About therapy with me...
As your therapist, it is my job to create a safe space for you to explore the life challenges that you are bringing to therapy, as well as to facilitate the exploration and clarification of these challenges or issues. You will find me to be kind, careful, intelligent, nonjudgmental, irreverent, and I have been known to use humor now and then. Over the years I have worked with people from diverse cultures and walks of life, and I continue to grow and learn from each client that I see.
Major theories I subscribe to and work from include:
Jungian oriented therapy, or Depth Psychotherapy, involves a process of examination of your unconscious processes. This type of therapy is based on the work of C.G. Jung, and often works with the symbols and imagery presented in dreams, artwork, and other creative processes. This work focuses on what Jung calls individuation, or the psychological evolution of an individual over time, and is a long-term therapy option. I am an advanced training candidate of the C.G. Jung Institute of Colorado, which is fully accredited by the International Association for Analytical Psychology.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method of psychotherapy that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma. EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates elements from many different treatment approaches. To date, EMDR has helped an estimated two million people of all ages relieve many types of psychological stress (depression, anxiety, PTSD, low self-esteem, childhood trauma, etc.).
Cognitive-Behavioral techniques can be very effective for short-term therapy. The therapist's role is to be your coach, assisting you to find the ways in which your thought processes get in the way of reaching your goals or expectations. Cognitive-behavioral therapy requires active participation, which may even include homework between sessions. These exercises are intended to help you to see things more clearly or from a different perspective.
Major theories I subscribe to and work from include:
Jungian oriented therapy, or Depth Psychotherapy, involves a process of examination of your unconscious processes. This type of therapy is based on the work of C.G. Jung, and often works with the symbols and imagery presented in dreams, artwork, and other creative processes. This work focuses on what Jung calls individuation, or the psychological evolution of an individual over time, and is a long-term therapy option. I am an advanced training candidate of the C.G. Jung Institute of Colorado, which is fully accredited by the International Association for Analytical Psychology.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method of psychotherapy that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma. EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates elements from many different treatment approaches. To date, EMDR has helped an estimated two million people of all ages relieve many types of psychological stress (depression, anxiety, PTSD, low self-esteem, childhood trauma, etc.).
Cognitive-Behavioral techniques can be very effective for short-term therapy. The therapist's role is to be your coach, assisting you to find the ways in which your thought processes get in the way of reaching your goals or expectations. Cognitive-behavioral therapy requires active participation, which may even include homework between sessions. These exercises are intended to help you to see things more clearly or from a different perspective.
Short term therapy
Short-term therapy usually involves a specific problem that can be addressed by the use of changing the way we think and behave around that particular problem. This type of therapy is typically conducted on a weekly basis. Usually therapy can be completed within 3 - 6 months, or within a shorter amount of time, depending on the complexity of the problem.
Long term therapy
For people who wish to gain deeper levels of insight into their behavior and inner world, long-term therapy is an option. The goals of long-term therapy can include resolving early conflicts and developing a healthier relationship to yourself and others. Long term therapy is often an exploration of those conflicts, emotions, and relationships that have formed your worldview. Successful psychotherapy results in new insight, better expression and experience of feelings, positive behavior change, and improved life satisfaction.
