EMDR & TRAUMA-FOCUSED COUNSELING | FT. WAYNE, IN
I’m SO stoked you’re here!
All parts of your mosaic soul are welcome here = )
Interested in beginning your therapy journey?
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FEELING STUCK?
Are you finding yourself perplexed about why you think and behave the way that you do?
Tired of feeling “stuck” in the same old patterns with seemingly no exit point?
There’s this lurking feeling that something needs to change . . . . but it’s hard to place your finger on it?
Maybe you’re even feeling a little afraid of the next step?
Overwhelmed by the idea of beginning to unpack what lies beneath?
I want you to know that I GET IT!
Therapy can feel pretty intimidating if you’ve lacked a safe place to process your feelings in the past!
But beyond the field of intimidation lies a place of personal empowerment through the therapeutic process.
As a trauma therapist in the Ft Wayne area, I’m here to provide a warm and empathic space to help you:
o Gain clarity about your own thought processes & why you think the way you do
o Understand how your relationship with the past influences your perceptions of the present world - (both within & around you); as well as potential future life decisions/experiences
o Reprocess past adversity and painful memories so that you can begin to dwell more richly in the present moment
o Learn how to set healthier boundaries without being weighed down by intense feelings of guilt, shame, and self-doubt
o Transform from a place of inner-isolation & self-hatred to one of self-compassion & inner-connectedness
o Increase your capacity for safety and connection
o Increase your capacity for emotional and physical closeness with others
o Come to a better understanding of who you are and what you value, so that you can begin fully embodying a life that is deeply aligned with your personal values, goals, and dreams
So what’s my Approach to Therapy?
I approach therapy from a holistic mind-body perspective.
We are incredibly complex creatures! Every layer is deeply interconnected with the other.
Creating a warm environment where you feel seen, heard, and understood is important to me.
Let’s dive through the messy layers of what it means to be a human together!
SOME MODALITIES I MORE COMMONLY IMPLEMENT:
EMDR
IFS & Ego-State ~ “Parts-Work”
Existential
Person-Centered
Compassion-Focused
Interpersonal
Gestalt
Somatic / Body-Focused
I incorporate a blend of therapeutic modalities tailored to your own unique needs in support of your journey towards self-discovery and a deeper root of healing.
I desire to not only aid in the reprocessing of your own life history, but to also expand your understanding of why you may think the way that you do so that you can begin to transcend areas you may feel “stuck” within.
Developing a deeper understanding of your own mind and life-story can be a powerful tool in harnessing new insights to facilitate positive changes within your life and future.
I’m not a therapist who pretends like I know the “whole” of you the first time we meet.
There’s almost always so much more to know about a given individual than what skirts across our mere surface expressions and first impressions.
I’m not ‘gonna slap some magical-catch-all diagnosis on you, toxic-positivity you to your grave, or tell you to drink more water to alleviate your depression.
I’m here for the raw feelings, the deep soul-searching questions, the dark valleys, and the euphoric triumphs.
And I always want you to feel like I’m truly seeking to see you for who you actually are and can become.
What does a Typical Session look like with me?
I’m fairly organic with how I structure my therapy sessions. I often attune to your energy and intuitively sense where we may need to journey together on a given day.
My style is honestly more of a “flow” than a “rigid structure”
. . . . more of a “river” than a “rock-slide” — if ya ‘wanna put it that way =)
Meaning, that instead of coming in “hard and heavy”, I tend to focus on the ebb and flow of your own energy and needs on a given day.
Therapy, much like a river, can be a powerful force in people’s lives. But a force that is highly attuned and aware of the power it generates.
A force with the intelligence and balance required to know both when to “hold” you and when to “push” you.
A force that knows how to carry you gently, then challenge you around the bend when you’re ready and needing to hear it; so that you can grow in a sustainable way that will allow real impactful transformation to occur in your life.
That being said, your preferences are my priority.
Although I have no problem challenging and providing direction, I also think it’s important to prioritize sessions around your concerns and what you’re hoping to get out of therapy in a given season of your life.
I desire to meet you where you’re at and structure how we work together accordingly.
‘Wanna get started?
Take the leap!
“You remember too much, my mother said to me recently. Why hold onto all that? And I said, Where can I put it down?”