But what are we going to do in our sessions?

Therapy is not a ‘one size fits all’ solution; it’s a unique and varied process that is about your needs, discoveries, and insights. The most important thing is that we go at your pace with communication and awareness. I’m not here to tell you what to do, but to walk with you along the path. In addition to talking, here are some other approaches we may try in your virtual or in-person session:

Creative arts, Drama Therapy & Psychodrama:

  • Exploring the roles that you’ve been playing for yourself and others that you may want to understand, enhance, or shift.

  • Looking at the stories you’ve been telling about yourself. Are they true? Could they be revised?

  • Using role-play (psychodrama) for difficult interactions. What if you could safely confront someone who has hurt you? Or talk to someone you’d like to forgive? What would you say and how would it feel?

  • Improv (being present, spontaneous, saying ‘yes, and’)

  • Art making, music listening, object identification, and other forms that help us ‘think outside the box’

    EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION and REPROCESSING THERAPY (EMDR):

  • This treatment is used for trauma and reducing the symptoms of PTSD and Complex PTSD.

  • EMDR involves a form of bilateral stimulation to help clients process difficult memories and come to a place of peace and understanding. When using EMDR, I focus heavily on ‘internal resourcing’, which helps us self-regulate. This is a specialized trauma modality in which I am trained that requires time and commitment.

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

  • An evidence-backed cognitive approach to treating trauma and reducing symptoms of PTSD and Complex PTSD.

  • What are some of your ‘stuck points’ or harmful thoughts that you may keep repeating to yourself? What would happen to your emotional experience if these negative thoughts shifted to more neutral, positive, or accepting ones?

Somatic awareness

  • A space to practice connecting to the body as a source of information - we hold deep knowledge that we don’t always have access to or tools to receive.

  • Working with the body can help with attunement, centering, calming the mind, and connecting ourselves deeply to our experiences through sensation and awareness.