Vasyl Ghanimian
I am invested in helping you recognize thinking and (in)action patterns that hold you back or help you flourish. You may gain clarity about attitudes and beliefs informing everyday behaviors. Building motivation and tapping into innate resilience is a major part of the healing journey. The focus can be on lowering stress, increasing safety and security in relationships, and developing healthy self-esteem. This involves exploring current coping and refining skills for various situations and settings. Over time and with practice, you may become more flexible and responsive. You may feel more readiness for new and harder challenges. A gentle exploration of trauma, which is all too often a major source for present distress, is part of the work.
First session
We will build a relationship from the start. I want to know what you need from me as a provider. We will develop a way of being together that supports your nervous system to engage in a gentle change process.
Strengths
I utilize a trauma-informed and culturally-humble approach that is compassionate and conscious. Somatic Experiencing(R) informs my practice, as I strongly value bottom-up processing. You can expect to integrate techniques that can promote regulation. Addressing the whole person—mind, body, and spirit—is my caring approach to integrated therapy. As a practitioner with many intersections of identity, I am culturally informed, sensitive, and always ready to learn. I am primed to explore emotions and narratives that can arise from a complex upbringing, recent or overwhelming change, and painful loss.
Ideal clients
My ideal client is open to building relationship and treating psychotherapy as a collaborative, growth-oriented process. I deeply appreciate those that are ready to ask questions, open to learning about the function of skills and interventions, and willing to experiment for the purpose of health, growth, and restoration. Coming in with clear goals is just as helpful as discovering them along the way. Providing feedback in real time is welcome and supports the process to be more effective.
Treatment methods
Somatic
I incorporate signals in the body (sensations) in the treatment process. Our bodies provide us with meaningful information. Learning the language of the body helps inform our decisions and behaviors.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides a framework for understanding the connection between our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Learning about thinking errors or traps and correcting them can reduce harmful or negative thoughts and behaviors from persisting.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) increases attentional control/concentration for learning how to be in the present moment, on purpose, without judgment. This can be a valuable tool to cut through the harsh judgments common in those experiencing anxiety and/or depression.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- CaliforniaLicense 81101