Interpersonal Neurobiology studies how relationships and connections affect the brain. IPNB states that the brain continues growing throughout our lives. This growth indicates that issues with the brain that once seemed untreatable could potentially be treatable by continued study and research into Interpersonal Neurobiology.
IPNB is used for understanding change in counseling and other fields like education, parenting, business, and the military.
An important idea that comes from the study of Interpersonal Neurobiology is the concept of neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity refers to the brain’s ability to make connections and neural pathways. These connections include the way that humans learn. By repeatedly studying specific things or acting in certain ways, the brain forms pathways that make the behavior or concept easier to perform the next time. IPNB shows that neuroplasticity continues throughout a person’s life. It doesn’t stop in childhood.
I view life as a screenplay. Each person is the main character in their own script with its unique plot line and an array of characters engaged in dynamic interaction. This script is the product of one's biology, significant relationships across the lifespan, cultural background, and social context. It represents one's tendency in organizing new experiences, an implicit set of emotionally-based...
Are you ready for a new direction? I believe that together we can identify steps towards positive change. I strive to help my clients make new discoveries about themselves and what helps them overcome the obstacles they face to a happier, more fulfilling life. Maybe it's anxiety, a relationship problem, or emotional pain from a past experience. Maybe you are looking for help with the challenges...
CURRENTLY FULL...NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME. As Viktor Frankl said, "When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves." As a therapist, I work alongside my clients to explore areas in their lives where they feel stuck. With a non-judgmental approach, I help guide my clients to discover their inner strength so that they can remove the obstacles...
If you feel lonely even when not alone, or empty even as your life is in many ways successful; if comparing yourself to others as if this is just a race; or in relating to loved ones without the experience of lasting intimacy -- you may feel that your deepest dreams were not realized. It’s as if a cloud from yesterday is coloring everything differently from the way this moment was always meant ...
LifeStance is a national provider of mental healthcare services with operations across the country. Founded in 2017, LifeStance brings together psychiatrists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, and licensed therapists to provide comprehensive mental health treatment services for patients of all ages. Every LifeStance team member is dedicated to providing the utmost in compassionate care and tr...
Healthier life through therapy means a balance is most important and present in our relationships. Therapy can help by connecting mind, body, spirit and our relationships with others. A change in one area often ties to threads in another. Brokenness in our primary relationships can disconnect family, work, community and culture. Together we can re-weave these threads through our stories about...
Humans are born wired for connection, it's in our DNA! I specialize and am passionate about helping clients improve their relationships. I believe in inclusion, diversity, and welcome clients from all walks of life. I have a direct, yet respectful style in which I come alongside and work in collaboration with clients every step of the way. Asking for help is often difficult, so I aim to build a...
Eastside Insight is the psychotherapy practice of Rose Gillis. Eastside's name, logo, and motto reflect the belief that the elements needed for overcoming an issue are already within. Pulling this intelligence into consciousness is a form of learning called insight. When insight becomes blocked then a relationship with a confidant, who doesn’t feel burdened by your troubles, can help in the...
I work with individuals who are struggling with their relationships or feeling stuck in a difficult place in their lives. I support clients in healing from shame and relational wounds towards living authentically in the present. I believe it takes courage to be our true selves, and in our work I encourage clients to stand in their truth and live in a way that feels fulfilling. I work with coupl...
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, my job is to hold hope, especially when it's hard to find. I work to create a collaborative, nonjudgmental space where individuals can explore their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. I'm here to support you in identifying and processing past hurts that continue to influence relationships and self-confidence, as well as offer encouragement through difficult...
Cultivating joy, self-worth and safety is an inherent right for all people. Navigating our life’s journey can present us with challenges. By strengthening our own agency, internal and external resources it can allow us to create a life that is thriving. My work with you is rooted in neuroscience and play. I work from a feminist, trauma informed approach. Incorporating experiential modalities to...
We have all experienced various levels of loss, harm or violation in our lives and this will have an effect on us. Are you experiencing disordered eating; unwanted sexual behavior; depression, anxiety, anger or turning to substances for relief? Often people feel a pain inside they are unable to understand or articulate. Perhaps you're frustrated and beginning to feel hopeless or helpless to...
Hi, and welcome! You might have a sense that there's something wrong with you and that part(s) of yourself don't really make sense or are "broken." Though you're able to function and/or to be competent in certain areas of your life, your internal experience tends to vacillate between chaos and numbness. You may also find yourself engaging in behavior(s) that another part of you doesn't agree wi...
Sometimes we get stuck in the “spin cycle” of life causing us to feel overwhelmed and helpless. Often, we feel ready to change but aren’t sure of how or where to begin. Throughout our lives we experience events, some positive and some negative, that shape our lives and create patterns in our behavior. It is these patterns that define our relationship with ourselves and with others. I will help ...
You may be here because you are worried about your child, frustrated with behavior, or at the end of your rope when it comes to parenting. Parenting can be stressful: our children challenge us in ways we never imagined! Research shows us that our children activate our own stuck places, our own struggles we haven’t grown out of yet. I specialize in partnering with parents, parents-with-infants, ...
