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.
“We are on a journey together.” This motto has guided my personal/professional life. Throughout my life’s journey, we've navigated many of life’s trials, LGBTQ challenges, health/mental health illnesses, marital discord, and many life transitions. People have an inherent ability to endure trials. For some trials, an impartial listener is required. It is my role to help cultivate well-being with...
My focus in therapy is on you and meeting you where you are at. I strive to ensure that your needs are being met and I am using the appropriate tools and approach to help you achieve your goals. I employ a strengths-based and client-centered approach, utilizing other approaches when it is appropriate. My experience is with survivors of domestic violence and trauma/abuse. I offer support for...
I am committed to supporting you through your journey toward hope and healing. I work from a trauma-informed perspective, understanding that life experiences shape and impact who we are and how we function immensely. Over time and through these various experiences, many of us develop maladaptive coping strategies and unhelpful thinking patterns, and sometimes lose sight of our inherent self-wor...
It can be challenging to make the decision to seek help. It is courageous of you to pick up your phone and reach out. I hope to make you feel comfortable from the first moment we start talking. My goal is simple: I want you to feel better. My approach to treatment is integrative, collaborative, and highly personalized to meet your specific needs. I aim to create a supportive, nonjudgmental...
Tracie received her clinical training at the prestigious Maple Counseling Center in Beverly Hills, California, allowing her to become adept at working with a very diverse and challenging population. Her current clientele is comprised of adults and adolescents, high school and college students, entertainment industry professionals, former executives, professors, athletes, stay at-home moms (and...
As a Gold Star mother, I have a vested interest in our military and their family members. I experienced a tragic loss and continue to find ways to create meaning in my life after a personal death. I can draw from my own loss and help identify your goals when you're ready, including just allowing yourself to grieve. I believe it is my duty to serve those who serve our country, all veterans are...
I work with children, adolescents, and adults. Play therapy is my specialty and my passion. Children express their innermost thoughts, feelings, and needs through the playing process. Using this information, I help children work through their inner conflicts with confidence. Feedback from play therapy can be very helpful in assisting parents and educators to best meet a child's needs. I also wo...
All are welcome. By respecting and honoring the unique differences of every client I see, I have worked to empower people to express themselves and to challenge patterns in their lives that they have sought to change. I work to provide warm and consistent support for those who may be experiencing grief, life after trauma, or a significant change. I employ a Person-Centered and Psycho-Dynamic...
Counseling can help you through challenging times and be life changing. I have dedicated myself to helping adults with serious life challenges by providing therapy and education to empower my clients to: make sense of their feelings, not feel alone, hurt less, re-frame their life narratives, develop healthy coping skills, and feel more confident. I specialize in life transitions, grief, loss,...
*Video sessions available* My mission is to uplift and encourage people to reach their full potential. I believe that when people have the support and tools that they need, they will succeed by reaching their desired goals. I utilize strength based and person-focused approaches while assisting individuals in coming to a place of living a well-balanced life where they feel heard and honored as a...
Are you in search of someone that is able to culturally-empathize, and have the capacity to meet you where you are in life? Often times we are unsure on next steps to take when dealing with life stressors. My core belief is that everyone possesses the resiliency needed to overcome such barriers. Face it we get in our own way sometimes! Individual therapy can help you face some of those conflict...
About the Owner: I have over 18 years of experience working in the addiction and mental health field. I am experienced in various roles across the substance use treatment services continuum of care in both micro and macro levels. I am a “big picture” clinician and believe that to effectively manage addiction and mental health it requires the ability to balance the parts needed for that individu...
I am a firm believer that each individual goes through diverse emotional, social, physical and spiritual experiences while on their path to wellness and living a life true to oneself. I understand that looking within yourself can be a vulnerable process and the road that lead to reaching out for help can often be difficult. It is my intention to meet you where you are on your journey, create an...
Have you experienced trauma or are you coping with PTSD? Have you found yourself in the midst of family conflict? Are you struggling with an eating disorder? I'm passionate about helping people through their struggles and begin the journey to emotional and mental healing. I grew up overseas and it wasn't until I was 18 that I moved to the U.S. for college and grad school, so I have a comprehens...
