Hi! My name is Sheryl Kunath and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 6 years of experience including my training as a graduate student from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. Through my experience as a therapist, I recognize that therapy can come with many hesitations as it can be intimidating, overwhelming, and challenging to get started. However, my goal as a therapist is to see that clients can feel comfortable working through the uncomfortable and feel confident enough that they can trust me throughout the process. I aspire for my clients to have their treatment focused on their specific needs and goals rather than trying to treat all clients in the same ways. This means that you will be able to process your concerns in therapy using an approach that is best fit for you at this time in your life. I have worked with clients of all ages from infants up until 70 years old, ranging from various presenting concerns including trauma, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, fertility, relational problems, and more. Depending on your current concerns, I will use the therapy model that best addresses the challenges you would like to overcome.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session together, we will go over a bit of your background and history just for me to get to know you, your interests, your strengths, and of course how to address what you are coming to therapy for. After this, sessions will bit more lax and less interview-like as they will vary based on your needs for therapy and ongoing concerns. Overall, I ensure a confidential and comfortable space as I am always humbled by clients being willing to be open and honest with me and share with me what may be very vulnerable to open up about.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I think one of my greatest strengths as a provider that I have often been told by clients is that I ensure that clients can feel like they are in a safe space, while also being challenged to confront the difficult aspects in their life. Although I want to see my clients feel comfortable, I value the importance of stepping out of the comfort zone by challenging clients to become empowered by their discomfort.
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Trauma Informed Care
In order to work with clients who have experienced trauma, I believe it is important to have an understanding of how the brain and body are affected by trauma. I have received several trainings to be able to work with clients who have experienced trauma and have been humbled by those willing to open up to me about these challenging moments in their lives, at their own pace and comfortability to do so. I work with clients on learning the impact trauma has on an individual or family and how to regulate the brain and the body after experiencing trauma. It is important for clients to learn the possibilities to work through trauma and the responses people may experience because of a traumatic event.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I tend to use CBT in combination with other therapy models as CBT helps individuals learn how to improve their mindset, thoughts, behaviors, and responses as the focus of treatment is on creating goals for making positive adjustments to the ways you think and act.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
I enjoy using solution focused treatment to help clients shift their perspective to what is working in their life, to identify their strengths and positive traits that may currently be overshadowed by negative thoughts, and to identify moments where the presenting problem is not present in their life.
Psychoeducation
I utilize psychoeducation to help clients understand various topics depending on their reasons for coming to treatment. This includes but is not limited to understanding how trauma affects us, how our brains and bodies can be affected by experiences, what depression and anxiety look like, how to communicate effectively, and more.