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Specialties
Anxiety/Trauma
Career Issues
Self concept/identity issues
Neurodivergence
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Our services
Therapy Session
So much is going on in life, and so much has already happened. Talk therapy is a place for you to unwind your mind and sort out some thoughts and experiences. This can incorporate Talk, Sand Tray and or EMDR.
50 mins | $150
Coaching
Athletes are in a different world. There is a lot of pressure from all sides to be the best. Maybe you’re a high school athlete wanting to compete at the next level, or a college athlete balancing classes and sports, or you have made it to the height of your dreams and are in the Pros. Not many people understand the life of a full time passionate athlete. Coaching with me will help sort out past, current and future experiences so you can be the best athlete you can be.
50 mins | $200
Play Therapy
Play therapy is a unique way for kids to communicate thoughts and experiences with or without words. Sometimes it is hard for young minds to sort out what is happening inside their minds. Play is a great tool to do just that. We will incorporate EMDR also if it is appropriate and useful.
50 mins | $150
Families and Marriage
Relationships are hard. Relationships are rewarding. As a marriage and Family Therapist I will be there to help bring you to a place of being the best you you can be so you can be the best unit you can be. Studies show long term relationships increase your lifespan and general happiness and well-being. Through learning effective communication you will be blessed with the rewards of healthy and loving relationships.
90 mins | $300
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) is recognized as an effective, evidenced-based treatment for trauma-related struggles by many US and International accrediting organizations, including The American Psychiatric Association, The VA and Department of Defense, and World Health Organization.
When a traumatic or disturbing event occurs, our brain’s communication between the two hemispheres is often disrupted, thus causing a traumatic reaction and subsequent triggers/symptoms. By identifying faulty core cognitive beliefs tied to the event(s) and reprocessing it with the aid of bilateral stimulation, we are able to help our brain heal itself and reduce the distress and negative cognition associated with the trauma.
EMDR is not hypnosis or a form of meditation. It does not conflict with Biblical truth. If requested, we can pray in the beginning and/or end of the session as well.
EMDR therapy doesn't require talking in detail about a distressing issue. EMDR instead focuses on changing the emotions, thoughts or behaviors that result from a distressing experience (trauma). This allows your brain to resume a natural healing process.
EMDR is different from other forms of counseling that you may have had in the past. First, I will spend time building rapport, gathering a thorough history, and developing a treatment plan. If you are a good fit for EMDR and you decide to participate, I will help you strengthen positive and calming resources to use through EMDR and in everyday life. It is important to me that you feel safe.
Part of the EMDR process will include bilateral stimulation, which involves stimulating both hemispheres of the brain in hopes that they will communicate better and process through the incident and existing triggers. Bilateral stimulation can occur through the client following my fingers or a light with eye movements, alternating audio tunes, or alternating hand buzzers. I will ask for brief feedback but you will not be instructed to go in depth about the actual event, as other trauma related therapies require. This can help the client feel safer since they are not required to fully relive the experience and will enable to the brain to continue processing more easily.
God made our brains incredibly complex, but He also made them capable of healing and freedom.
The gift of limitations…
2 Corinthians 12:9 MSG
“Because of the extravagance of those revelations, and so I wouldn’t get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan’s angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn’t think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then he told me,
My grace is enough; it’s all you need.
My strength comes into its own in your weakness.
Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ’s strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so, the weaker I get, the stronger I become.”
