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Harvey Hyman

Harvey Hyman

(he/him)

LPCC
6 years of experience
Authentic
Open-minded
Humorous
Virtual

Hi. I am a licensed professional clinical counselor in California. I have extensive training and clinical experience in trauma therapies. My perspective is that childhood trauma has a lifelong impact on the ability of people to like, accept, and have compassion for themselves; to feel, express, and regulate their emotions; to be vulnerable, honest, and communicative in relationships; to take risks at work and in relationships; and to find meaning, satisfaction, and joy in life. My psychotherapy practice exists to help individual adults (18 years +) who are struggling with the consequences of childhood trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, relationship problems, prolonged grief, and existential issues such as identity, authenticity, aging, death, and meaning/purpose in life. I am comfortable working with males, females, young adults, middle aged adults, and older adults.

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

I use the initial session to get to know you, to find out where you are struggling, and what changes you want to make in your life. I will listen to you very carefully and with great empathy to get a visceral sense of what isn't working in your life and how you want your life to be different. We will then work together to formulate a treatment plan that makes good sense to both of us as the best, most efficient way to use your therapy time to make the changes you most want.

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

As a therapist I am very present and interactive. I don't just listen passively. I am very curious about why you think, feel, and act the way you do. I questions and make observations to stimulate your curiosity about yourself. I will keep you stable and safe as you process your trauma. I will provide you with tools to decrease fear, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and obsessive rumination. I make suggestions about how to initiate desired life changes. My method of doing therapy includes metaphors, analogies, and references to mythology, sacred texts like the Bible, Bhuddhism, literature, poetry, music, film, and drama to help you better grasp key concepts.

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My treatment methods

Attachment-based

My primary therapeutic focus is helping adults heal from childhood trauma and overcome life-long problems consequent to that trauma, such as low self-esteem, helplessness, depression, imposter syndrome, anxiety, panic, poor impulse control, anger or addictions.

Psychodynamic

I incorporate psychodynamic therapy methods into all of my treatment. Psychodynamic refers to a therapy in which therapist and client co-explore the unconscious reasons and motivations for unsatisfying adult behavior patterns. Once these are seen clearly and understood, the opportunity exists for clients to base their behaviors on a conscious choice of values and goals which will bring them improved well-being and greater quality of life. During therapy clients get to practice new patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that serve them much better than the old habitual patterns born from childhood trauma.

Mindfulness-Based Therapy

I teach mindfulness to all my clients. Being mindful requires being truly present; noticing one's self-talk, feelings, reactions, and impulses; discerning whether one is re-enacting past ways of dealing with self, others, and world driven by unconscious factors; and choosing to act in new healthier ways informed by psychotherapy. All three of my treatment methods - attachment based, psychodynamic, and mindfulness - are related and overlap. The collective goal is to increase self-awareness and self-regulation and put you back in control of your life so you can lead the life you most want.

Couples Counseling

My involvement with couples counseling is a direct outgrowth of my work with individual clients whose main source of suffering consists of problems in their relationship with their spouse or partner. These problem areas include communication, empathy, intimacy, sexuality, infidelity, anger, conflict resolution, and deciding how best to parent their children.