If you are new to therapy or returning, we all encounter times in life when we may find a need for non-judgmental support to navigate our challenges. This might be to work through, understand or resolve past, present or connected issues. I encourage women and men to talk about their strengths and barriers. This may involve cognitive processing to help uncover contributing factors to anxiety, depression, mood dysregulation, unsatisfying relationships, unmet goals and communication breakdowns. I incorporate appropriate skills and ways to help you to recognize and respond to your feelings. For over 20 years I have been working with a diverse population of adults in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. A little about me, I grew up in northern CA, attended college in France and Colorado. I owned a one-woman business in Silicon Valley for 10 years. I love most animals and I enjoy researching topics on health and mental health connections.
I will help you begin to understand your thoughts, feelings, and behavior connections, recognize triggers that cause reactions, identify your underlying needs, establish emotional boundaries, and gain insights and an understanding of your personal story.
My areas of experience are with anxiety, depression, grief, OCD, body image, trauma, low confidence, impostor thoughts, relationship struggles, life changes and mood disorders. Some of my strengths are listening, attention to detail, offering summarizations, observations and unconditional positive regard. Over the years I have received positive feedback from adult women and men to gain insight into their problems and find ways to incorporate healthy coping behaviors.
Shelley Stisser offers therapy covered by Medicaid - Superior HealthPlan, Superior HealthPlan (Managed Medicaid) and UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicaid in Texas.
I frequently incorporate CBT concepts in my practice as it is a universal proven approach to evoke behavioral and/or emotional change. CBT is a way to explore how experiences, thoughts and feelings influence behaviors and choices. Feelings are valid, they are not always accurate. Exploring what you feel through the Lens of CBT can help to gain insight into triggers, reactions and choices.
MI includes questions to help discover what is important, motivation for change and verbalize options that are realistic to make changes. This method has proven helpful for my clients to collaborate in their treatment based on their circumstances.
Your story is important to tell and be heard. Often a timeline from childhood of events and messages can reveal what has shaped your thoughts about yourself and the world.
I integrate Biblically based Christian principles with traditional therapy. I encourage you to explore your life from three perspectives, mental, physical and spiritual, incorporating your faith as you wish to include it in your therapy.