Individual therapy differs from group or alternative therapy methods in the way that you are the sole focus of a single therapist who helps you develop and achieve your goals for therapy.

If you’ve been feeling hopeless or lost lately, or struggling with a problem in your life that feels unsurmountable, individual therapy could help you improve your everyday life. Individual therapy helps you win against whatever you’re battling by putting a real expert in your corner by means of a professional therapist.

So if any of these sound like you…

You keep worrying about the same problem over and over

You don’t know who you could ever trust with knowing about your secret struggle

You wish there was somebody who could tell you why you feel this way

You’re interested in therapy, but you don’t want to give up total control

Other areas of your life are being negatively impacted by your struggle

You need somebody to listen to you and your feelings for once

You’re interested in therapy, but not sure how it could fit into your life

…Then individual therapy could be right for you.

Individual therapy is so helpful for so many people because it’s the best way to get truly customized therapy. Group therapy may have its own set of numerous advantages but if you want more control over the pacing of your therapy, the methods used, the amount of analysis or feedback you can receive, and the timing of your sessions, you owe it to yourself to look into individual therapy.

If you’re looking for help in improving your everyday life – or for a more tailored therapy experience – you would be a great fit for our individual therapy services. Please reach out to me today for an assessment for individual therapy or to schedule your first appointment.

Do you need support, but can’t make it to an in-person appointment? Are you a busy stay-at-home or working parent, and don’t have the time to drive across town for an appointment?

Do you live in a more rural area, or maybe you prefer to just do things Virtually?

If so, we can help you through virtual therapy, or telehealth.

Telehealth allows us to provide counseling and therapy to our clients via live video conferencing. This can be done anywhere you have a computer or smartphone.

Telehealth appointments can be very beneficial if getting to a traditional in-person appointment is not convenient, or you simply just don’t want to.

What is EMDR Therapy?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma. EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates elements from different treatment approaches.

How does EMDR work?

EMDR therapy is an integrative psychotherapy and uses a technique called bilateral stimulation to repeatedly activate opposite sides of the brain. Therapists often use eye movements to facilitate the bilateral stimulation. These eye movements mimic the period of sleep referred to as rapid eye movement or REM sleep, and this portion of sleep is frequently considered to be the time when the mind processes the recent events in the person’s life.

EMDR seems to help the brain reprocess the trapped memories is such a way that normal information processing is resumed. Therapists often use EMDR to help clients uncover and process beliefs that developed as the result of relational traumas, or childhood abuse and/or neglect. For a more detailed explanation please visit EMDR Institute, Inc.

What does EMDR help?

EMDR had been originally established as helpful for PTSD, although it’s been proven useful for treatment in the following conditions:

Panic Attacks

Complicated Grief

Dissociative Orders

Disturbing Memories

Phobias

Pain Disorders

Performance Anxiety

Addictions

Stress Reduction

Sexual and/or Physical Abuse

Body Dysmorphic Disorders

Personality Disorders

None of the above symptoms or experiences fit you?

Do you experience distressing emotions that appear to you, and perhaps to others, to be excessive given the current situation? Do you tend to be highly reactive to certain triggers? Is there one or more dysfunctional belief that you believe about yourself that on an intellectual level you know is not true?

If so, you may still be a good candidate for EMDR therapy.

Contact me today for a free phone consultation to see if EMDR might help you release what no longer serves you.

Brainspotting is based on the idea that where we look with our eyes can affect our thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, and memories. Therapists help individuals find specific eye positions (called "brainspots") that connect to the issue being addressed.

Developed by David Grand in 2003. It's a relatively new and innovative technique used in psychotherapy to help people process and heal from various emotional and psychological issues.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT is a short-term, problem-focused form of behavioral treatment that helps people see the difference between beliefs, thoughts, and feelings, and free them from unhelpful patterns of behavior.

CBT is grounded in the belief that it is a person’s perception of events – rather than the events themselves – that determines how he or she will feel and act in response.

CBT can help with:

Depression

Anxiety

Panic attacks

Phobias

Obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD)

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Substance dependency

Persistent pain

Disordered eating

Sexual issues

Anger management issues

Most people with clearly defined behavioral and emotional concerns tend to reap the benefits of CBT. If any of the above issues resonate with you, I encourage you to try cognitive behavioral therapy.

With CBT, you’ll be able to adjust the thoughts that directly influence your emotions and behavior. This adjustment process is referred to as cognitive reconstructing, which happens through different CBT techniques.

Some CBT techniques are:

Journalling

Challenging beliefs

Relaxation

Meditation

Mindfulness

Social, physical and thinking exercises

Cognitive behavioral therapy is much more than sitting and talking about whatever comes to mind during a session. CBT sessions are structured to ensure that the therapist and the person in treatment are focused on the different goals of each session, which in turn ensures that each and every session is productive.

If you or someone you know would benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, please contact me today. I would be happy to speak with you about how I may be able to help.

Are you a therapist grappling with a challenging case and seeking professional guidance and insights to enhance your approach and effectiveness in therapy? Our consulting service offers you a valuable opportunity to receive specialized assistance and consultation tailored to your unique case.

Ethnic & Racial Identity – Fostering Diversity & Inclusion

The concepts of race, ethnicity, racism, racial and ethnic identity and anti-racism will be explored. You will engage in self-reflection to expand your understanding of your racial identity development as well as personal experience of racial socialization. You will also explore racial micro-aggressions as they relate to your experience.

Colonial Mentality by definition, is “a form of internalized oppression that conditions colonized people to believe that their ethnic or cultural identity is inferior to Western culture or whiteness. Decolonizing practices are actions we can take, words we can say, and ideas we can unlearn, relearn, learn to transform colonial impacts.

There is no one way or right way to decolonize. It is an ongoing practice, an ongoing exploration, and an ongoing learning process to decolonize for my clients as well as myself.