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.
**TELETHERAPY OPENINGS AVAILABLE - I exclusively see women** Life can bring pain and frustration into one's heart and mind. It creates sadness, anxiety, and a feeling of being stuck. It may feel hard to imagine that it is possible to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Therapy can offer clarity and strength as you work through, rather than avoid, that which causes you pain. Providing a safe...
I am here to support you! Therapy is a unique space where you have the opportunity to explore your thoughts, behaviors, and emotions through a non-judgmental lens. I help clients move beyond self-criticism to a place of curiosity, patience, and compassion. Emotions don't speak our language, so we need to learn how to understand what they are telling us. Every single emotion serves an important...
Everyone needs a space to be completely themselves without judgement or pretense. I work with individual adults, teens, partners, and families. Relationships come in all shapes and sizes; couples, families, and poly-constellations. In relationship counseling I partner with you, working from a place of empathy and personal responsibility, to work through conflict and/or aspects of your relations...
It can be very challenging to see things clearly in life. I help individuals re-adjust their way of looking at themselves, their relationships, and the world. Through psycho-dynamic exploration, I come alongside in the discovery of what is possible, as it is my belief that the most crucial part of therapy is the relationship that builds between patient and therapist. It is often easier to shine...
I am not taking new clients at this time. The following is a description of my approach for future consideration. There are so many reasons we find ourselves feeling alone in the world. Whether you're estranged from family, socially marginalized, or just going through something unique, you are like that seed- naturally equipped with what you need for healing and growth. My job, as your therapis...
Currently offering teletherapy through insurance for all people who are home during this crisis through a hipaa compliant platform. Go to my webpage to access me. Empathetic and sympathetic to all ages, stages, and abilities. Let me help you become the best version of yourself possible. I work with individuals of all ages with compassion and supports needed to help you become who you always wan...
Ready to move forward? Trauma is treatable! I provide brief outpatient intensive trauma treatment in order to quickly resolve issues around PTSD, medical trauma, anxiety, depression and behavioral/emotional issues. My clients have often tried other types of therapy, inpatient treatment, or psychiatric medications but are still struggling with triggers, behaviors, and relationships after trauma....
Supporting the LGBTQ+ community is my therapeutic strength and passion and I provide affirming individual, relationship, and group therapy. To get a sense of my style, authenticity, congruence, and acceptance are foundations in my work and I am here to help you navigate the concerns that are bringing you to therapy with a warm and open style, sprinkled with humor and compassionate challenge....
As human beings, we are shaped by our history as well as our desires. Sometimes we are guided into lightness and freedom, other times onto paths that might keep us misaligned. Through therapy we can explore and process your life deeper through a collaborative relationship in which I can help you "go down the rabbit hole" and come out with the knowledge you want to empower yourself to live a...
Do you feel like something needs to change in your life? Are you having a hard time sorting through your thoughts and feelings? Feeling a little lost? There’s no right or wrong way to feel, your feelings belong to you. Processing your thoughts and emotions in therapy will feel like a weight has been lifted, you’ll begin to make connections and figure some things out about yourself and patterns ...
Do you grapple with anxiety or perfectionism, or wonder what "boundary-setting" or "self-care" really means? I am a mindfulness practitioner who specializes in issues of acculturation, racial identity, stress, anxiety, perfectionism, and self-esteem. I provide a safe, collaborative, empathic environment for you to be heard, and be unburdened. I want to help you cultivate the internal and extern...
Are you caught up in a cycle of self- deprivation and excessively working out? Are you tired of being overly critical of your body? Do you have a love-hate relationship with food? Are you frustrated with unsuccessful diet attempts? Allow me to join you on your journey towards a healthy, loving relationship with your body. I use a compassionate approach to the therapeutic process building on you...
Dr. Patrick Gunderson specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders (e.g., Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), depression, and sexual trauma and abuse. He utilizes exposure-based interventions, which are used to help clients confront fears, expand their comfort zones, and extinguish avoidance behaviors. Dr. Gunderson helps clients...
I am a licensed professional counselor who has a straightforward approach that is combined with empathy and understanding. I will take a person where they are, not where I want them to be or where others' tell them they should be. I have worked for the past 10+ years with individuals who experience a combination of symptoms/stressors. I have worked with many different individuals with varying...
I offer support by helping to identify what is contributing to current challenges and how to approach the challenge with greater understanding and skills. The challenges I support people with can take many different forms, including sadness, worry, anger, isolation, confusion and feeling stuck. I work with individuals of all ages (2 years to 60+) as well as both marital and non-marital...
