Our Services
Counseling Services in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Here is how we work, so you can decide if it sounds like the right kind of help.
Some people arrive knowing exactly what they are after, an EMDR therapist, a Christian counselor, an assessment for a child. Others only know that something has to change. These are fine places to start. Below is a plain look at what we offer and how each one actually works.
Different tools, not different tiers
What Our Counseling Services Have in Common
An EMDR session, a Christian counseling session, and an assessment are not rungs on a ladder where one of them is the serious version. They are different ways of working, chosen for what is in front of you.
What sits underneath every one of them is the same. A counselor licensed in Oklahoma, time taken to hear your story before anything gets recommended, and a plan shaped around you rather than pulled off a shelf. We do not do rushed, and we do not do one size fits all.
You do not have to pick one before you call. Choosing the approach is your counselor's job, and it is part of what the first conversation is for.
Start With A Free ConsultationHow we work
Specialized Counseling Services in Tulsa
Six offerings that sit alongside our regular counseling sessions. Follow any of them through for the full picture, or call and we will tell you honestly whether it is what you need.
Christian Counseling
Licensed counseling with room for your faith in it, at whatever depth you ask for. Prayer, Scripture, and Biblical principles are available to anyone who wants them, and required of no one.
Biblical principles
Prayer in session
Scripture
Church hurt
All beliefs welcome
Marriage Counseling
Sessions for couples where the work goes to the pattern rather than the last argument. Open to married couples, to dating and engaged couples, and to individuals working on a relationship on their own.
Gottman Method
Christian Counseling
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Attachment based
Dating and engaged
One partner alone
EMDR Therapy
A structured, eight phase approach that can help the brain process distressing memories, so they feel connected to the past rather than like a threat happening now.
Trauma
PTSD
Complex PTSD
Eight phases
Two trained clinicians
Story Work
Guided work through specific chapters of your own history, looking at what those moments taught you to expect from people and how that shows up now. Usually runs alongside regular sessions rather than replacing them.
Narrative approach
Individual sessions
Past and present
Faith informed
One trained counselor
Mental Health Assessments
Provided when they are clinically appropriate, to clarify symptoms, support an accurate diagnosis, and guide an individualized treatment plan. Your counselor goes through the results with you.
Symptom clarity
Diagnostic support
Treatment planning
Reviewed with you
Workshops and Group Trainings
Events, professional development, and partnerships, offered to equip God's people for works of service. Open to continuing education partnerships with organizations serving the Oklahoma mental health community.
Professional development
CEU partnerships
Events
Organizations
Speaking
Not sure which of these applies to you? That is a normal place to start. Call 918.764.8006 or book a free 15-minute consultation, and your counselor will recommend an approach once they understand what you are working through.
The people behind the services
Meet Our Tulsa Counselors
Four counselors, each licensed in Oklahoma and each carrying their own training. Which services fit you depends partly on who you see, and sorting that out is what the first conversation is for.
Kristi Patovisti
LPC, Founder
Dr. Roselene Coblentz
Ph.D., LMFT
Haley Pettingell
LPC
Julia Sullivan
LCSW
Dr. Coblentz has written two books, both available on Amazon.
Every one of them sees clients in person at our Tulsa office and by telehealth anywhere in Oklahoma. You are welcome to ask for someone by name, and just as welcome to let us match you.
Read the full biosFrom the first call to the first session
How to Start Counseling With Redemption
Three steps, and none of them ask you to have it figured out first. Starting therapy can feel a little intimidating, and that is completely okay.
01
Reach out
Call 918.764.8006 or book the free 15-minute consultation. Nothing is committed at this point. You are telling us what you are looking for and asking whatever you need to ask.
02
Get matched with a counselor
There are four of us, and we carry different training. We listen to what you are working through and put you with the counselor who fits it, rather than whoever has the next opening.
03
Begin the work
In person at our Tulsa office on South Yale Avenue, or by telehealth anywhere in Oklahoma. Your counselor takes time to understand your story before recommending an approach.
We are not an emergency service. If you are in crisis, call COPES at 918.744.4800 or dial 988.
One Practice, Several Ways Forward
Need Help? We’ve Got Answers
Can I use more than one of these services at the same time?
Yes. These are not separate tracks. Our founder, for example, is EMDR trained and also integrates Biblical principles for clients who want that, so one counselor can do both across the same course of work. What gets combined, and when, is a clinical decision your counselor makes with you.
Can I ask for a specific approach, or does my counselor decide?
You can ask, and it helps to say what you are hoping for. Whether it is the right starting point is a clinical judgment, so your counselor may suggest something else first and tell you why. If a particular approach matters to you, raise it in the consultation so we match you with someone trained in it.
Do you offer group counseling, or is it all one to one?
It is one to one, or with your partner or your family in the room. Our workshops and group trainings are a separate offering entirely. Those are professional development and continuing education for organizations, not group therapy sessions for clients.
Does a mental health assessment happen before counseling starts, or during it?
Neither by default. Assessments are provided when they are clinically appropriate, meaning your counselor recommends one if it would clarify symptoms, support an accurate diagnosis, or shape your plan. Plenty of clients never need one. If you do, your counselor goes through the results with you rather than handing you a report.
Are the workshops only for mental health professionals?
Our continuing education partnerships are aimed at organizations serving the Oklahoma mental health community. Events, professional development, and other partnerships can be broader than that. If you are with an organization and wondering whether a training fits, the fastest answer is to call and describe what you have in mind.