Explore the interaction between your history, emotional style, relationships, and current circumstances as they affect and concern you. Together we collaborate on pathways to recovery and/or greater wellbeing, sense of self, and resiliency.
Explore the interaction between your history, emotional style, relationships, and current circumstances as they affect and concern you. Together we collaborate on pathways to recovery and/or greater wellbeing, sense of self, and resiliency.
I am trained in and utilize state-of-the-art approaches to address impacts of stress, self-image, and overwhelming emotions. However, each therapeutic relationship and approach is different and collaboratively based on your unique needs and pace.
We will work to expand your toolbox for managing difficult emotions and find productive ways of adapting when stressful situations arise.
We will work to expand your toolbox for managing difficult emotions and find productive ways of adapting when stressful situations arise.
My treatment approach combines elements from cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic orientations through a trauma-informed lens. We will identify & explore the mind-body connection and the lasting impacts of past experiences.
Help you gain more insight to yourself, your symptoms and why they may be happening, examining how larger influences around you may be negatively and/or positively impacting how you're feeling, and help you gain more skills for managing concerns.
Help you gain more insight to yourself, your symptoms and why they may be happening, examining how larger influences around you may be negatively and/or positively impacting how you're feeling, and help you gain more skills for managing concerns.
My approach is ideal for long-term health, preferring to do the deeper work often needed for holistic, lasting change rather than short fixes! I enjoy utilizing humor, and creative approaches to therapy, providing balance and support within our work.
We will explore the narratives that you hold about yourself and life. We will create a shared space of safety and will work to connect authentically to emotions. We will reflect on how life's experiences and systems impact understanding and healing.
We will explore the narratives that you hold about yourself and life. We will create a shared space of safety and will work to connect authentically to emotions. We will reflect on how life's experiences and systems impact understanding and healing.
I use games and storytelling to help build understanding, confidence, and connection. I offer culturally-humble care, providing individual therapy specialized in trauma work, and in therapeutically-applied role-playing game group therapy.
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.