Worry and despair can consume your whole day. It can also be incredibly isolating and you deserve not to suffer alone. Let's explore dynamics that are unique to you that may be contributing to anxiety or depression such as past trauma, relationship conflict, lack of work/life balance, or false stories you tell and believe about yourself. Together we can uncover the root cause of your distress, correct negative thoughts and feelings that keep you trapped, and develop better coping skills to prevent depression and anxiety from controlling your life.
Most people will experience some form of trauma in their lifetime whether it's a car accident, growing up with a dysfunctional parent, abuse or neglect, or a health crisis of a family member or self. We'll safely and slowly explore your traumatic experiences and your unique reactions. Therapy can help you recover from trauma by learning how trauma affects the body/mind, building resilience and strengths, and reestablishing a sense of safety within yourself and your surroundings.
Breaking free from codependency is letting go of core fears of abandonment and rejection. Learn how to spend time by yourself, become comfortable advocating for your own needs, and gain radical acceptance that you can’t change other people. Let's help you create meaningful relationships that don't depend upon you abandoning yourself or making yourself small for another person.
Life transitions may be centered around something exciting, such as graduating from college, getting married, or having a baby. They can also be prompted by distressing situations, such as divorce, death of a loved one, or being laid off from a job. We all experience transitions -- big and small, planned and unplanned. If you find a recent transition or loss is impacting your mood, social interactions, or ability to work, it's time to explore how to adjust to new ways of living. Therapy can help you gain insight, perspective, and coping strategies as you move through life-altering events.
CBT focuses on how your thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes affect your feelings and actions. We'll uncover unhelpful or conditioned ways that you perceive the world that may be self-defeating. One can learn to overcome difficulties by changing some of their perspectives, behaviors, and emotional responses.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT therapy) is a type of mindful psychotherapy that helps you stay focused on the present moment and accept thoughts and feelings without judgment. It aims to help you move forward through difficult emotions so you can put your energy into healing instead of dwelling on the negative.
IPT is an evidence-based, time-limited therapy for depression and anxiety. IPT focuses on how emotional distress can develop in the contact of problematic relationships. It aims to reduce depression and anxiety by improving relationship functioning and social support. It is particularly effective for the treatment of depression as it targets problems in the areas of grief and loss, role transitions, and interpersonal disputes. It's also used to treat anxiety and mood disorders such as bipolar disorder.
IFS is a type of psychotherapy that believes we are all made up of several parts or sub-personalities. We all have several parts living within us that fulfill both healthy and unhealthy roles. Life events or trauma, however, can force us out of those healthy roles into extreme roles. The goal of IFS therapy is to find your Self and bring all of these parts together. IFS can help with general life stressors, but also treats anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and mood disorders.
Mindfulness-based therapies use meditation, relaxation, and awareness exercises to help focus on the present moment, aiming over time to experience day to day situations and stressors in nonjudgmental and non-reactionary ways. This approach is a helpful counter for anxiety, which tends to leave us ruminating on past concerns or future worries. Mindfulness practice helps you to see more clearly the patterns of the mind and how to learn to recognize and interrupt negative moods.
Please note this form is not to be used for crisis purposes. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please call 911 or go to the closest emergency room.