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.
Coming to therapy is a courageous choice. In the busy pace of NYC, it can often be hard to take time for oneself. Yet, since you are looking at this page, I am guessing that something in your life is causing you distress or discomfort and you are interested in figuring out how to live a more peaceful life. I work with individuals in a collaborative manner to overcome issues that are causing the...
I’m Melissa Johnson, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I offer therapy services to adults who are experiencing life transitions, grief and loss, anxiety and depression, addiction recovery, and the courageous journey of addressing and healing trauma. Additionally, I offer clinical supervision to social workers, facilitate a peer consultation group, and teach a course on Conflict Management to...
You are ready to feel emotionally healthier and happier overall. You're not sure how to do it and things aren't changing. We all need to reach out for help now and then, and I know how difficult this first step can be. Your capacity to evolve and heal is earth-shattering and beyond what you can imagine at this point. Anxiety, trauma, failed relationships, and insecurities don't have to run your...
Life not working for you? Are you dealing with issues that are causing emotional pain and suffering in your life? I can help you! These issues might include Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, Trauma from Abuse, PTSD, ADHD and Divorce. With my 25 years of experience, I can help you find VALUE in your life again. My practice includes EMDR and Low Energy Neurofeedback System (LENS): This provi...
I am an integrative psychotherapist who utilizes mindfulness and compassion based approaches woven together with Somatic Experiencing and EMDR. I offer an attachment based approach and work collaboratively with you to help you gain awareness of patterns from your past and present that are impacting your life, and to experience insights that can foster change and promote an increase in...
My approach is strength-based, creative and integrates play and humor into therapy. I rely on Family Systems, Attachment Theory, Expressive Arts, Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy to guide our work. I am trained in EMDR for Trauma Processing and am a Certified First Responder Counselor. I love to help clients grow in self-awareness as well as explore and enhance interpersonal and...
I specialize in helping adults transform their lives by focusing on their emotional well being, what gives them a sense of meaning, and improving their relationships. Working together we will identify steps for maintaining integrity of action, honoring boundaries, and developing self-trust. Going to therapy is one way to move your life in the direction you want. With support and a greater...
Our practice consists of outpatient clinical therapy for individuals, children, & families. Our experience lies in working with those experiencing trauma, as well as mood disorders, depression, post-traumatic stress, & anxiety disorders. Child & family sessions focus on behavioral issues, ADHD, peer issues, oppositional defiance, & family relational problems. Our main area of practice is to giv...
CURRENTLY NOT TAKING NEW PATIENTS. EMAIL IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE ADDED TO WAIT LIST. You are a victim of narcissistic abuse. You are struggling with Acute Stress/PTSD, anxiety or depression. You don't sleep. Your mind is constantly racing. I can help. I specialize in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), which is a brain based approach to psychotherapy. EMDR helps you to process...
Our ideal client is the one that feels as if they've tried everything, They've knocked on all the doors with no response. The lost, the depressed, the hurting. Regardless of your issue at the heart of it is pain. That's the focus for our practice. Having experiences dealing with Mood and Behavioral disorders, Mental and Developmental Disabilities, Substance and Dual Diagnosis disorders and...
I believe we all do the best we can with the skills we have at any given moment; however, sometimes we need support to build upon those skills because they aren't working as well as they once did. My goal for you is for you too have a safe and confidential place to explore the barriers that stump your movement towards the life YOU desire. As a team, we will work together to meet the challenges ...
The challenges of life, when met with consciousness, help us grow into our full potential. I empower you to transform trauma, fear and anxiety; to shed limiting beliefs; to break patterns and habits that no longer serve; and to give expression to all that lives within you. I provide a safe environment for emotional healing, personal transformation and spiritual discovery. My work is rooted in...
I have worked in the field of Christian ministry, pastoral counsel, workshop facilitation, coaching and governmental law for over twenty years. In 2011, I returned to school to complete a graduate program in Clinical Counseling. Subsequently, I opened the iFS Center in the Eugene community. The iFS Center is comprised of interactive coaches and therapists that offer a broad scope of services. W...
Are you having some challenges with processing feelings and thoughts? I can help with self-esteem; relationships patterns and emotional regulation. I have extensive experience in providing individual therapy to identify behavior patterns of the past and present, so to initiate change for the future. I assist clients in understanding underlying feelings and thoughts that may motivate undesirable...
