What's My Approach to Therapy?
I view therapy not as a place to simply "vent," but as a laboratory where we actively experiment with how to relate. My approach is direct, collaborative, and deeply rooted in the belief that you are not broken—you are simply stuck in a story that no longer serves you. But there is a way through.
Many of my clients come to me feeling like they are "too much" or that their problems are too complex to solve. In our sessions, we move beyond just talking about the problem. We use a combination of top-down (cognitive) and bottom-up (somatic) processing to address the root causes of your distress.
I integrate EMDR to help you process traumatic memories, Somatic Experiencing techniques to release tension stored in the nervous system, and DBT to provide concrete skills for emotional awareness and regulation.
For those who desire it, I love to provide Christian counseling.
My Practice & Services
I really love group work because it helps participants see how to interact with regular ole people, not just someone who is trained (although this is pretty great, too). I often see clients struggle with the willingness to go to groups or classes, but rarely with the willingness to continue. Groups offer the opportunity to be part of a tribe of people learning to share pain and joy, resonate with one another's stories, disagree, challenge, and grow into safe relationship. These practice rounds with a therapist ensuring the process doesn't get stuck, gives us the courage to take the risks we've taken in group out into our social world with renewed confidence that we can experiment with new ways and find different results. And if it doesn't go as planned, we can learn to handle that too. Here is a link to the groups page: thedeeperstories.comgroups
What I Say to People Concerned about the Therapy Process
To be honest, the counseling profession has lost a lot of public trust in the recent years. Clients who believe that there is an objective reality and that feelings aren't facts can feel like counseling is too "woo woo" and that the profession has contributed to people becoming more fragile instead of more resilient, purposeful and fulfilled. I agree with this critique and wish to provide counseling that supports you to as your learn to tell your story more and more truly and therefore, function optimally and develop a relationship with your thoughts, feelings, sensations and beliefs that is satisfying and durable.
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