Psychotherapy
Individual therapy is a helpful way to improve your mood, change unhelpful behaviors, gain insight, and feel more connected to the things that bring you a sense of meaning and purpose. It involves weekly or bi-weekly 45 to 50-minute sessions with me through a HIPPA compliant online video platform. Together we will identify your goals and develop a plan that works for you. Common treatment approaches include EMDR, DBT, CBT, and mindfulness. Scroll down to learn more about these treatment approaches.
Specialties
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Trauma
Trauma is a psychological and emotional response to an event that is distressing or harmful. It can result from various experiences, such as abuse, accidents, highly stressful unexpected events, witnessing violence, or natural disasters. Trauma can have a profound impact on your mental well-being, leading to symptoms like anxiety, depression, flashbacks, nightmares, and difficulty trusting others. Therapy can help you process and recover from traumatic experiences.
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Anxiety
Anxiety is a natural and common human emotion characterized by feelings of worry, fear, or unease. Individuals experiencing anxiety may have racing thoughts, restlessness, irritability, muscle tension, and difficulty concentrating. Therapy can help you feel more in control of your worry and minimize how much anxiety impacts your daily functioning.
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Perinatal Mental Health
Perinatal mental health concerns refer to mental health issues that can arise during pregnancy and the postpartum period. During pregnancy and after childbirth, hormonal changes, lifestyle adjustments, and the demands of parenting can contribute to emotional challenges. Perinatal mental health concerns may manifest as mood swings, excessive worry, feelings of sadness, irritability, and difficulty bonding with the baby. Therapy can play a vital role in managing and treating perinatal mental health issues, promoting a healthier transition to parenthood and improved bonding with your new family member.
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Birth Trauma
Birth trauma can occur when the physical and emotional aspects of giving birth become overwhelming, frightening, or distressing for you. Birth trauma is subjective and can result from various factors, including complications during labor, medical interventions, feelings of loss of control, or a perceived lack of support. Symptoms of birth trauma may include flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, depression, avoidance of reminders of the childbirth experience, and difficulty bonding with your baby. Therapy can help you process and cope with your birth experience, and lead to a healthier postpartum experience.
Treatment Approaches
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EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is a powerful therapy that can help you heal from highly stressful life experiences, such as trauma, panic, anxiety, and grief. With bilateral stimulation (ie eye movements, tapping) we will help your brain reprocess your overwhelming memories that are unprocessed, or “stuck.” With successful EMDR therapy, you will be able to remember the event just like you remember other non-triggering memories. Many people describe feeling “free” after the completion of EMDR.
Learn more about EMDR here.
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DBT
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an effective skills-based treatment for managing overwhelming emotions and impulsive behaviors. DBT emphasizes finding the middle path between acceptance and change. DBT will give you tools to help you become more present in your life, understand the factors that make you more vulnerable to overwhelming emotions, gain confidence in your ability to soothe yourself when you feel overwhelmed, and improve your relationships by enhancing your ability to communicate your needs and set boundaries with others.
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CBT
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is an effective skills-based treatment for managing a wide variety of conditions. CBT focuses on the role thoughts play in our emotional experience and behaviors. With CBT treatment, you will learn how to change your thinking and behaviors to improve your mood and overall wellbeing.
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’”
— Mary Anne Radmacher