ABOUT MY APPROACH TO TREATMENT
Healing for Shattered Relationships
Sadly, when a relationship which once was a source of fulfillment becomes a source of recurring pain, the barrier to finding a renewed connection with your loved one can feel insurmountable. My role as a Marriage and Family Therapist is to help you understand the internal factors which drive your behavior, to assist you in understanding more fully the issues influencing your loved one’s reactions, and to coach you in learning to reach to one another in a way which invites closeness and restores a sense of safety within the relationship. In my work with couples, I have seen that learning and implementing new ways of communicating and relating can make all the difference in restoring and solidifying bonds which last. As a Level II Practicum-Trained Gottman Couple Therapist and an Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy Therapist, I can offer you keys (proven effective based upon empirical research) to turning around the negative trajectory in your relationship which can be implemented right away.
Working through Anxiety, Depression, Grief, and Other Concerns
While each of us go through numerous ups and downs throughout our lifetimes, there are moments when the challenges we are experiencing may exceed our capacity to manage them. Conditions such as anxiety, depression, ongoing stress, grief, and other concerns, can often constrict our ability to enjoy flourishing lives. With a ftransformation-focused mindset, I am a clinician who employs evidence-based practices to help mitigate the symptoms you may be experiencing. My goal in working with you would be to bring a compassionate approach to facilitating healing as well as to provide you with clinically effective tools to assist you along the path toward achieving wellness. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy to coach you in implementing new skills which can lead to both growth and transformation.
Resolving the Impact of Trauma on the Brain, Body and Emotions
Whether you have suffered through experiences of past abuse, encountered a life-threatening event, unexpectedly lost a loved-one, or travailed through serious illness, traumatic experiences can overwhelm your mind, body and soul leaving you feeling frozen and unable to access a restored sense of well-being and safety. In treating trauma, I utilize a multi-dimensional approach, informed by neuroscience, which addresses the physical, mental, and emotional components sustaining symptomatology. I am fully trained in EMDR Therapy (a widely recognized and proven treatment for trauma resolution) and I also draw from Cognitive Processing Therapy and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat the unique complexities associated with healing trauma.
Spirituality
Finding meaning in the midst of difficult circumstances is possible, not despite the trials we face, but rather because of them. As a Christian therapist, my great hope is that I can I walk with clients through wilderness seasons and assist them by shining a light illuminating their path so they may see God at work even in the darkest and most desolate places.