Addiction is a treatable, chronic disease. Genetics, brain chemistry, environmental factors, and life experiences all play a role in the disease, and past trauma is often at the root of many addictions. For many who struggle with addiction, it can be helpful to know that risk factors and levels vary by person, but like any chronic condition, focusing on the cause and the symptoms in treatment offer the best chance for recovery.
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Relationships make the world go round. Do you struggle in any of your relationships; work, friends, family, significant other or children? How does your relationship with others affect how you feel about yourself, how you relate to others, how you trust them? Are you the parent that you thought you would be? Do your relationships stop you from going after the things you dream about? Focusing on...
The hardest part of therapy is making the choice to seek help. If you’re reading this, you’ve already begun the work. Congratulations. You're at the beginning of an exciting and fruitful journey. When working with me, you or your loved ones can count on receiving loving, respectful, and supportive treatment while exploring the issues you bring to therapy. Whatever you are feeling and whatever i...
***Accepting New Teletherapy Patients *** ***Currently not accepting patients under 13.*** I consider the overlapping experiences of self, authenticity, identity and relationships as central to therapy and the ways in which we make sense of ourselves and others in the world. Within therapy I work with patients in an empathic, challenging, supportive and relational way toward life changes, as we...
I love collaborating with clients that are experiencing difficulties during these uncertain times. Using client-centered techniques and therapeutic communication helps to guide clients towards positive changes and lifestyle choices. The client is in charge of their therapy direction and I am simply guiding the process to foster life change. Collaborating with clients is very effective in foster...
I believe that the therapy process serves to empower clients to discover and work towards a greater well-being. My role as a therapist is to accompany clients on their journey in a way that allows them to safely explore what works for them best. I place my clients’ knowledge and understanding of their own lives first, wishing to work through their own framework. My focus is in Collaborative...
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a certified trauma specialist. I work with individuals who are struggling with a wide variety of issues that include but are not limited to depression, anxiety, PTSD, in addition to other interpersonal stressors. I work with these individuals to help them find relief and better ways of managing these symptoms to ensure one can maintain a healthy qualit...
Welcome! Are you looking for a way to break out of beliefs that keep you stuck and in pain? By working with your soul, you can move beyond what you have been taught or conditioned to believe and into who you truly are. Step into your own inherent freedom and joy by doing the inner work to shift your beliefs and stories. Together, we’ll lay the foundation for you to leap into your own available...
Are you feeling stuck? Alone? Afraid? Are you feeling angry, shameful, depressed, or anxious? Do you feel a low sense of self-worth? Do you notice yourself doing or saying things that you normally wouldn't in order to self-soothe? You are not alone. As a counselor that has personally experienced all of those feelings and more, I am here to provide you support with empathy, compassion, and...
I approach therapy from a holistic perspective that honors all aspects of a person as an integrated whole, using body-based somatic psychotherapy and mindfulness techniques at the core of my practice. When we begin to slow down and explore our mind-body experience with curiosity and care, we can start to notice and transform old wounds and patterns that are interfering with our ability to live ...
I'm glad you are considering counseling and other meaningful ways to nourish your life. It's my understanding that life and some of it's adverse experiences modify the brain and mind in unique ways. Some of these experiences often make certain aspects of life unpleasant. Thankfully, the science and art of counseling and psychotherapy can aid the optimal functioning and renewal of the human brai...
*SOLELY OFFERING VIDEO COUNSELING SERVICES* You know you want change but feel unsure where to start. Facing challenging life transitions can be frustrating and confusing. You may feel that your life is not what you expected it to be. Talking it through with friends and family still leaves you feeling lost. Imagine how it would it feel for you to live each day feeling fulfilled, at ease, and hap...
I believe that we all encounter obstacles in our lives in which we need additional guidance. Sometimes support may be short-term, working through a life change; sometimes longer in duration in order to explore patterns of behavior. I strive to create a safe, nonjudgmental environment where together we can focus on ways to improve coping skills, relationships, and overall quality of life. I have...
Sofia Jimenez, JD, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist whose clients often describe as warm, direct, and creative. Sofia has extensive experience helping people who struggle with loneliness, anxiety, depression, and addictions. Most of her clients come to therapy seeking strength and motivation to improve their lives and simply to feel better. Sofia will work to help you discover what...
We are a Husband and Wife team who have the tools available to change your life. The form of therapy we use is different than your ordinary "talk therapy." Everything is done in action through techniques such as role play, double, role reversal, soliloquy, and scene setting. We specialize in helping people who struggle with RELATIONAL TRAUMA. Relational trauma is the experience of repeated...
We work with individuals, couples, families, and children. We specialize in addiction, eating disorders, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, trauma, family conflict and grief. Our greatest intention is to help clients understand themselves better and improve their quality of life and relationships. We cater our approach to each client, responding to their own unique problems ...
