I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Nationally Board Certified. I also am a Certified Autism Specialist. Most of my 15+ year career has been spent working with youth and their families through school-based therapy programs. I work from a collaborative, strengths-based approach; assisting and supporting clients to be the author of their own lives. I am also an EMDR practitioner under consultation. I work with children through young adults across the spectrum.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session together, we will start with introductions and getting to know each other. We will then dive into the specific challenges you are facing. I will also explain the EMDR process and see if that is the right fit for you. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in our follow-up sessions.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I specialize in treating anxiety, trauma, stress, and depression though evidenced based approaches such as EMDR, Family Systems, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I have worked mostly with children through young adults with a specialty in adolescents. I am also a Certified Autism Specialist and believe counseling should be for everyone. You can have confidence you are receiving quality care. My therapeutic style is warm and strength-based as I believe everyone can tap into their unique ability to heal with the right support.
About Audra Gefter
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EMDR
I have been practicing EMDR for over a year. Unlike other treatments that focus on directly altering the emotions, thoughts and responses resulting from traumatic experiences, EMDR therapy focuses directly on the memory, and is intended to change the way that the memory is stored in the brain, thus reducing and eliminating the problematic symptoms