APPROACH TO THERAPY
I offer weekly, twice a week, and bi-weekly sessions. I like to start with once a week and assess from there whether we need more/less time in session.
The frequency of sessions is also about how fast you want to be able to make changes for yourself!
INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS
IFS therapy explores the many “parts” of who we are. We often say, “Part of me really wants this but a part of me really wants that” (often two contradicting or opposing desires/directions/needs). We spend time exploring what is going on in that dilemma and from there we often find much that is worthy of being seen, known, and reclaimed.
IFS is a non-pathologizing, gentle, and meaningful model of therapy. It is first and foremost a model based on curiosity rather than managing a set of behaviors or banishing a set of emotions. This can be alarming to people who come into therapy ready to “get rid of some stuff” or ready to “stop feeling a certain way.” Through IFS, I have seen clients break free from lifelong struggles, but the way they do it is different than they may have hoped or assumed it would be done. The goal is not to “white knuckle” your way through life. The goal is to actually heal what is driving the behaviors or emotional states people are longing to “get rid of.”
EMDR
Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy is a scientifically based treatment - this specialized form of therapy was created to relieve distress around traumatic memories, disturbing life experiences, and negative beliefs that you might hold about yourself. Through use of eye-movements or tapping, EMDR stimulates memories that may have not been processed fully and helps your brain to store them in a healthy way so that you can move forward. If you’ve found yourself thinking something negative about yourself repeatedly (feeling not good enough or “too much”), this therapeutic approach may help you finally feel differently. I’m an EMDR trained clinician and am also working on my certification and additional training to help support my clients further by using EMDR
DBT/ACT
Dialectial Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance/Commitment Therapy (ACT) are empirically supported therapies that focus on skill-building and values. The goal with DBT/ACT is to help you change behaviors that interfere with building a life worth living. When doing something not in line with our values, we experience guilt or feelings of shame. In working together, we’ll explore your values and what it means for you to live in line with your deeply-held beliefs, then start practicing some mindfulness, emotional regulation, and interpersonal relationship skills that can help you from getting pulled off course.
COUPLES SESSIONS
You and your partner may notice that you’re less connected lately; conversations that used to come easily are more difficult. Or perhaps you’ve been fighting for a while and can’t remember when you last felt close. Navigating through difficulties in your relationship can be isolating and lonely - having a new perspective is a powerful way to hear each other differently, decrease your feelings of being alone in the challenge, and find a way to move forward
ATTACHMENT-BASED THERAPY
Relationships affect us deeply. Old childhood wounds, painful/abusive dating experiences, or betrayal in a friendship - all of these incidents from the past can pop up in your current relationships when you least expect them. With relational therapy and attachment-based therapy, we look at your relationships with your family, friends, and romantic partners - both current and past - and explore any painful experiences that could have led to challenges in your relationships today
INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS
No one likes feeling stuck. In your 50 minute session, we will start by exploring your unique challenges and identify collaborative goals for what you’re hoping to change and how to get there. EMDR, values work, skills-training, and relational/ attachment-focused care are all building blocks used to help you in finally getting unstuck and growing in the direction that you are looking for
“The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no one recipe for living that suits all cases”