sharing these shots, it might help you to know a bit more about who I am. As I posted the images, I realized that almost all the shots had something to do with water...I have always found that being near, being in, or being on water is calming and satisfying. I hope you enjoy the images.

                                                                                                 Reflections on a Pacific Shore