Therapy is a journey and as your therapist I occupy the role of being your journeyman. As a journeyman I walk alongside you and together we explore how you’ve experienced your life, and the stressors that may be bringing you into a therapeutic space like this. I want to learn your language, understand your experience from your perspective. This is all done in our safe collaborative environment that is free from judgment and bias. Ultimately i'd like an opportunity help you gain the kind of skills that can help you manage your stressors in healthy ways.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session we will get to know each other. Part of our session is spent in a formal intake going over basic information that will help us understand your current functioning. The other part of our session is spent exploring the presenting challenges and navigating
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I approach treatment with a level of reverence and respect for each person that I get to meet in this space. You can expect my approach to be affirming, and a balance of softness and direct feedback. I utilize a mix of evidence-based approaches to help you get the help you desire. I believe one of my strengths lies in my ability to tailor the care I offer to your unique needs.
About Shaon Martineau
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Narrative
Everyone has a story worth telling. I primarily utilize narrative therapy to explore elements of your story that impact your daily life and help re-author aspects of your story that you may want to change.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
When using CBT we get a unique opportunity to explore your beliefs and thoughts on how you experience your world. I value your perspective and your expertise on your thoughts and behaviors and with CBT and walk alongside you as we explore thoughts and behaviors that influence your functioning in any situation.
Existential
Some of us want to make meaning of our lives. We yearn for intellectually stimulating explorations of aspects of our experiences that we feel we can't talk about with other people. I utilize an existentialist approach to help uncover new meanings to common and not-so-common parts of our lives.
Family Therapy
As a systems-based family therapist, i engage in the whole family and utilize a collaborative post-modern approach to explore how families can increase connection, decrease dysfunction, and create new meanings within their systems.