Kendee Hamilton
Hi, I’m Kendee! Finding the right therapist can feel really daunting. I know because I’ve gone through that myself. It matters feeling connected to the person you are going to tell your biggest secrets and fears to. It’s important that you feel safe with me and feel like you can share anything you need to share so that you can find the answers you’re seeking in therapy. This is why I offer a free 15 minute consultation so you can get a feel for whether I am the right fit for you. If you’re drowning in thoughts or it’s hard to get out of bed and you just don’t know how to make things feel different in your body - there’s hope for you! Our brains are amazing and have the ability to heal and create the change we want. Working with your body and your brain and going into maybe old events that have created these symptoms in your life is how the change happens and I’ll be with you every step of the way guiding you and helping you release the things that no longer serve you. We are incredibly capable of changing and living the life we want. It takes work and being open to seeing things differently and feeling emotions but the reward is worth it.
First session
After meeting with me for the first time you will have been able to tell an overview of your story and what brings you into therapy. You will feel validated in why you’re seeking help and also the things we will be doing moving forward to change those things that aren’t serving you. You will have a clear picture your goals in therapy and how those goals will get met. You will be able to ask any questions you have. Ultimately you will be able to leave feeling hope. You might not fully believe that things will change but you will have hope that they can.
Strengths
I like to have a mix of listening and validating but also challenging negative patterns. A client is paying me to be an expert on seeing patterns or disrupting negative cycles so I use a gentle approach to challenge those negative cycles and help a client see things that they couldn’t see before. We can’t change anything we can’t see and usually we can’t see our own negative cycles by ourselves. That’s why we hire a professional.
Ideal clients
Do you feel like you’re doing all the things the internet and social media reels tell you to do? You’re saying affirmations and trying your hardest to move forward but it’s not working. Do you feel like you are somehow failing becuase everyone else seems to be able to figure this all out? You think “why can’t I just feel better like everyone else?” You scroll at night and think “why does everyone else have it all together?” Why can’t I make things work? Maybe you’ve even done therapy and you’ve learned all the language and how to challenge your negative thoughts and now you feel like you’re failing even more because you know what to do, but it’s still not working. You’re not alone. Talk therapy is only 30% affective and the things you see online or with AI are mostly using talk therapy modalities. You have to get to the subconscious to make changes because the subconscious is driving 80-90% of how your life looks and feels. You have to get into the body and work with a therapist who is trained to get inot the subconscious. When you do this, everything gets easier. Your body will feel lighter and things in your life will just feel easier without having to try so hard. The other amazing part about this is that whatever you change subconsciously sticks. You don’t have to consciously think about continuing to make those changes. You also get to end therapy having met your goals and moving on with life feeling lighter and knowing the changes you made will last.
Treatment methods
EMDR
When we sleep we have rapid eye movement (REM) cycles that help us rest and process everything that happened during that day. You can have the worst day ever and sleep and then feel better in the morning. That happens because of the rapid eye movement you get while you sleep. We use that rapid eye movement during therapy to help your body process any negative belief systems or emotions that might be getting stuck. The reason this matters is stuck things don’t just go away they end up manifesting in our life as anxiety or depression or addiction or procrastination etc etc. The symptoms that we don’t like in our life are coming from those stuck things in our subconscious. The rapid eye movement allows us to access the right side of the brain which is where our emotions and color and imagination and trauma memories are stored. By accessing the right side of the brain and our subconscious, we can change patterns and belief systems that aren’t helping us.
Location
Virtual sessions