build skills in navigating systemic oppression, identity, trauma, relationships, mental health issues, chronic pain and self-esteem. We will work towards empowerment through building self-awareness, compassion and nourishing the mind body connection.
build skills in navigating systemic oppression, identity, trauma, relationships, mental health issues, chronic pain and self-esteem. We will work towards empowerment through building self-awareness, compassion and nourishing the mind body connection.
I approach therapy through a non-pathologizing, trauma-informed, and harm reduction lens and understand that the client is the expert of their own experience. I view the clinical relationship as a tool for healing.
Work on increasing your understanding of yourself, how to improve stress management, and work on resolving current problems. We'll address common problems like low self-esteem, emotional overwhelm, and relationship and family conflicts.
Work on increasing your understanding of yourself, how to improve stress management, and work on resolving current problems. We'll address common problems like low self-esteem, emotional overwhelm, and relationship and family conflicts.
Therapy is a unique opportunity for you to discover new things about yourself and why you feel the way you do. We’ll work together to identify the underlying root causes of problems that hold you back from having the life you want.
Get acquainted with you and your concerns. I will listen well to you as a unique person and focus on what you want to be better in your life. Then the homework begins. Things get better when you begin to apply new ideas and behaviors to your life.
Get acquainted with you and your concerns. I will listen well to you as a unique person and focus on what you want to be better in your life. Then the homework begins. Things get better when you begin to apply new ideas and behaviors to your life.
I don't waste your time, but I do want to get a thorough understanding of your situation before I make action suggestions that will make things better. By the third or forth session, you should be able to tell that things are getting better for you.
We focus on creative accountability to support clients in connecting with their personal values and goals. Art therapy is the main intervention used to address mental health symptoms. You do not need to be considered an artist to engage with art.
We focus on creative accountability to support clients in connecting with their personal values and goals. Art therapy is the main intervention used to address mental health symptoms. You do not need to be considered an artist to engage with art.
Working with Essence and her team at Aura Art Space PLLC, you can expect to make art every single session. We have a structure to support intention setting, creative flow, and reflection to help individuals process their art making experience.
You may be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, isolated, feeling on edge, and lack of motivation to change unhealthy patterns. Relationships, emotional wounds, childhood trauma, and the demands and expectations of life maybe contributing factors.
You may be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, isolated, feeling on edge, and lack of motivation to change unhealthy patterns. Relationships, emotional wounds, childhood trauma, and the demands and expectations of life maybe contributing factors.
We will explore past experiences, relationship wounds, and unhelpful thinking patterns and beliefs contributing to your depression and anxiety. We will identify the skills and strategies to find your voice and create healthy boundaries