Dominic Foti, LCMHC
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Psychotherapy for
Individuals & Couples
Performance Coaching for
Athletes & Business Leaders
Reflect.
Recalibrate.
Reengage.
Hello and welcome — I’m Dom. I’m a licensed clinical mental health counselor based in Stowe, Vermont. For more than 20 years, I’ve helped individuals and couples gain clarity, strengthen communication, and engage with their lives and work more intentionally.
I offer both psychotherapy and performance coaching—supporting people through emotional and relational challenges while also working with high-functioning individuals who want to lead more effectively and perform in alignment with their goals and values.
My approach is practical, grounded, and agency-focused. I'll help you discern what’s within your control, take responsibility where it matters most, and stop wasting energy on what you can’t change. I don’t see people as fragile or broken. I see them as resilient and capable. I work best with people who want to become steadier, more self-trusting, and more aligned with their why.
If you’re ready for thoughtful, honest work that emphasizes clarity, responsibility, and real-world application, you’re in the right place.
if not you, then
WHO?
if not now, then
WHEN?
How It works
Our work is intentional and collaborative. Early on, we identify what feels most important to understand or address, and we revisit that focus over time. Progress isn’t measured by a single outcome, but by increased clarity, agency, and your ability to respond more deliberately to your life.
Step 1: Start with a Consultation
We’ll begin with a one-on-one session—either virtual or in person—to get a sense of where you are, what’s getting in the way, and where you want to go. No pressure, no hard sell. Just a focused conversation to see if working together is the right fit.
Step 2: Build a Plan
If it makes sense to keep going, we’ll put together a plan based on your needs and therapeutic goals.
Step 3: Commit to the Process
Counseling isn't about quick fixes. It requires consistent effort to sustain progress. We’ll focus on what matters most—building healthy mental and behavioral habits, sharpening your process, and helping you live with clarity and confidence.
Why Invest in This Process?
Everyone feels stuck sometimes—mentally cluttered, uncertain, or disconnected from themselves or their relationships. For some, it’s stress or anxiety that’s become overwhelming; for others, it’s the weight of conflict, loss, or major life transitions. Whatever the reason, the experience is often the same: you know something needs to change, but it’s hard to see the way forward.
Counseling provides a space to slow down, gain clarity, and explore what’s really going on beneath the surface. It’s meaningful work—rooted in trust, accountability, and the courage to look inward.
I work with individuals and couples to help them understand patterns that keep them stuck, increase emotional intelligence, and develop practical ways to navigate life’s challenges. Together, we focus on building insight, improving communication, and fostering a deeper sense of balance and authenticity.
The truth is, you don’t have to be in crisis to benefit from counseling. Many people come simply because they want to feel more grounded, connected, and intentional in how they live and relate to others.
Wherever you are in your process, you don’t have to do it alone. I offer a supportive space to better understand yourself—so you can move through life with greater ease, clarity, and confidence.
What's Different Here...
There’s something important that differentiates my approach from a lot of what’s happening in therapy these days.
Many therapists have quietly shifted from helping people become agents in their own lives to helping them construct increasingly elaborate explanations for why they aren’t.
When therapy becomes ideologically driven, the focus drifts:
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Everything is externalized.
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Blame is endlessly redistributed.
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Responsibility is softened, diluted, or reframed as harm.
The problem is this:
Relief without responsibility feels good temporarily—but it costs people their power.
Yes, context matters.
Yes, systems matter.
Yes, we are shaped by forces beyond our control.
But empowerment does not live in explaining your life away. It lives in identifying what is still yours to choose, yours to own, yours to change.
I don’t help clients outsource their agency to “the system,” their parents, their partner, or society at large. I help them locate, understand, and act from the narrow but crucial zone where their influence actually exists.
Because that’s where change happens.
Victimhood may feel validating in the short term, but it is a psychologically disempowering position to inhabit long-term. Accountability, while uncomfortable, is stabilizing. It restores dignity. It returns leverage. It generates power.
My work is not about telling people what to believe.
It’s about helping them:
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Tell the truth about their situation
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Distinguish explanation from excuse
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Reclaim authorship over their choices
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Speak and act from a place of integrity
Therapy should make you stronger, not more fragile.
More grounded, not more aggrieved.
More capable, not more dependent.
That's my jam. That's the lane I live in. Come join me.