Sometimes all the answers are already inside of us, we just need to find the right way to them…
Services Available
Talk Therapy
In my 16 year history of being a mental health clinician, I have been trained and/or am certified in various evidenced based practices, meaning studies show that these tools and protocols can help people to start feeling better. For trauma I have formalized training in Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Prolonged Exposure and Somatic Experiencing. I am additionally formally trained/certified in Triple P, Seeking Safety and DBT. The following talk therapies are available.:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Prolonged Exposure
Seeking Safety
Somatic Therapy
When working somatically, together we will explore responses and activation in the nervous system along with possibly uncovering insights as to the motivations underlying behavior. Utilizing the techniques of Somatic Experiencing, we will work together to potentially support a more effective responsiveness of the nervous system and to support more effective energy movement. It is so difficult to change our thinking and story when our body is stuck in old patterns and seems to be fighting us every step of the way. Somatic work can sometimes be a crucial component in moving out of stuckness and bringing alignment between our goals, thoughts and behaviors.
Art Therapy
Some experiences do not yet have words or are too intense to speak out loud. Art therapy can sometimes be the bridge that brings our experiences to consciousness and supports in giving voice to our internal world. Certain memory systems can be compromised in the face of trauma or are not yet operational if occurring early in childhood. Art therapy can support access to visual memory and unconcious material. Art therapy can be particulary useful for children, as it helps to build children’s capacity to talk about their experiences and helps to reduce the intensity around experiences through the regulating properties inherent both in the art making process and within the art materials.
Child/Adolescent Trauma Treatment
When children experience something scary or overwhelming they often do not have the words to put to their experiences. Art therapy and somatic modalities can be a way to access those facets of experience and to support healing. They can break down the experiences into more manageable peices and to activate areas in the brain that can support not only increased ability to manage memories that may arise but to help the child develop a different perspective of the event and no longer be in a state of overwhelm. Trauma treatment is available for children 5 and over. On average TF-CBT with an art based approach has an approximate treatment duration of 12 weeks when sessions are scheduled weekly.
“It is a joy to be hidden and a disaster to not be found”
— Donald Winnicott
