Are you or your kiddo struggling with racing thoughts, constant worry, panic, or anger? What about trauma? Have you or your kiddo been through an upsetting event and now struggle with nightmares, isolation, or focus? Does your kid refuse to go to school? I can help! Your Story Rewritten helps people of all ages overcome anxiety, OCD, and trauma while providing the tools needed to get back to enjoying life. Your Story Rewritten uses trauma-informed therapies such as Child Parent Psychotherapy, Trauma-Focused- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, and DBT to help littles, bigs, caregivers and people of all ages rewrite their stories. This is all lingo for teaching you the skills you or your kid need to manage your big feelings, increase your distress tolerance, improve relationships, and get you back to the life you imagined.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session, I will work with you to describe the therapy process and gather all your background information. I ask about general questions about your past such as growing up, employment, school, important relationships and if there are any big life events that have impacted you. Of course we are strangers are this point and I never ask for specifics of life events, childhood or other topics that may cause distress and I make sure clients know they never "have" to answer a question. From here we discuss what is going on and we can work together to meet their goals.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I am specifically trained and have expertise in working with kiddos and their caregivers that have experienced trauma of all kinds including adoption, upbringing away from parents, neglect, sexual abuse, car accidents and the more universal trauma of experiencing the COVID epidemic. I have experience helping caregivers understand their kiddo's behaviors and teach skills and techniques to assist caregivers in supporting their kids. I have worked with families that feel like they have tried everything and nothing works. If you are willing to try one more technique, put in your all when you feel like you have nothing to give, I give my word I can help and change can be experienced.
About Cerissa Rhodes
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I work with clients to identify the relationship between their thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Together we work to identify thought distortions and I teach skills to assist in restructuring these thoughts. Through this exploration we are able to identify triggers, warnings signs in our body and ways to manage big emotions. I use this with both my children and adults.
Trauma-Focused CBT
With TF-CBT, I help kids explore their trauma or scary life events on their terms by teaching them the skills to lower distress around the trauma, providing skills to manage big emotions and assist them in creating a story around their trauma.
Child Parent Psychotherapy
This is a specialized play therapy for children 0-6 that have experienced trauma or scary life events and or struggle with attachment. I teach parents and caregivers how to be the superhero in their kiddo's life.
Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
ERP in combination with CBT is the leading treatment for children and adults that struggle with OCD and severe anxiety. Together we create a "ladder" of fear and slowly work to lower distress when exposed to these fears which lessens the power anxiety and OCD in my client's life.