Jackie Barton
I approach work with a positive and strengths-based mindset, meeting you wherever you are at, and being very flexible. I have a storied life with many challenges I have overcome to find success in many ways, as so many of us have, and love sharing what I have learned to help others overcome and find their own successes. My degrees in philosophy, psychology and social work and part of an art degree inform and influence my work with you. I work hard to find and use the approaches and tools that work best for you!
First session
Our first session will include the intake and questions about you and what problems you want help working through in therapy to help guide treatment. I also like learning about what has worked for you in the past and what has not been helpful in working through problems, and what style works best for you. We will go over any expectations we have for each other, length of treatment, and review what I have to report by law and answer any questions you may have.
Strengths
In my practice, you are the boss, I am here to guide and listen to what you want and need from therapy and adapt to you, the client. There are times when we need someone to be quieter and hold space with us and times when we need challenged and pushed. I will meet you where you are at and focus on your needs in the moment. I have experience with multiple approaches which helps me better meet the needs of diverse clients with diverse challenges. I find a lot of success and meaning in working with people with addictions, personality disorders, and couples or relationship counseling. I have also found success working with kids and teens and their families when trying to help with changing behaviors through improved interactions and parenting skills. I have been told I am easy to talk to and open up to and found success in gaining trust with folks who generally do not trust easily. I genuinely care about you and your struggles or challenges and work hard to convey safety within our therapeutic relationship.
Ideal clients
I am able to serve most clients and connect with folks where they are at. The clients who tend to report working best with me are often those who are diagnosed with personality disorders, folks with addictions, men and women who are middle aged or older. I have had a lot of positive feedback from folks with these diagnoses and seen stabilization of symptoms through our work together. If you want to stabilize your substance use, gain insights that help you make life changes and improve mood or manage symptoms, and are open to learning new skills to manage whatever you need help with in a safe, nonjudgemental space, I would love working with you.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Treatment methods are the methods we have been trained in and have experience in. Most therapy approaches involve some kind of CBT which is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and in a nutshell, sees change as stemming from making changes to our thinking, or how we see things. The mind is very powerful and our mind and body believe what we constantly remind them and respond accordingly. Narrative therapy is also a key element of most therapy. We all have stories. A story can be told from many different perspectives. Do we focus our movie camera on the perspective of the person in the movie who only saw all the challenges that happened in an experience or the perspective of the person who tended to see the lessons and possibly even some beauty in those challenging situations? Which movie would you prefer to watch over and over and how does it affect you? Certain diagnoses are known to respond to certain interventions, Exposure and Response Prevention is used with OCD, for example, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy for working with personality disorders which is very skill based, and most clients enjoy learning. For kids and families, we will use Family and Play therapy to help parents gain needed skills and help clients use the language of play to safely communicate and work things out through playing.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- ColoradoLicense CSW.09927135