Psychotherapy
What is psychotherapy? In my practice, psychotherapy can help you discover your strenths, face your fears, and learn skills to negotiate daily living. The relationship that we form between us, the client and the therapist, is the primary tool we use for healing.
This inscription from Thich Nhat Hanh, "Breathe, my dear," hangs in my treatment room. It embodies for me the outcome of good psychotherapy: a relaxed state of being in which one can look at both one's strengths and challenges with open eyes and an open heart, and so learn to do life in a way that brings increased courage, social and emotional well-being, love, and joy.
This inscription from Thich Nhat Hanh, "Breathe, my dear," hangs in my treatment room. It embodies for me the outcome of good psychotherapy: a relaxed state of being in which one can look at both one's strengths and challenges with open eyes and an open heart, and so learn to do life in a way that brings increased courage, social and emotional well-being, love, and joy.
What is psychotherapy good for? (click here)
What is a session like? There are many ways of doing therapy. I mostly use psychodynamic therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), parts work, and cognitive-behavioral strategies. We may also make use of dreams and images to access other levels of consciousness. I like to develop the goals for the therapy with the client, and estimate how long we will work together before re-evaluating our progress. We may talk together, ask questions, practice skills, experience guided meditations, do exercises, analyze dreams, journal, remember, imagine, and envision.
Please note that I am licensed to practice clinical social work in the State of Michigan. Therapy clients must reside in Michigan.
Qualifications in brief: I am trained and licensed as a Master's Level Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience. I have received additional training in many approaches, including EMDR, Dialectical Behavioral Training (a cognitive-behavioral approach), parts work, and play therapy.
