About Second Draft Psychotherapy
Your Life Doesn't Have to Stay in the First Draft
We help you break cycles, move forward, and start your second draft
Most people don't come to therapy because they think they’re broken. They come because they're tired.
Tired of replaying conversations, second-guessing decisions, chasing certainty, or feeling stuck in the same patterns over and over again.
Many of the people we work with are thoughtful, capable, and self-aware.
They're doing everything they know how to do.
Thinking harder. Researching more. Seeking reassurance. Trying to finally feel certain.
Yet somehow the same struggles keep showing up.
Over time, life can start revolving around fear, uncertainty, avoidance, and mental exhaustion.
At Second Draft Psychotherapy, we help people understand the patterns keeping them stuck and develop new ways of responding so they can move toward lives that feel more meaningful, connected, and their own.
Why second draft?
The name comes from a simple belief:
Most people don't need a completely different life. They just need a different way of living the life they already have.
Many of the strategies that once helped us survive can eventually start limiting us.
Overthinking. Perfectionism. Avoidance. Compulsive behaviors. Constant reassurance-seeking. The endless pursuit of certainty.
These strategies often begin with good intentions. But over time they can slowly shrink a person's life.
Therapy is not about becoming a completely different person. It's about learning how to relate differently to your thoughts, emotions, fears, and uncertainty so you have more freedom to build the life you want.
Because sometimes the next chapter doesn't require a complete rewrite.
Just a better draft.
THE MEANING BEHIND THE NAMEOur Approach
We believe therapy should help you do more than simply manage symptoms. It should help you unravel your patterns and give you practical ways to respond differently.
While every therapist brings their own personality, strengths, and clinical experience, our practice shares a common philosophy:
We help people understand the patterns keeping them stuck, develop greater flexibility in how they respond to life's challenges, and move toward what matters most.
Our work focuses on helping people:
Understand their minds instead of feeling controlled by them
Respond differently to anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and uncertainty
Step out of rigid or repetitive patterns
Build stronger relationships and healthier boundaries
Clarify what truly matters
Create a life guided more by intention than fear
Our goal isn't perfection or a life free from problems.
It's to help you build a life that feels more grounded, more flexible, and more connected.
The Right Therapist Matters
Every therapist at Second Draft Psychotherapy shares a commitment to thoughtful, evidence-based care while bringing their own personality, background, and areas of expertise.
Find the therapist who feels like the right fit for your next chapter.
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April O'Neill, LCSW
Founder & Clinical Director
I help people who feel trapped in anxiety, intrusive thoughts, overthinking, and compulsive patterns build a different relationship with their minds. My approach focuses on helping people stop organizing their lives around fear and start moving toward what matters most.
Specialties
OCD & Intrusive Thoughts
High-Functioning Anxiety
Compulsive Behaviors
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Jeff Stout, ACMHC
Therapist
I help people struggling with addiction, compulsive behaviors, burnout, and major life stress find practical tools, greater clarity, and a way forward that actually feels sustainable.
Specialties
Men's Mental Health
Addiction Recovery
Burnout & Life Transitions
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Greyson Hunsaker, ACMHC
Therapist
I help people struggling with anxiety, compulsive patterns, life transitions, and self-doubt build confidence, resilience, and meaningful change through practical, supportive therapy.
Specialties
Anxiety
Compulsive Behaviors
Identity & Personal Growth
What Therapy Here Is
Designed to Help You Do
Handle uncertainty without constantly seeking relief
Spend less time trapped in mental loops
Respond more flexibly to difficult thoughts and emotions
Build stronger relationships and healthier boundaries
Feel more connected to yourself and the people around you
Create a life that feels more meaningful and intentional
Therapy isn't just about feeling better. It's about building the skills and confidence to live more fully, even when life feels hard.
Ready for the Next Chapter?
You don't need a completely different life.
But you may need a different way of relating to the one you already have.
If you're ready to start writing that second draft, we're here to help.