Therapy Services

*EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a form of psychotherapy that helps individuals process and heal from emotional distress caused by disturbing or traumatic life experiences. Research consistently shows that EMDR can help people experience meaningful relief in a shorter time frame than traditional talk therapy alone.

While it’s often believed that deep emotional pain takes years to heal, EMDR demonstrates that the brain has a natural ability to recover from psychological trauma—much like the body heals from physical injury. When you cut your hand, the body works to repair itself. If the wound is repeatedly irritated or blocked, healing is delayed. Once the obstruction is removed, the healing process continues.

The same principle applies to emotional wounds. The brain’s information-processing system is naturally oriented toward balance and well-being. When a distressing event overwhelms this system, the memory can become “stuck,” leading to ongoing emotional pain. EMDR helps remove these blocks so the brain can resume its natural healing process.

Through structured protocols and specialized techniques, EMDR-trained clinicians guide clients in activating these innate healing mechanisms, allowing distressing experiences to be processed in a safe and effective way.

*Learn more about EMDR here

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT is a short-term, problem-focused form of behavioral treatment that helps people see the difference between beliefs, thoughts, and feelings, and free them from unhelpful patterns of behavior.
CBT is grounded in the belief that it is a person’s perception of events – rather than the events themselves – that determines how he or she will feel and act in response.

CBT can help with:
-Depression
-Anxiety
-Panic attacks
-Phobias
-Obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD)
-Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
-Substance dependency
-Persistent pain
-Disordered eating
-Sexual issues
-Anger management issues

Most people with clearly defined behavioral and emotional concerns tend to reap the benefits of CBT. If any of the above issues resonate with you, I encourage you to try cognitive behavioral therapy.

With CBT, you’ll be able to adjust the thoughts that directly influence your emotions and behavior. This adjustment process is referred to as cognitive reconstructing, which happens through different CBT techniques.

Some CBT techniques are:
-Journalling
-Challenging beliefs
-Relaxation
-Meditation
-Mindfulness
-Social, physical, and thinking exercises

Cognitive behavioral therapy is much more than sitting and talking about whatever comes to mind during a session. CBT sessions are structured to ensure that the therapist and the person in treatment are focused on the different goals of each session, which in turn ensures that each and every session is productive.

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, or MBCT, is designed for people who suffer from repeated bouts of depression or chronic unhappiness. It combines the ideas of cognitive therapy with meditative practices and attitudes based on the cultivation of mindfulness.

Recent research has shown that people who have been clinically depressed three or more times in their life find that learning mindfulness-based skills help to considerably reduce their chances of depression returning.

What does MBCT help treat?
-Depression and anxiety
-Food and eating issues
-Low mood and negative thoughts
-Body sensations such as weariness and sluggishness
-Psychosis

If you can relate to any of the above issues, mindfulness-based therapy may be right for you. MBCT helps people separate themselves from their thoughts and moods, and teaches them how to recognize their sense of being. It also aims to give participants the necessary tools to combat depressive symptoms as they arise.

Play therapy refers to a large number of treatment methods, all applying the therapeutic benefits of play. Play therapy helps children to address and resolve their own problems and builds on the natural way that children learn about themselves and their relationships in the world around them.

APT defines play therapy as the “systematic use of a theoretical model to establish an interpersonal process wherein trained play therapists use the therapeutic powers of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth and development.”

Play therapy helps children:
-Become more responsible for their behaviors and develop -more successful strategies
-Develop new and creative solutions to problems
-Develop respect and acceptance of self and others
-Learn to experience and express emotion
-Cultivate empathy and respect for thoughts and feelings of others
-Learn new social skills and relational skills with family
-Develop self-efficacy and a better assuredness about their abilities
-Play therapy aims to help a child’s growth and development.

The practice of play therapy requires extensive, specialized education, training and experience. With my knowledge and background, I am confident that you and I can set your child up for success.

Couples Therapy

Relationships can be deeply meaningful—and deeply challenging. Couples therapy provides a supportive space to strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and navigate conflict in healthier ways. Whether you’re feeling disconnected, stuck in recurring patterns, or working through a specific challenge, therapy helps you better understand each other and move forward together.

Our therapists work with couples to improve communication, deepen emotional connection, and develop practical tools for managing conflict. We focus on creating a safe, respectful environment where both partners feel heard, validated, and supported.

Couples therapy can support you with:

• Communication breakdowns or frequent conflict

• Trust issues or healing after betrayal

• Life transitions, stress, or major changes

• Emotional distance or feeling disconnected

• Strengthening intimacy and partnership

You don’t have to be “at a breaking point” to start therapy. Whether you’re looking to repair, reconnect, or grow together, couples therapy offers guidance, clarity, and tools to build a healthier relationship—together.

Most people will experience trauma in their lifetime whether it’s a car accident, abuse or neglect, the sudden death of a loved one, a violent criminal act, exposure to the violence of war, or a natural disaster.

While many people can recover from trauma over time with the love and support of family and friends and bounce back with resiliency, others may discover effects of lasting trauma, which can cause a person to live with deep emotional pain, fear, confusion, or posttraumatic stress far after the event has passed.

In these circumstances, the support, guidance, and assistance of a therapist is fundamental to healing from trauma.

Trauma Symptoms
-According to the four types of symptoms listed in the DSM-5

Avoidance Symptoms
-Avoiding specific locations, sights, situations, and sounds that serve as reminders of the event
-Anxiety, depression, numbness, or guilt

Re-experiencing Symptoms
-Intrusive thoughts, nightmares or flashbacks

Hyperarousal Symptoms
-Anger, irritability, and hypervigilance
-Aggressive, reckless behavior, including self-harm
-Sleep disturbances

Negative Mood and Cognition Symptoms
-Loss of interest in activities that were once considered enjoyable
-Difficulty remembering details of the distressing event
-Change in habits or behavior since the trauma
-Research has proven psychotherapy to be the most effective form of treatment for trauma. Most commonly, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) are used in treating trauma.

Do you need support, but can’t make it to an in-person appointment? Are you a busy stay-at-home or working parent, and don’t have the time to drive across town for an appointment?

Do you live in a more rural area, or maybe you prefer to just do things Virtually?

If so, we can help you through virtual therapy, or telehealth.
Telehealth allows us to provide counseling and therapy to our clients via live video conferencing. This can be done anywhere you have a computer or smartphone.

Telehealth appointments can be very beneficial if getting to a traditional in-person appointment is not convenient, or you simply just don’t want to.

Our telehealth solution allows you to schedule an appointment directly online and have the entire therapy session take place digitally. While you don’t need a video camera, we do recommend you use one. To learn more and get started with virtual therapy, please contact us today.

*Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a skills-based therapy that helps you navigate big emotions, tough moments, and relationships more effectively. DBT focuses on teaching practical tools in four key areas: mindfulness, managing distress, regulating emotions, and communicating your needs in healthy ways. You learn these skills step by step and practice using them in real life—because the goal is to help you build a life that actually feels worth living. DBT is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on changing unhelpful thought patterns. DBT builds on this by adding mindfulness, acceptance, distress tolerance, and relationship skills—giving you more tools to handle life when things feel overwhelming. At its core, DBT is about balance: learning how to accept where you are while also working toward meaningful change.

*Learn more about DBT here.