I have retired as of 2015 and am no longer accepting new clients. In my work with adults, children, and families I view psychotherapy as a calling as well as a profession, an art as well as a science, and an inherently spiritual endeavor for both therapist and client. A foundational belief of my practice is that all people hold healing and creative potential within themselves.
My goal is to create a respectful and encouraging environment in which clients can discover and maximize their strengths. I work as a collaborative partner to promote self-empowerment and life enrichment through increased awareness and skills development, helping clients of all ages work through difficult problems, relationship issues and life transitions.
My goal is to create a respectful and encouraging environment in which clients can discover and maximize their strengths. I work as a collaborative partner to promote self-empowerment and life enrichment through increased awareness and skills development, helping clients of all ages work through difficult problems, relationship issues and life transitions.
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Even when discipline is necessary, it can be administered in a way that preserves the dignity of the child. Because it is a parent's job to teach children appropriate behaviors, we notice when they do inappropriate things and correct them. However, we rarely acknowledge the many times children do what we expect.
Are you intrigued by your dreams, but don't know how to begin honoring them and receiving the many gifts they offer? In this series of four workshops we will explore different techniques for working with dreams and then have the opportunity to share our dreams in a small group setting in order to benefit from a variety of perspectives.
Mary Pat Haffey practiced therapy from 1997 until her retirement in 2015. In addition to her professional training and clinical experience, she has had many life experiences that embellish her work as a therapist. The following are just a few. Her work with children is informed by her experience as an older sibling in a large family, a daycare provider and a teacher.
Mary Pat discusses how using stories in therapy engages the client in the therapeutic process, reduces resistance, supports positive self statements, increases self-compassion, encourages effective action, and offers hope for positive outcomes. She uses the "Beowulf" narrative to provide an experiential exercise.
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Ladonna Walley
Jul 05, 2019
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