Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) emphasizes utilizing compassion to understand yourself and the people around you. It’s a good option for people dealing with shame or self-criticism that causes emotional distress.
Developing compassion for yourself and others requires practice. Practicing self-compassion exercises can help you manage shame and guilt, which can help you develop compassion for the people around you.
Are you someone who wants to know themselves more deeply and is motivated for change? You may want to address existential or identity issues or adjust to recent changes in your life. You may be in a grieving process or recovering from a traumatic experience or you might be having challenges in your personal relationships or just have a desire to increase your creativity. In any case you have a...
Currently accepting telehealth only clients to schedule beginning in January 2021. Are you feeling stuck? Do you feel like you have lost yourself due to symptoms of anxiety, depression, a major life transition or trauma? I am passionate about assisting women and mothers in finding their confidence and finding their resilience in overcoming mental health challenges. Through a feminist lens I off...
Life transitions are everywhere. Relationships, family, career, and life send us in new directions. Have you been feeling disconnected from the world and yourself? Are you having difficulty coping with the demands of life? While we can't change the past, we can work together to understand better and resolve challenges in life. Greetings, my name is Dr. Tawanda Spaulding, and I am a Marriage &...
You may have found yourself stumbling over the same problem. Some are experiencing anxiety or depression. Perhaps your irritation over situations is overriding your previous levels of patience. You find yourself avoiding challenges, at times even avoiding relationships. It is time to consider a different alternative. Psychotherapy offers a reflective view of your past life experiences and their...
Are you experiencing symptoms of stress? anxiety? depression? grief? relationship problems? Are you unsure about how to choose your path or reach your goals? Reaching out for help with these and other common problems can often feel difficult and scary to do. Whether you just need a safe place to be heard or you want to learn new ways of thinking, acting or being; my goal as a therapist is to wo...
There is nothing more important to you than your family. You’d give anything for them to be happy and successful, and it feels like you’ve already done everything. And still they struggle. You’re doing whatever you can think of. You’ve sat with teachers, talked with doctors, argued long into the night. Nothing has helped. You’re to the point where you just want to quit. And you feel terrible ab...
Life can feel challenging and overwhelming at times to navigate on your own. My belief about therapy and the healing process is to learn, dig deep, explore and grow through your experiences. I am dedicated to empowering clients, of all ages to learn effective strategies to enhance their wellbeing from the inside out. My goal is help you help yourself, to facilitate you to uncover your truths an...
My goal is to work with you to examine what is -- and is not -- working in your life, then offer interventions and treatments that can help. Understanding yourself and your environment helps you to question unhealthy thinking, break destructive patterns and gain a better sense of strengths and challenges. Being able to understanding what we feel helps us to to make choices about where we want t...
( English | español ) Healing from painful experiences is challenging; it takes time & it requires a warm, compassionate, & encouraging approach. It would be my privilege to walk alongside you on your path to healing. I am a Latina, bilingual (Spanish) licensed clinical social worker with a focus on working with cisgender women as well as trans/nonbinary adults, and teenagers (15 years old+) wh...
I specialize in working with people with disabilities, of all ages, to create the life you want. I understand the frustration of living with a significant difference can have on your life. It can often result in feeling held back in life. A disability can impact the whole family and I can work with family members, if desired. This is how I look at disability – in most cases, it is with you for ...
Beginning therapy can be one of the most difficult things we do. It can also be the most rewarding. It is stepping into the unknown and taking an unfamiliar path to a destination that may seem completely out of reach. Therapy is a journey and I will be your travel companion. It is my firm belief that as humans, we just want to be seen and heard. In my practice, I strive to create an environment...
*Not accepting new clients* I see people as separate from their problems. I work from a narrative perspective to help individuals, couples, and families identify their values and re-story their lives to align with their hopes and goals. Looking at past issues through a different lens allows us to rewrite our narratives to better reflect who we want to be. I see people as the experts in their ow...
You're in college or venturing into the early stages of adulthood feeling overwhelmed and want to quit. Perhaps you're a part of the LGBTQ community and are looking for support. You're worried you will fail and may even be masking your feelings with substances and partying too much. You find that lately you've been putting yourself at risk and so much of your time is spent worrying about making...
I approach our time in therapy with a "beginner's mind" - that is, recognizing my role as both the observer and listener of client's stories in knowing that we, as individuals, are far greater than what our past experiences assume us to be. Therapy offers a vantage point to bear witness to the narratives that block the inner wisdom of our mind and body. I work with adolescents and young adults...
*Accepting New Clients for Online Therapy* Welcome! I am so glad you are here! As a therapist, my goal is to foster and provide a safe space for clients to experience empathy, compassion, and healing. I strive to work with clients to guide them in forming and maintaining healthy relationships with themselves and others. Collaboratively, I work with each client to help them build on their...
