Depression & Anxiety Counseling

My approach for working with anxiety and depression includes body centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness.   Discerning which modality works best for an individual usually begins with hearing the story the clients have to tell, recognizing their concerns about their situation, and ascertaining the hopes they bring into my office.

Most often the relief begins with the safe presence of a therapist.  The client is asking internally: “Can I really tell her the places that I go in my mind?” “ Will she stay there with me when I doubt my own ability to manage my stressors?”

As a therapist, this requires me to be absolutely present as my professional and personal self, fully present with in spirit, body and mind.  It means that I stay aware of the strategies that best fit the client’s needs, offering appropriate ancillary resources that exist outside of my office. This in turn may be the needed awareness the individual requires to move forward with reassurance.