Counseling Services
Coming to therapy is an incredibly personal choice and experience. I specialize in working with active duty military, veterans, first responders, their spouses, and older teens.
Therapy for Military, Veterans, and Spouses
Military members and veterans often seek therapy to address issues such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, and trauma related to their service. They may also seek help for difficulties with reintegration into civilian life, relationship problems, and struggles with identity and purpose. This can also affect their spouses, often leading to emotional strain, relationship challenges, and feelings of isolation. Therapy provides a space to process these experiences, manage symptoms, and build coping strategies for a healthier, more balanced life.
Therapy for First Responders and Spouses
First responders often seek therapy to address personal issues directly linked to the chronic stress and trauma from their jobs. This can also affect their spouses, who may feel burdened, abandoned, overwhelmed, and isolated. I offer a safe, nonjudgmental space for both first responders and their spouses to explore these challenges and identify barriers to moving forward.
Therapy for older Teens
Adolescence can be a difficult time for both teens and parents. Teens can struggle between a need for autonomy and a strong desire to belong. Relationships with friends become their primary focus. Parents are often worried and confused about changes their teens are going through, and may find it difficult to distinguish between normal adolescent behaviors and recognizing when something is truly wrong. Teen counseling can help.
Evidence-Based Therapies
Brainspotting
Brainspotting is a powerful treatment method that works by identifying, processing, and releasing core neuro-physiological sources of emotional/body pain, trauma, dissociation, and a variety of other challenging symptoms. It’s different from other therapy models in that it puts the client in control and the therapist acts in a supportive, collaborative role.
EMDR
EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a therapeutic approach designed to help individuals process and integrate distressing memories and traumatic experiences. It involves a structured eight-phase approach where the therapist uses bilateral stimulation, often through guided eye movements, to help the client reprocess these memories. The goal is to reduce the emotional charge associated with traumatic events, allowing individuals to gain a more adaptive perspective and alleviate symptoms related to PTSD, anxiety, and other trauma-related conditions.
DBT
DBT, or Dialetical Behavior Therapy, is a type of cognitive therapy that focus on increasing your ability to stay in the present moment, improving your effectiveness in managing stress, building healthy relationships through improved communication and increasing positive emotional experiences.
CBT
CBT, or Cognitive Behavior Therapy, is a goal-oriented process which teaches you to identify negative thinking patterns. Thoughts and feelings play a fundamental role in your behavior, CBT uses strategies to promote and sustain your ability for objective, realistic thinking, which improves your happiness in life.
Although CBT and DBT are incredibly beneficial, I mainly utilize Brainspotting and EMDR modalities in my work with most individuals. If during our work together we find that there is a need for more focused skill work as part of a clients identified goals, I will then implement CBT and/or DBT.