Take an honest look at what you have been carrying around with you and how you can start to put what has been weighing on you down, piece by piece. Life throws a lot of stuff at us - It's helpful to have someone to help you sort it all out.
Take an honest look at what you have been carrying around with you and how you can start to put what has been weighing on you down, piece by piece. Life throws a lot of stuff at us - It's helpful to have someone to help you sort it all out.
I am not the therapist who will just "umm hmm" and "How does that make you feel"...I'm much more direct than many therapists, though I will go at your pace. I am EMDR certified but I do not use EMDR with every client if it is not needed or desired.
Together you will explore creative holistic approaches to healing the mind, body, and spirit by incorporating different treatment modalities into the therapeutic counseling process.
Together you will explore creative holistic approaches to healing the mind, body, and spirit by incorporating different treatment modalities into the therapeutic counseling process.
Melissa utilizes yoga therapy in her practice, as well as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing), The Gottman Method for couples/ marriages, ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy), EFT- Emotional Freedom, Mindfulness and Meditation.
Better understand the patterns which make you feel like you're on a hamster wheel you can't get off, recalibrate, and slow down your cycle with each other enough to do something new. You will reconnect and find each other again!
Better understand the patterns which make you feel like you're on a hamster wheel you can't get off, recalibrate, and slow down your cycle with each other enough to do something new. You will reconnect and find each other again!
My clients gain significant insight, which we combine with in-the-moment experiences to actively change how you interact as a couple. You will feel what it's like to reconnect, and I will support you in repeating the "new" until it's your norm.
We work under the belief of 3 key principles: (1) everyone has the ability to change (2) while we cannot change what happened in the past, we can change how those past events affect us in the present and (3) we are always in charge of our emotions.
We work under the belief of 3 key principles: (1) everyone has the ability to change (2) while we cannot change what happened in the past, we can change how those past events affect us in the present and (3) we are always in charge of our emotions.
I have worked with various populations and have a diverse background including people with relationship problems, trauma, depression and anxiety. I utilize a solutions-focused style that combines CBT techniques with a family systems approach.
create a plan around your needs that may include helping you clarify your values and goals related to your authentic self, learn coping skills to manage different feelings, manage ineffective thoughts, and strengthen interpersonal skills.
create a plan around your needs that may include helping you clarify your values and goals related to your authentic self, learn coping skills to manage different feelings, manage ineffective thoughts, and strengthen interpersonal skills.
I'm certified in dialectical behavioral therapy and work with several approaches. We will work on coping skills that can help you better understand yourself and your needs. These skills can help you manage feelings rather than be controlled by them.