Hi! I'm Ceylan . My name is pronounced "Jay-lahn". I'm Turkish. Are you dissatisfied with your life? Your relationships? Your work? Are you over-thinking? Are you beating yourself up? Are you struggling to make decisions about how to move forward to build the life you really want? Maybe you even know what you want but you are blocked somehow from moving forward? Therapy is a wonderful place to explore and overcome what is standing in your way. Whether you have unresolved trauma which created thoughts and behaviors which are no longer helpful to you. Or you’re struggling to connect to others and unable to form and keep supportive and meaningful relationships. Maybe your daily habits, or even addictions, are keeping you from being your best self. For over 10 years now, I have been supporting folks in their mental health recovery journey by creating a safe space to explore what it would take to have a fulfilling and meaningful life. Much of this journey involves clarifying and aligning with personal core values, improving relationships, and implementing more healthy and enjoyable coping skills and daily routines. I know the real you is in there, possibly blocked by self-doubt and unhelpful thoughts that could be saying "who do you think you are to ask for more?" You have one precious and fleeting life! Let’s explore together how to make the most of it. I believe in you!

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

I want you to be heard and seen and to have your feelings validated. What is causing you suffering? Where are you and where would you like to be? Let’s make a plan together! I will support and challenge you to explore and examine conflicts in yourself, your life, and your relationships. In sessions, you will learn positive coping skills to manage your day to day experiences and we will set intentions for using these skills in between sessions. My hopes and intentions for our work together is that you will get significant relief from whatever has been causing you distress, you will improve your relationships with yourself and others, and that you will build a life which is fulfilling and meaningful to you.

What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) uses many cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques, including present moment awareness/mindfulness , committed action/behavioral activation, and challenging unhelpful thoughts, to promote psychological flexibility to manage difficult feelings and experiences. A big part of acceptance and commitment therapy is also clarifying personal core values and aligning our day to day lives with our values in order to alleviate suffering and to build a fulfilling and meaningful life. I also find that DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) techniques and skills are very helpful. These include mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness (our ability to interact and communicate effectively with others).

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I have gained a very wide range of clinical experience over 10 years in a variety of settings. I have experience supporting folks who are struggling with depression, anxiety, unresolved trauma/PTSD, grief and loss, and relationship issues.. However, my greatest strength, I believe, is my own life experiences. I have survived much relationship conflict, known great love, and experienced a great deal of loss. I have raised 4 children to adulthood. I have learned some very hard lessons more than once and fought very hard to rise back up several times. My life experiences keep me humble and keep me from ever judging others negatively. I am capable of sitting with clients in dark, confusing, and difficult places with the utmost respect, calm hopefulness, and unconditional positive regard.

About Ceylan Onor