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.
You carry so much. Sometimes it all feels like too much, other times you feel like “too much”. The weight of your feelings can be so overwhelming that you cope with substances, food, distraction, or anything else so you don’t have to feel. You desperately want to be understood and need to be supported but you have a hard time allowing yourself to be vulnerable enough to truly allow someone in t...
***I am currently not taking new clients.*** I specialize in working with folks who are looking to move past the past and manage emotions and mental health symptoms using EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization, and Reprocessing), DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), IFS (Internal Family Systems), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and more over secure video sessions. I focus on the treatment of...
Our clients come to us to receive exceptional, compassionate whole-person centered care for substance use or behavioral addictions, chronic pain and/or mental health conditions including mood disorders, anxiety, and PTSD. Clients chose us because they value the extra time we spend with them to truly understand what they are going through and what they hope for themselves and their families. We...
***Offering online therapy and accepting new clients. Covid-19 is challenging all of us in ways such as direct and indirect exposure to trauma, loss of loved ones, fears of infection, financial hardships, loss of careers or a business, and all of us are having to adapt to sheltering at home. It is normal to experience extreme emotions such sadness and depression, anxiety, irritability, anger,...
The teenage years can be a time of joy and growth, but it can also be a time of anxiety, fears, depression, and withdraw. Teens can struggle with friendships, a divorce, bullying, relationships with their parents and siblings, getting organized, school, making decisions, and feeling like they belong. These struggles leave them feeling anxious, uncertain, confused, and depressed. Many teens lack...
To everyone else you look like you have it altogether. But while you’re busy taking care of others and tending to all your responsibilities, you feel lost and sometimes invisible. There’s a constant worry that haunts you, a feeling of always being behind, and your worry might slowly be slipping into depression. Common sense says you should be taking better care of yourself, but that just become...
My area of focus is in trauma, but I also have experience working with clients suffering from depression, anxiety, relationship issues, grief and loss, medical issues, and self-harm. I work from a collaborative approach and believe that you are the expert in your own life. I take a non-directive, accepting approach to meet you where you are and build a relationship of trust and respect. We will...
Welcome to Butterfly Counseling Services! A therapeutic experience in which you begin, believe, and become. We are firm believers that all people should have access to therapy and therapy should be affordable. We provide in-person and e-therapy (live video) sessions. The therapeutic experience takes place in a HIPAA compliant, safe environment that is both empathetic, non-judgmental, culturally...
I’m constantly inspired by each of the clients I am privileged to serve, and I’m honored to play even the smallest part in helping them build a brighter future. My office is a safe, nonjudgmental space where Iowa children, adults, couples, and families can find the hope and healing they need to thrive. Together, my clients and I build the customized treatment plan that is the best fit for them....
You give, hoping to get the same thing in return, only to be disappointed yet again. This disappointment leaves you angry, frustrated, and annoyed. You find yourself in a cycle of constantly lashing out and then apologizing. You wonder, “Is there something wrong with me?” Being a woman in this day and age can be difficult, overwhelming, and draining. Trying to maintain healthy relationships,...
Many of the problems that we face can be overwhelming if faced alone. That is why I became a social worker. I believe that no one should have to face life's problems on their own. It is my goal as your therapist to be a warm, empathetic, nonjudgmental listener who is dedicated to helping you explore insight to yourself, assist you in identifying goals and solving problems, and working on growth...
I am an immigrant to the US and previously had a career in television production, so have a very specific understanding around life transitions, identity and change. I know that making change is not easy. In order to get you where you want to be, I like to take a collaborative approach and explore at a pace that works for you. My goal is to support and understand you, while helping you to ident...
**ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS** You get annoyed at the question “where are you from?” because the answer is a complicated story. Everyone thinks that you are “exotic” because you or your family are from a different country, little do they know that you are constantly questioning how you fit into expectations from society and your family. You embrace being “quirky”, “a misfit,” "different” but only on...
My ideal client is trying to understand not only the root causes that created a less than optimal life functioning emotionally, socially, occupationally, academically, or intrafamilially, but the actual cognitive behavioral steps to remedy the problem. I believe most problems we encounter in our everyday lives can be improved upon and transformed into a life we have chosen. Employing the practi...
I'm welcoming new clients now & can help schedule your first session within a few business days. As humans, we all have periods in our lives when we think, “things are not how they should or ought to be” and this may lead us to a place where we may not be feeling like ourselves. I genuinely believe that you, as a client, are the expert at your own life, but sometimes, even experts can use a lit...
