Hello! I am a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker(LCSW) who has been working in the field of Social Work for the past 21 years. I have a passion for guiding clients towards mental health wellness that is integrative of Body, Mind, and Spirit. I am a Strengths Based Therapist. This means that I fully trust that every client that sits in front of me definitely has established strengths and strengths just waiting to be discovered. I so look forward to us working together from a place of curiosity and wonder towards your mental health wellness.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session together, we will share brief introductions, then turn towards the specific area (s) that you would like to collaborate on in helping move towards mental health wellness, and create a treatment plan to help us assist you to actively move towards your mental health wellness goals.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
As a Provider some of my strengths are my Authenticity, compassion, passion, and genuine love of being of service as a Mental Health Clinician. I bring to sessions, over 20 years of experience as a Clinical Social Worker, love and practice of life long learning, Professionalism, Lived Experience, quirkiness, at times-talk with my hands, and a sense of humor.
About Lori Guidinglight (AKA: KALI)
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Brainspotting
I am passionate about using Brainspotting(BSP) as it is evidenced based and gets to the root of issues. I am fascinated by BSP which posits "Where you look, impacts how you feel". I had my first Brainspotting(BSP) training in 2022 and have seen tremendous results in clients on a plethora of challenges from low self esteem to depression to anxiety to trauma. One of the many things I love about Brainspotting is that it is very adaptable to a persons area that they would like support in moving towards mental health wellness. I have taken specialized BSP courses in Attachment, Self esteem, Shame, and Expansion. Expansion BSP is particularly amazing as it helps one to move towards one's goals in anything such as Performance, Soul, True Self Spots, Correcting Attachment experiences, and moving through Grief. This possibilities are endless!
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) posits that "what you think, impacts how you feel" and the research supports this perspective. Thoughts are just thoughts and thoughts can empower. Together we can explore how thoughts impact feelings/emotions, what happens physiologically, and the behaviours that result.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Dialectical behavioural Therapy(DBT) is one of my favorite psychotherapy modalities to integrate in sessions as it helps with emotional regulation via the use of CBT and mindfulness based exercises. My clients who experience challenges with managing generalized anxiety, job stress, general stress have all shared how learning and practicing DBT has helped them feel more in control of their emotions while at the same time learning tol turn towards their feelings/emotions and getting curious about their emotions and playing "Mental Health Detective" together to move towards mental health wellness.
Mind-body approach
I meet each person where they are and together we work towards one's mental health wellness. This means, I have several tools in my mental health tool box. Each person is unique. I use a holistic, integrative, approach honoring Body, Mind, and Spirit of the individual client. This includes "top down" (ie CBT, DBT, ) as well as "bottom up" Polyvagal Theory informed, Somatic informed and BSP and Parts work to help you move towards your Mental health Wellness Goals.