Individual Therapy

There is hope for you if you struggle with depression. You do not need to remain isolated. Together we’ll explore what is underlying your depression. We’ll look at the pattern of thoughts and behaviors that have become fixed in your worldview. Replacing the automatic thinking and the negative thoughts with more positive, realistic thoughts will allow you to take control of your life. If necessary, we may discuss whether taking anti-depressant medication is an option for you. You’ll learn to trust your view of yourself and how you function in the world around you with joy and hopefulness.

Developing a framework to help you understand why you react to certain situations with anxiety is important in helping you to take control of your life. As we explore the patterns that you have been acting out for many years you’ll begin to develop new ways to keep the behaviors in check that feed these states of mind. Becoming aware of the physiological sensations of anxiety will empower you to begin to change your thoughts before you get caught in an old behavior cycle. Using both Cognitive Behavioral and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) techniques I can help you to live a life that is not devastated by anxiety. There can be relief from anxiety!

Grief is an inevitable part of life. We experience grief when we transition from one state to another. We most often think of grief in relation to the death of a loved one, but grief is felt when there are all sorts of changes in our lives (ie: the birth of a child or the loss of a job). There is the reality of a permanent ending, and we mourn the loss (moving from being employed to not or moving from being “carefree” to being responsible for a child). Death brings a particular kind of grief.

We may experience pain, numbness, frustration and guilt around this death. You’ll cycle through the 5 stages of grief- denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. These stages are not finite, and we do not move through them sequentially.  It can be disquieting to move back and forth between these states of emotion.  This is the way that our mind is working to make sense of what we have experienced. It is neither right nor wrong to move through the stages in what appears to be an erratic way. Ultimately, you are working toward understanding and accepting the New Normal that has been established.