Anxiety and Stress
I do a lot of work with anxiety - from general anxiety and stress to social anxiety to PTSD and phobias. While these present differently, they all have one thing in common - they impact your quality of life in a big way. Anxiety symptoms can feel hard to deal with especially when they cause you to experience strong physical sensations like pounding chest, sweating, shortness of breath and headaches. I want to help you work though these overwhelming feelings at the root in order to heal and live a more peaceful life.
Brainspotting
Some experiences leave lasting impacts that simple coping mechanisms can’t fully address. When trauma, anxiety, or distressing memories keep you stuck, finding an effective therapeutic approach is crucial.
Brainspotting is a powerful, brain-body-based therapeutic approach that helps individuals process and heal from emotional trauma, anxiety, performance blocks, a stickiness in the nervous system’s fight or flight response and deeply rooted psychological distress. Developed by Dr. David Grand, Brainspotting works by identifying, targeting, and releasing unprocessed trauma stored in the subcortical brain—the part of the brain responsible for emotions, memory, and physical regulation. Brainspotting is a therapeutic method that helps individuals access and process unresolved trauma, emotional pain, or other blocks. It works by identifying specific “brainspots”—subtle eye positions that correlate with areas in the brain where trauma and memories are stored—allowing the brain to process and release stuck experiences. The goal of Brainspotting is to reduce the lingering emotional and physiological effects of these experiences and support deep, lasting healing.
Somatic healing, including Brainspotting brings significant mental health benefits associated including some with epigenetic changes. My hope is for you to feel free of that trauma, and finally leave it behind you.
More information can be found at: https://brainspotting.com/about-bsp/
Other modalities I use include: Trauma Focused, CBT, DBT, IFS, Mindfulness, somatic breath-work and a strength based approach.
Chronic Illness and Medical Trauma
Physical and chronic illness are a specific kind of trauma - medical trauma- that I specialize in. Like all trauma, there is a spectrum in which you can fall. From congenital heart disease to cancer to fibromyalgia and everything in between. Getting a diagnosis, having surgery and/or experiencing the physical symptoms takes a great toll on a person. A psychological reaction to a prognosis, the pain and/or incapacity caused by the illness or its treatment all can contribute to emotional strife. Family dynamics, ability to work and function, finances and loss in autonomy are all areas affected by this trauma which can manifest as anxiety, depression and other mental and emotional struggles.
As if the physical illness wasn’t enough, statistically, people with physical or chronic illness have more than double the risk of having a mental health diagnosis with it, such as anxiety or depression. 18.1% of Americans have anxiety. While 80% of Americas dealing with a medical issue have anxiety. That is 4x more likely than someone without a medical concern.
Trauma Therapy
Did you know that the trauma spectrum ranges from daily, accumulated "little t" stressors to acute "Big T" events, profoundly affecting mental, emotional, and physical health. I feel it is important to provide information on trauma because it is the base of many symptoms. From troubles with concentration to sleep, panic attacks to having trouble getting motivated and many more. Trauma is on a spectrum ranging in severity. Every trauma is significant and impactful. Trauma manifests differently for everyone. I want to help you look at your trauma so you can learn individual triggers, warning signs and help heal from it so you can move on.
I have extensive experience with the entire spectrum of trauma related disorders.
