As a solution-focused psychotherapist, my goal is for people to feel better and develop adaptive coping skills as quickly as possible, so I am dedicated to evidence-based practices, using strategies and techniques that have been shown in the research literature to be effective for the presenting complaint.
CBT is based on the idea that people’s lives are directly affected by their thought patterns, and in turn, their behavior.
The skills learned in CBT helps create new thought pathways in the brain, which allows for new ways of thinking, behaving, and being in the world. By reframing your thinking, or redirecting your thoughts, you can experience less suffering and in turn, change behavior, and enjoy life more. Changing negative thinking patterns
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By using a variety of tools for helping people be in the present moment, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and other mindfulness-informed psychotherapy has been found to help those struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, ADHD, substance abuse and relationship problems.
Integrating traditional therapy with the practical mental training exercises of meditation, these approaches are greatly influenced by the emerging research
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EMDR is a form of psychotherapy which uses eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation to assist clients in quickly (a) processing distressing memories and beliefs that are often associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and substance abuse and (b) developing new adaptive coping skills.
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ART is a recent breakthrough in psychotherapy. Based on EMDR, ART also uses bilateral stimulation to quickly weaken neural pathways for triggers and develop new neural pathways for adaptive coping. Most people who receive ART experience relief of their symptoms within 1-3 ART sessions.
During ART with me, we will first identify triggers that lead to your suffering. These triggers can be from reliving traumatic experiences in the past or recent challenging
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Do you have trouble making decisions or taking action? Nearly all choices in life include ambivalence due to there being both pros and cons. A part of you wants to change and a part of you wants to stay the same. Motivational enhancement uses specific techniques to help people move though the stages of change from denial to problem recognition to commitment to change to taking action and then maintaining changes that have been made.
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Do you have trouble making decisions or taking action? Nearly all choices in life include ambivalence due to there being both pros and cons. A part of you wants to change and a part of you wants to stay the same. Motivational enhancement uses specific techniques to help people move though the stages of change from denial to problem recognition to commitment to change to taking action and then maintaining changes that have been made.
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