While I work with adults and couples, I specialize in treating children and teenagers. I treat children and teenagers who are dealing with depression, who are suicidal, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, cutting, bipolar to name a few issues. I also work with high conflict divorces.
Stress and anxiety can be the same but not always. Stress is usually a result of life circumstances and to manage it, there are many coping skills that can be used and implemented to improve stress and enjoy life more.
Social anxiety, in my opinion, is a completely normal reaction to a world that has become increasingly hard to navigate, interpret and understand. The last few years have been devastating for people trying to function, not alone make sense of the world around them. I work with clients to reframe their experience into an affirming, compassionate narrative that helps them see the beauty in both themselves and their environment.
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #79783
Stress has many origins: it often arises in response to external demands, but our belief systems and ways of relating to ourselves and others plays a huge role in shaping our stress response. I use EMDR, somatic, mindfulness and traditional talk therapy to work through its causes and find relief.
Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Certified in Holistic Health
I support stress utilizing many different types of techniques including increasing self care, decreasing negative self talk, CBT skills, and daily brain exercises.
To address your stress, I will offer you exercises/tools, somatic perspectives to help with anxiety and I will offer grounding exercises to help you regulate your nervous system. Together we will approach your anxiety and stress with compassion, treating your defenses with respect and curiosity.
I specialize in supporting highly sensitive and growth-oriented individuals who have struggled to find their way, or have endeavored to do so in spite of great obstacles. With a background in trauma-informed, mindfulness-based, and cognitive behavioral (i.e. ACT, DBT) interventions, I can help you to tap into your own internal resources and acquire the skills to navigate your life with greater ease.
Stress is different from anxiety. We all know our society is extremely stressful. We've become a culture designed to measure individual accomplishment as defined by professional and financial success. Familial history and personality traits can contribute to the feeling of pressure, the definition of a "good" life, and our ability to manage stress and balance it with the calm and relaxation that we all actually require.