SPECIALTIES & SERVICES
Below is a brief overview of specialty areas and the services we can engage in together to address your goals.
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Some of the information here may bring about several questions, which would be great to discuss together! Meeting for a first session allows the necessary time to talk about what's bothering you and explore different options that may be able to help.
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SPECIALTIES
TRAUMA & GRIEF
– Coming to terms with the past is hard. Whether we've experienced grief and loss, challenging events, or something we would describe as traumatic, taking time to process these memories and emotions can be helpful in moving forward.
If extra support would be helpful, I hope we can talk through these lingering pieces of the past and see if there might be options to soften their impact.
DEPRESSION & ANXIETY
– While these two conditions are nearly fundamental to humanity, experiencing either of these in an ongoing, severe way can be debilitating. If you struggle in this way, I hope we might be able to explore how either of these states impacts you and see what we can try to lighten the load or find new perspectives.
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
As people, we’re always growing. While emotional crises often propel us towards change, setting aside time to work on ourselves at any point can be constructive. If you’re wanting to collaborate around self-inquiry and intentional growth, there are many directions we can take to support this process.
LIFE TRANSITIONS
– Change can come in many forms: relationships, career, health, age, and so on. Sometimes these shifts can be unexpected, pose significant challenges, or take an emotional toll. Whatever adjustment you might be going through, setting aside time and space to sort through it hopefully helps make the transition a little smoother.
EXISTENTIAL CONCERNS
– What's the point? What does it all mean? Who am I? What's my purpose? Does anything matter? It can feel quite lonely to wrestle through the confusions of being a person and get the sense that no one wants to talk about these universal conflicts.
If discussing these questions, or exploring them through experiential therapy, sounds worthwhile, I would love to join you in the shared complexity of being human.
SPIRITUALITY
– How we orient ourselves to Life’s Big Questions can make a huge difference in how we see the world. This might involve spirituality, religion, science, or a range of belief or non-belief systems. If discussing these subjects would complement the work we’re doing, or if you’re actively wanting to dive into these topics, I hope to provide an open-minded space that embraces all points of view and curiosities around the mysteries of life.
SELF-ESTEEM
– Having a constant stream of negative thoughts about ourselves isn’t any fun. “I’m not enough,” “I’m a failure,” “I’m worthless,” “I can’t forgive myself.” Investigating these patterns and exploring different ways to reduce their burden might be a useful step in accepting who we are.
RELATIONSHIPS
– The techniques we can try together can all be directed towards the disruptive patterns and subconscious material that may be standing in the way of more fulfilling connections with yourself, others, the world, and life as a whole.​ While I don't specialize in couples counseling, working on ourselves can often have a positive impact on relationships.
EATING DISORDERS
– Food can sometimes feel complex. We all need it, but sometimes it can become a way to cope with difficult memories, emotions, and circumstances. Recovering a sustainable relationship with our body often requires nutritional support, and sometimes a higher level of care. However, if you feel that outpatient therapy is most appropriate for your needs, looking closely at psychological, emotional, and lifestyle variables may help shift food-related patterns.
SEXUALITY & LGBTQ+
– Cultivating an inclusive space across the board is essential, and that extends to all sexual preferences and gender identities. If there are any dilemmas around these topics that you would like to process, or if sexuality simply exists as a background element of who you are as a multi-dimensional human, I hope we can work together!
ALTERNATIVE & EMERGING THERAPIES
– Traditional approaches within our mental health system don't help everyone. For this reason, I've developed a passion for learning about alternative and emerging therapies. This includes Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy (Article), Neurofeedback, Internal Family Systems, and many others.
While I don't provide these services directly, I'm always happy to share what I do and do not know about these approaches, or provide psychological support as you pursue alternative options independently.
SERVICES
CONSULTATION
– If you have specific questions or would like more information on how our work together could look, let's set up a session!
FOCUSED TALK THERAPY
– Having an accepting and open-minded space to discuss the challenges in life and explore possible avenues to address them can be a valuable step towards improved mental health.
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To empower you and extend the benefits of therapy beyond our relationship, talk therapy is focused around approximately 4 to 20 sessions. This approach hopefully allows us time to build a constructive therapeutic relationship and address your goals in an intentional way.
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If this might be helpful, I hope we can talk more soon!
RESEARCH:
EXPERIENTIAL THERAPY: EMDR
– EMDR is a powerful tool that can help with many issues. It's especially good at helping to process challenging memories or persistent negative beliefs you might have about yourself, which may be causing unconscious irritation.
– RESEARCH:
– EMDR Article 1
EXPERIENTIAL THERAPY: BRAINSPOTTING
– Brainspotting is a collaborative technique that often allows for surprising insights and deep processing of emotions, memories, and body sensations. ​It's a versatile approach that helps to look within and explore areas that might be keeping you stuck.
– RESEARCH:
– Brainspotting Article 1
– Brainspotting Article 2
– Brainspotting Article 3
CHECK IN & FOLLOW UP
– If we've ever worked together, and you would like to set up a follow-up or consultation session, let's schedule a time! Checking in months after intensive work can also be valuable to discuss changes and ongoing challenges, and I'd love to hear how things are going!