clinical focus

Trauma and PTSD

Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic experiences. Fear, shame, powerlessness, and despair are a few emotions that can linger in our daily lives. Therapists work with clients to help them explore these emotions, guiding them through the process of grief and healing. Treatment welcomes the body as an integral source of information, allowing people to access and process challenging and traumatic experiences. Holistic approaches to trauma include somatic, emotional, and cognitive processing, along with integration to stimulate growth and well-being.

Substance Use & Eating Disorders

Eating disorders and substance use share a number of common risk factors, including brain chemistry, family history, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and social pressures. Treatment focuses on reducing harm and finding new, healthier ways of coping with daily stress. People will have more access to explore their feelings and emotions beneath the surface to help foster a more positive and resilient sense of self.

Gender and Identity Concerns

Clients interested in exploring their gender and sexual orientation may be aware of unpleasant thoughts and feelings, but they may not know what to do about them. The goal of therapy is to find an expression of identity that feels most genuine and authentic for the client, given their own sociocultural and geographic contexts. During this explorative process, therapists assist clients in developing social connections and finding community that is safe, collaborative, and enriching.

Depression & Anxiety

Depression, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions that we can experience in our daily lives. Through therapy and treatment, therapists are able to help clients develop insights that allow them to take control and regain power and autonomy in their life. This helps create a more powerful sense of self, learning how to live authentically according to your emotions, needs, and desires.

Interpersonal Relationships

Therapy can be beneficial to those who are looking to strengthen their emotional connection in their relationships with peers, coworkers, family, and romantic partners. Drawing techniques from attachment theory, our past shows us how our sense of self develops, and how it is continuously shaped in the dance with others. A sense of secure connection with others has been linked to resilience and a more coherent, positive sense of self.

what to expect

A Typical Session

During the therapeutic process, our aim is to help individuals create safety and stability within their inner world. Once this is established, clients begin processing past and current experiences, and learning new, healthier ways of connecting with others. This is accomplished by helping clients draw upon their inner strength and resilience as a way to connect more profoundly with their needs. The therapeutic relationship is the key element in creating the space for self-exploration and healing.