Psychotherapy and Counseling tailored with care to your specific needs
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
CBT is a type of therapy that helps us to understand the ways we think and respond to situations. Additionally, there is a large body of research that shows CBT to be effective. I have extensive experience in CBT for issues such as anxiety, depression and other mood disturbance. We can use this type of therapy in a highly structured way. Or we can use a more flexible way – drawing on it as needed when it would help the client. It is an especially useful approach for anxiety and anxiety disorders (such as OCD), depression and in some cases of eating disorders.
Trauma-informed Therapy
True healing means recognizing how the nervous system is affected by trauma – it’s more than just how we think’. Since talking about a trauma can be traumatic, even in therapy, trauma-informed therapy explores other ways to heal. Trauma-informed therapy is useful for single traumatic events or those affected by complex, sustained trauma. Given that trauma is more than just thinking, this approach builds a greater awareness into how the nervous system helps us to regulate. In sessions, I support clients to begin to understand patterns that have helped them to regulate and discover new ways to create a sense of safety within themselves.
Somatic and Mindfulness-based Therapy
Somatic and Mindfulness-based Therapies help us to observe events and respond in healthy ways. Somatic is a word that refers to ‘body’ and Somatic therapy is an approach that uses a awareness of physical states to unlock new ways to feel and heal. Accordingly, I draw on these approaches for trauma, body image disturbance, eating disorders, anger management and relationship issues. Building a deeper understanding of triggering situations helps us to shape the skills for freedom over habitual responses.
This approach is related to meditation-style skills that can help to regulate emotions through compassionate observation. Therefore, it is useful for mood disorders, anger management, eating issues, self injury and other negative coping behaviors. It is flexible approach that can complement other treatments.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS is useful for clients suffering with eating issues and trauma. It is very useful for building new ways to see habits, behaviors and parts of ourselves through a lens of safety and survival. IFS excels in reducing the shame or guilt that prevents us from growing. It is also a game changer for many people who know what their issues are but have been unable to find relief from traditional talk therapy in the past.