identify your thoughts and their impact on your emotions, explore past experiences that may affect you today, ways to tolerate the ups and downs of life, and build mindfulness/stillness into your routine.
identify your thoughts and their impact on your emotions, explore past experiences that may affect you today, ways to tolerate the ups and downs of life, and build mindfulness/stillness into your routine.
counseling is a collaborative experience, where you are ultimately the expert of your own life. I enjoy helping you to follow the breadcrumb trail, uncovering how present day emotions are linked to past experiences in your life.
I work with people on learning new ways to cope with life's demands, working to decrease ineffective behaviors and creating new, healthier ways to manage stress and problems.
I work with people on learning new ways to cope with life's demands, working to decrease ineffective behaviors and creating new, healthier ways to manage stress and problems.
I take an integrative approach to therapy. I incorporate Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Health At Every Size (HAES) in my work with clients.
We will discuss how ages 1-18 shaped your life in effort to figure out how you got to where you are. We will examine traumas and hurts that are still affecting you today. We will process feelings, build coping skills, and I will educate you.
We will discuss how ages 1-18 shaped your life in effort to figure out how you got to where you are. We will examine traumas and hurts that are still affecting you today. We will process feelings, build coping skills, and I will educate you.
I use a mostly psychodynamic approach while incorporating other helpful techniques. All this means is I believe that the past influences how we behave and think today. I help clients examine old thoughts and behaviors to help create new ones.
Work together to figure out what your needs and your goals are. We will figure out what works best for you and use a variety of approaches to help you navigate life's challenges and struggles.
Work together to figure out what your needs and your goals are. We will figure out what works best for you and use a variety of approaches to help you navigate life's challenges and struggles.
I provide a comfortable and calming space for you to come as you are, without judgement. In our counseling relationship, you are the expert in your life and I am here to provide unconditional support and guidance. You don't have to do this alone.
We'll work on building safety and trust to explore how experiences have impacted you, increase insight to better understand yourself, and experiment with new ways of approaching relationships with both yourself and others in the way you're desiring.
We'll work on building safety and trust to explore how experiences have impacted you, increase insight to better understand yourself, and experiment with new ways of approaching relationships with both yourself and others in the way you're desiring.
I incorporate mind-body techniques, such as Brainspotting, to support the brain's natural ability to heal as well as interpersonal strategies focused on developing self-awareness, identifying emotions, and developing healthier relationships.