I believe that the connection between a therapist and a client is one of the most important aspects of therapy. It's important for you to feel as though your therapist is someone you like, someone who cares about you, listens and understands you, and someone you feel you can trust. It's also important that you feel safe and comfortable with your therapist.
Therapists are also people, so it's true that not every therapist will be a good fit for you. We have different ideas, different philosophies about what it takes to help clients feel better, different methods and techniques, and of course, different personalities. We also have different training, work experience, life experience and areas of expertise.
Therapists are also people, so it's true that not every therapist will be a good fit for you. We have different ideas, different philosophies about what it takes to help clients feel better, different methods and techniques, and of course, different personalities. We also have different training, work experience, life experience and areas of expertise.
Services
I offer general counseling for depression, anxiety and relationship issues, as well as EMDR Therapy for Trauma Resolution, PTSD & Complex PTSD. I also practice Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS), Gottman Method and Imago relationship counseling. Relationship counseling for those living in alternative partnerships (polyamory, lifestyle, etc.).
Counseling can be helpful in a number of different ways. First, processing and healing from past trauma or hurt can help you grow from these experiences and move forward with your life. It may help to think of this in a different way. Let's say you sprain your ankle. Eventually, even if you received no medical attention, the bruising would disappear, the swelling would go down and the pain would lessen or go away all together.
There are some problems that work themselves out simply by the passage of time. Other times, it's certainly possible for a person to work through their problems independently. But some problems seem too big or are too deeply rooted to work through alone, and often it helps to get another person's perspective.
When I began practicing therapy, I made a commitment that I would never use an intervention that I had not first tried out myself. I have to really believe in and experience the effectiveness of an intervention before I feel right bringing it to my clients.
On the second day of EMDR training, the instructor asked us to turn to the person next to us, think of a "small t" trauma (an upsetting experience that we would rate as a 2 or 3 on a scale of 0-10 where 10 is the most distressing) and just begin to practice the simple beginnings of EMDR we had learned so far.My "small t, " low level recent experience brought me back to a much more distressing, very old memory.
On the second day of EMDR training, the instructor asked us to turn to the person next to us, think of a "small t" trauma (an upsetting experience that we would rate as a 2 or 3 on a scale of 0-10 where 10 is the most distressing) and just begin to practice the simple beginnings of EMDR we had learned so far.My "small t, " low level recent experience brought me back to a much more distressing, very old memory.
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