Blue Monkey Counseling is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Addiction, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality, Chronic Relapse, Depression, Family Conflict, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, Stress, and Women's Issues. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
Do you struggle with substance abuse, other addictive behaviors, relationship challenges, or general problems day to day? Understanding your past can be the key to your future in recovery! Together, we will explore issues such as survival of interpersonal violence, an addicted parent, witnessing a violent event, natural disasters and other traumatic events that have contributed to your addictive behaviors, mental illness, or unhealthy realtionships. With this knowledge we will discuss healthy coping skills, building a support network, and planning for safety in the face of your triggers. I use creative methods to access the “why” behind addictive and other troublesome issues. Therapy doesn’t have to be what you see in TV or movies. It may involve music, sand play, psychodrama, or even, ironically, watching tv and movies! I use a person-centered approach based in Acceptance and Commitment, Cognitive Behavioral, DBT, and Narrative therapies. When I read my first book on trauma I understood that people are not born bad, they are merely surviving, living every day trapped in the pain of a traumatic past. Together, we can navigate the pain of living with a painful trauma history and work to build the skills necessary to finally break the cycle, freeing you to live the life you were meant to love!