Addiction
In most approaches to the treatment and understanding of addiction, the focus is on the addictive behavior itself, or on the object of the addiction–the drug of choice. Addiction is often seen as a result of genetic or physical factors, or worse, as a moral failing. My approach, meets addiction at its source—the underlying feelings that drive a person to reach for something to make them feel better. People use addictive behavior to ease or counteract feelings of helplessness, powerlessness and shame. Because of this, people who suffer and struggle with addiction are no different than people wrestling with other symptoms, like anxiety or depression. When the symptom of addiction is correctly understood as an action taken to manage overwhelming feelings of helplessness, it can clearly be seen as a treatable problem. As buried feelings become known and named, clients begin to understand themselves and their behavior, and eventually gain a sense of control and choice.
Recovery Therapy
A Recovery serving as a personal guide and mentor for people seeking or already in recovery from an addiction to alcohol and or other drugs. We will provide guidance, support, and encouragement to individuals seeking to overcome addiction and maintain long-term recovery. Personalized Support: Helping clients identify recovery goals and develop actionable plans. Having accountability or checking ins regularly to ensure progress and provide motivation. Assisting with practical skills like time management, job searching, or rebuilding relationships. We will provide a resource Connection. Guiding clients to resources such as treatment programs, support groups, housing, or employment services. We work on relapse prevention by working with clients to identify triggers and develop strategies to maintain sobriety. As well as Emotional Support in offering encouragement and understanding without judgment.
Brainspotting
Is an advanced form of trauma treatment that can access parts of the brain that are often hidden from our awareness. Developed by Dr. David Grand, this form of psychotherapy provides a simultaneous form of diagnosis and treatment for trauma by identifying eye positions associated with traumatic memories stored in the brain.
Brainspotting strengthens and enhances internal resources and allows contained, gentle, yet deep processing work with attachment issues, dissociative disorders, therapy for childhood trauma, and PTSD treatment. By regulating the brain’s control of the body, brainspotting promotes physical and mental healing.
Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are a range of psychological conditions that cause unhealthy eating habits to develop. They might start with an obsession with food, body weight, or body shape.
In severe cases, eating disorders can cause serious health consequences and may even result in death if left untreated.
Those with eating disorders can have a variety of symptoms. However, most include the severe restriction of food, food binges, or purging behaviors like vomiting or over-exercising.
Although eating disorders can affect people of any gender at any life stage, they’re most often reported in adolescents and both in young women and men. In fact, up to 13% of youth may experience at least one eating disorder by the age of 20 - I have gone through it and am here to help you learn to navigate through your journey.
Mindfulness
Is the state of achieving moment-by-moment awareness of thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, and our environment. Through therapy and practice, it is possible to achieve a state of mindfulness at any stressful or important moment, allowing an individual to calmly and intentionally choose their responses, rather than simply reacting.
Practicing mindfulness is more than a therapy for trauma, PTSD, and anxiety. Through the power of self-awareness and intentional action, mindfulness is also an empowering tool for executives, leaders, and decision-makers. With active and open attention on the present moment, we can all be awakened to our own experience, achieve mental clarity, and connect with others in a more powerful way.
Motivational interviewing
Motivational interviewing is a counseling method that helps people resolve ambivalent feelings and insecurities to find the internal motivation they need to change their behavior. It is a practical, empathetic, and short-term process that takes into consideration how difficult it is to make life changes. Motivational interviewing is often used to address addiction and the management of physical health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and asthma. This intervention helps people become motivated to change the behaviors that are preventing them from making healthier choices. It can also prepare individuals for further, more specific types of therapies. Research has shown that this intervention works well with individuals who start off unmotivated or unprepared for change. It is less useful for those who are already motivated to change. Motivational interviewing is also appropriate for people who are angry or hostile. They may not be ready to commit to change, but motivational interviewing can help them move through the emotional stages of change necessary to find their motivation.