SERVICES OFFERED
Individual Psychotherapy
I provide individual psychotherapy in a safe place for individuals to explore interpersonal issues and conflicts privately. In our initial meetings, our evaluation period, we will decide whether I am the best person to provide the services you need to deal with the issues/problems you present. We will assess the problems and issues that bring you to psychotherapy and the most appropriate treatment available for you. By the end of our evaluation period, I will provide you with some initial impressions about what our work would entail. Throughout the course of therapy we will re-evaluate and re-assess your goals. Along the way, I not only teach coping skills and help empower you to live your life fully, but strengthen your ability to work with difficult emotions and stay connected to the present moment. We try to break habits of overthinking, comparing and judging our experiences, ruminating about the past, or worrying about the future. We focus instead on bringing a kind and compassionate attitude to the unfolding of experience just as it is right now.
IFS is used to treat a wide variety of mental health conditions and psychological wounds. It may be applied in family, couple, and individual situations. As of November 2015, this type of therapy is listed in the National Registry for Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) as an evidence-based practice. It has been shown to be effective for the improvement of general emotional and mental well-being and has been rated as promising to improve symptoms of phobia, panic, generalized anxiety, depression, and certain physical ailments.
WHAT HAPPENS IN AN IFS SESSION?A session of IFS therapy may take the form of traditional talk therapy, but a therapist may also choose to focus on an affected individual’s internal environment and help the individual connect different parts to Self. For example, a person who is experiencing alcohol addiction may be asked to relax, take a few deep breaths, and try to feel the part inside that wants to keep drinking. That part may be identified via a body sensation, a visual image, or an inner awareness of the part’s existence.
With the person in treatment now focusing on the internal environment, the therapist may ask how the person feels about that part. The individual may report feelings of shame, disgust, anger, or even fear. The therapist will typically then explain the need to find out the reason behind the part’s actions, often gently encouraging the person in therapy to “turn down the volume” of any fear, hatred, disgust, or shame felt toward the part, in order for the part to communicate clearly.
The part may explain it acts in the way it does to help the individual deal with difficult problems being experienced. At this point, the therapist may instruct the individual in treatment to ask the part if it would be willing to stop its actions if other effective coping mechanisms were used instead. The part may strongly doubt any other methods will be able help the individual to cope, yet still be willing to try these methods as there is nothing to lose. With permission granted, the therapist will often then help the individual to deal with issues in healthy and constructive ways.
Clinical Evaluations for Immigration Cases
I work with numerous lawyers around the State on a wide range of immigration cases, including petitions for extreme hardship waivers, domestic violence (VAWA) & asylum cases.
Couple Counseling
I provide a safe environment for two or more people in a intimate relationship to explore relationship patterns, family histories, related to patterned behaviors, communication patterns, practicing assertive communication skills, problem solving, conflict resolution, infidelity, re-building intimacy, exploring sexuality and gender, deconstructing roles and identities within relationships, boundary setting, parenting, family planning, marriage/commitment planning, cycling that keep you in a pattern of dysfunction, and issues of co-dependency.
Group Therapy
Group therapy sessions are held between 6 or more clients, led by a licensed clinician. This type of therapy allows whole units to work on a similar issue. Groups are either therapeutic or support groups. Current groups are listed on the group page. Some groups require pre-screening.
Consultation
Restorative Counseling & Consultation offers clinical consultation to students and practitioners looking to obtain their advanced clinical licensure. I also provide community education events on topics related to mental health.
Individual Psychotherapy
I provide individual psychotherapy in a safe place for individuals to explore interpersonal issues and conflicts privately. In our initial meetings, our evaluation period, we will decide whether I am the best person to provide the services you need to deal with the issues/problems you present. We will assess the problems and issues that bring you to psychotherapy and the most appropriate treatment available for you. By the end of our evaluation period, I will provide you with some initial impressions about what our work would entail. Throughout the course of therapy we will re-evaluate and re-assess your goals. Along the way, I not only teach coping skills and help empower you to live your life fully, but strengthen your ability to work with difficult emotions and stay connected to the present moment. We try to break habits of overthinking, comparing and judging our experiences, ruminating about the past, or worrying about the future. We focus instead on bringing a kind and compassionate attitude to the unfolding of experience just as it is right now.
IFS is used to treat a wide variety of mental health conditions and psychological wounds. It may be applied in family, couple, and individual situations. As of November 2015, this type of therapy is listed in the National Registry for Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) as an evidence-based practice. It has been shown to be effective for the improvement of general emotional and mental well-being and has been rated as promising to improve symptoms of phobia, panic, generalized anxiety, depression, and certain physical ailments.
WHAT HAPPENS IN AN IFS SESSION?A session of IFS therapy may take the form of traditional talk therapy, but a therapist may also choose to focus on an affected individual’s internal environment and help the individual connect different parts to Self. For example, a person who is experiencing alcohol addiction may be asked to relax, take a few deep breaths, and try to feel the part inside that wants to keep drinking. That part may be identified via a body sensation, a visual image, or an inner awareness of the part’s existence.
With the person in treatment now focusing on the internal environment, the therapist may ask how the person feels about that part. The individual may report feelings of shame, disgust, anger, or even fear. The therapist will typically then explain the need to find out the reason behind the part’s actions, often gently encouraging the person in therapy to “turn down the volume” of any fear, hatred, disgust, or shame felt toward the part, in order for the part to communicate clearly.
The part may explain it acts in the way it does to help the individual deal with difficult problems being experienced. At this point, the therapist may instruct the individual in treatment to ask the part if it would be willing to stop its actions if other effective coping mechanisms were used instead. The part may strongly doubt any other methods will be able help the individual to cope, yet still be willing to try these methods as there is nothing to lose. With permission granted, the therapist will often then help the individual to deal with issues in healthy and constructive ways.
Clinical Evaluations for Immigration Cases
I work with numerous lawyers around the State on a wide range of immigration cases, including petitions for extreme hardship waivers, domestic violence (VAWA) & asylum cases.
Couple Counseling
I provide a safe environment for two or more people in a intimate relationship to explore relationship patterns, family histories, related to patterned behaviors, communication patterns, practicing assertive communication skills, problem solving, conflict resolution, infidelity, re-building intimacy, exploring sexuality and gender, deconstructing roles and identities within relationships, boundary setting, parenting, family planning, marriage/commitment planning, cycling that keep you in a pattern of dysfunction, and issues of co-dependency.
Group Therapy
Group therapy sessions are held between 6 or more clients, led by a licensed clinician. This type of therapy allows whole units to work on a similar issue. Groups are either therapeutic or support groups. Current groups are listed on the group page. Some groups require pre-screening.
Consultation
Restorative Counseling & Consultation offers clinical consultation to students and practitioners looking to obtain their advanced clinical licensure. I also provide community education events on topics related to mental health.