I want to work with you if you struggle with anxious attachement, people pleasing, setting boundaries, feeling triggered, anger, anxiety, depression, co-deprendance, parenting issues, and ADD/ ADHD. These symptoms and attacheement style are often related to each other and often related to similar childhood experiences of inconsitancy with caregivers or abusive/engelctful caregivers. (ADD and ADHD is not cause by caregivers, however, when it goes undaignosed in children, there is s strong correlation to symptoms described above)
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session together, I will ask you to share with you what prompted you to seek out therapy in the first place, and what goals you have for our time together. I will share feedback and talk with you about how we can work together to meet your goals both in session as well as what you can do to support your goals between sessions. We will review confidentiality expectations, cost / payment/ insurance, scheduling/ canceling appointments and other housekeeping type information.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
My counseling style is non-judgmental, direct and empowering in my counseling style. I have been described as supportive, caring, and compassionate, with a pretty good sense of humor. I'm here to help you sort through the things that are difficult right now, and offer you a safe place to be open and honest without fear of judgment. I am sex positive and competent to work with folks who do (or dont) engage in an alternate lifestyle including poly, ENM, or indentify as LGBTQ+ with regard to the issues mentioned above.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I use techniques that are specific to healing the lasting effects of traumatic experiences that occure both in childhood or in adult realtionships. These techniques are primarily EMDR, Inner Child Healing. CBT, and Solution Focused. I have been working with online with folks, using each of these techniques since before the pandemic, and have found it to be equally effective to in-person therapy. I use psychoeducation as well, to help clients understand attachements styles, to help understand themselves and gain increased understanding of their partners. I often with clients who are currently in, or working to heal from a toxic/ abusive relationship wincluding with people who have partners who exhibit traits of NPD.