The focus of my clinical practice is working with clients who have experienced adverse childhood experiences. We have learned a great deal over the last decades about both the impact of childhood trauma as well as what is helpful in healing from adverse childhood experiences and what is not. When I talk about adverse childhood experiences, I am talking about abuse, neglect, disrupted attachments and witnessing violence. The research shows us that talking about these events is not enough to help heal from them. I spend a great deal of time in training and consultation learning and practicing evidenced-based modalities that help clients heal from traumatic events. All of the models are relational, with a focus on development of the relationship between the therapist and client. These modalities are Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP), Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Attachment Focused Family Therapy. I integrate bits and pieces of all of these in all of my work. However, in my work with clients trying to overcome adverse childhood experiences, I focus on the integration of EMDR and SP as both work with the nervous system, which is integral in the healing process.
In a nut shell, EMDR is an evidenced-based method for treating many mental health disorders such as trauma and anxiety. It helps the brain reorganize the trauma into a more cohesive narrative. SP is a body-oriented therapy that works with the body’s nervous system to regulate arousal. The goal is become more mindful as we explore what is happening now when discussing past distressing events and how the body, thoughts and emotions organize around distress in your life. Both EMDR and SP work with thoughts, emotions and the body to begin the healing process.
The focus of my consultation practice is two-fold. I provide professional supervision and consultation to clinicians working towards licensure as well as those seeking ongoing supervision to enrich their work, to stay curious and mindful in providing their clients with the best possible care.
Much of the focus of my work is helping people heal from trauma, both relational and cultural. I am sensitive to the impact of racism, sexism, homo/bi/transphobia, ablism and religious bias/discrimination and it is integral part of how I think and work.
I also provide parenting consultation and coaching to parents of children at all developmental stages. I specialize in working with caregivers who are raising children with developmental trauma from abuse, neglect, witness to violence and/or disrupted attachments. I integrate several parent-child therapies but they are all attachment focused, meaning that helping the child increase or develop attachment security is at the root of the work.
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