Hi. I am Victoria. I believe that we each have the power within us to heal, change and grow the life we’ve always imagined. But no one does this alone. I value the power of therapeutic relationships to help us overcome fears and obstacles that get in the way; whether from trauma, symptoms of anxiety or depression, or difficult medical, societal or environmental circumstances. I have a Master's Degree in Social Work and completed a Post-Master's Fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center. I have been a licensed clinician for 35 years. I am also a Qualified Supervisor of therapists specializing in the treatment of trauma of all kinds including loss and attachment trauma from disrupted relationships. I work with pre-school children and their families, school-aged children and teens and adults. I have successfully treated a wide range of behavioral health disorders including ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, BiPolar Disorder, Eating Disorders and many co-occurring concerns. I am person-centered and strive to be culturally aware in all that I do. Therapy proceeds at your pace, in your time at your direction. I would love to be alongside in your journey to help you discover your heart’s light.

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

I expect you to feel some sense of relief, support and the validation of truly being heard in the first session. I also try to teach or demonstrate at least one "pearl" that you can take home and put to use right away. I often use well-researched assessments before and after a course of therapy to help you gage improvements in symptoms. I always ask the degree to which distress has increased or lessened within each session, and want to know your goal for each session and the course of therapy.

What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?

I use a person-centered, psychodynamic approach to therapy with a focus on development, object relations, integration of mind, body and spirit, and family systems. I am trained in Parent-Child Psychotherapy, EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, Clinical Hypnosis, Sensorimotor strategies in therapy and I have a certification in Telemedicine. I have practice Child-Centered Play Therapy for 30 years, and Crisis Intervention for 15 years.

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

I feel that my strengths include a strong capacity to develop relationships as a tool for healing, experience, emotional intelligence and the ability to relate to a broad group of individuals by being patient, curious and compassionate. I truly love people and feel grateful and honored to be a part of decreasing suffering and increasing resiliency wherever possible. I strongly believe in post-traumatic growth, and the reintegration of traumatic experiences into one's life with new strength and meaning. Humor helps everything!

About Victoria Hummer