Individual Therapy

I just get so mad at myself!

“It feels like the problem is everyone around me – but later when I think about it, I’m not sure. Is it them or is it me? Sometimes I get so stressed, I feel like crying.”

“I just don’t feel like getting up today. I have no motivation. I don’t really see the point. I wish I could just lay here. What’s wrong with me?”

“If they knew the ‘real me,’ they wouldn’t like me. I have to be so careful about what I tell people and show them about myself. I feel like I’m acting most of the time. The only safe place is being alone.”

You get one life.

Sometimes, what we have to do within our minds while going through something hard can cause us problems later in life. A good example is the veteran that goes through horrible wartime experiences. He/she did what they had to do to survive.

They adjusted their thinking to deal with an insane situation. Then when they come back to the civilized world, they have a hard time adjusting because the mind doesn’t always let things go.

If you went through a difficult childhood, a traumatic experience or simply had a difficult parent, these experiences can leave a mark on your thinking patterns and cause problems in your present-day thinking.

I can help you.

Therapy has come a long way in the last few decades. So has our understanding of the brain and how it ticks.

Because of that, we know that one of the main goals of therapy is what neuroscientists call “Memory Reconsolidation” (read more about this on my page about Brain Science).

As your therapist, I won’t spend weeks and months simply using talk therapy as my approach. I am fully trained and certified in EMDR and can help you resolve the troubling issues.

Part of me is ready to change but…

In many cases, part of the client wants to move forward but another part wants to stay put because at least she knows what this feels like. Who knows if it’s better on the other side of healing?

So why risk it? It makes no sense to take time, money, and hope and throw it at something that won’t really work in the end. Makes sense, right? But the good news is that there are proven therapeutic methods such as EMDR and IFS therapy that have brought tremendous results in helping clients change their lives!

IFS and EMDR Together

Part of my unique approach in helping my clients includes a form of therapy called Internal Family Systems (IFS) that really digs into the different parts of ourselves and how they struggle with each other. If you think about how many times you argue with yourself, or criticize your behavior, IFS therapy works directly with those parts within you to understand the barriers you have to a better internal thought life.

IFS therapy slows things down in our mind to really engage and understand the reasons why we are in conflict.
I combine this technique with EMDR therapy to address the client’s negative thought patterns and behaviors, so they can move forward to become the best version of themselves.

Step into your potential …

I have witnessed people go beyond their barriers and walk into better lives using these strategies. It takes courage to move forward but I promise you, it is better on the side of healing!

I invite you to contact me for a free initial 20-minute consultation so that you can ask questions about all of this and see if we would be a good fit.

“Thank you so much for walking with me through this process. I’ve been telling my family and friends how much it has helped and how grateful I am to have that space to work through these things. I feel very at peace, strong within myself, and hopeful.” – anonymous client

Call me today at (616) 460-4824 and start on the path toward reaching your full potential.