Individual Counseling

CBT Therapy is used by our therapists to help people understand the thought distortions that interfere with their ability to be present in daily activities.  Thought distortions are comprised of self talk that contributes to a person’s feelings of being overwhelmed.  Some are more causally based, such as being at work, and believing if one person disapproves of your work, that everyone must believe you are a failure.  Or thought distortions that are very fantastical, such as the fear that something bad will happen to you or someone you love without any ecological validity.  Thought distortions, like people, come in all different shapes and sizes.  CBT therapy is designed to help you identify the thought distortions that might be most salient to the disruption of your daily functioning, and by partnering with a therapist, understand the underlying experiences and core beliefs activating your thought distortions.

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Depression effects individuals differently. Some common symptoms are low energy, loss of interest in activities that use to bring pleasure, withdrawing from family/friends, increase in numbing activities (tv, video games, apps on phone), spells of sadness, change in sleep, diet and routine. The underlying reason for an individuals depression vary, and can happen at any stage of life. If you are experiencing any of the symptoms named above, your therapist will help identify the best course of treatment. At times, anti depressants are advisable, while individual therapy is always recommended to supplement medical interventions for best practice and outcomes.

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An average person’s life span includes many transitions that result in uncertainty and growth pangs.  Whether it involves transitioning from high school to college, or birth of a new child, these life transitions can leave individuals feeling confused and overwhelmed. There are many influences to feeling unequipped to handle the demands of a new stage of life.  Some common antagonizers to adapting well are “should statements” such as “I should know what to do,” or expectations “I have to succeed in this new role.”

The demands of life today are much greater than when life was simpler to maintain.  The day of owning a small single family home, with one parent being at home, and affording the inflated cost of living on working wage is over.  Individuals are tasking themselves with striving for bigger, most efficient and usually more expensive everything.  As a result, the pressure to succeed is higher, and people are struggling to find their purpose.  Over time, the stress that dumps into the system of life transitions: going from single to married, or single again- a new career, a retired career, birth of a child, without proper insight of one’s liabilities and assets results in chaos and confusion.  Partnering with one of our therapists will result in a greater insight into all the stages before the current life transitions and how those stages prepared your, or failed to prepare you for what is being asked of today.  Critically analyzing your beliefs systems around: family life, spirituality (or religion), world of work, gender or sexuality, and expectations on life can help you find greater satisfaction. While, also provide a foundation for change driven towards manifesting what also needs to be.

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EMDR is a therapy offered for individuals struggling with managing symptoms of trauma.   The most common symptoms from “big T” trauma can include change in sleep, diet, mood, energy, and intrusive thoughts/memories.  Big T trauma are those that are larger life events that happen in a single episode.  Examples include the death of a loved one, encountering an unexpected threat, and natural disasters, to name a few.  More common traumas include “small T” trauma, which are events that happen over time that cause stress to the mind and body.  Small T traumas are more likely overlooked by as having the significant impact on the overall health of an individual.  Examples are family conflict, unpleasant work environments, unhealthy relationship with body image, struggling with life transitions (birth of a baby, marriage, divorce, retirement), to name a few.  All people have some impact of trauma on their life.  Working with a therapist can help you identify what elements of trauma exist in your life, and the impact on your overall health and functioning.  EMDR is a therapy used to target the impact of the trauma on the mind and body.  You can find out more about the specific technique here https://www.emdria.org/page/120

 

See Clinician Bio: Rosy Tyree, LCSW, Anays Guzman, LPC, Hillary Hause, LPC & Sara Shotsberger, LCSW