Sarah Finke is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Depression, Life Transitions, and Stress. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
“Suck it up!” “Focus on the positive!” Is that strategy no longer working for you? Yes. Everyone has problems. And yes, there are many people in the world suffering more than you. That does not mean that your pain is not real and that it doesn’t merit your time, attention, and compassion. “Suck it up” generates isolation, overwork, irritability, nightmares, chronic pain and substance misuse. “Just moving on” after a trauma is impossible if the memory always shows up uninvited, or plays on a non-stop loop despite your best efforts to focus on other things. Asking for help shows intelligence and courage, not weakness. I use EMDR and CBT, evidenced-based, brief treatments that alleviate trauma-related distress (whether your trauma happened five minutes ago or fifty years ago) and free you to be fully present in your life. Your first two sessions focus on discovering both your strengths and your struggles, and to determine if I am the right therapist for you. If you find it is not a good f