Tanya Varnum
I specialize in helping you recognize the patterns in your life and become the observer of your thoughts and feelings. I believe in working with the whole person and not just the mind. I use somatic experiencing to help you move emotions through your body and calm your nervous system. Trauma is more than what happened. Trauma is what didn’t get to happen.
I utilize CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and somatic techniques to help with regulating emotions and calming the nervous system.
Somatic experiencing will allow your body to renegotiate the past while staying in the present moment.
First session
In the first session with me, you can expect to be welcomed as you are without judgment. I will provide a safe environment for you to share what you need in the counseling relationship, and I will share with you what I am capable of providing. We can decide if I am the best match to help you achieve your goals for the changes you want to see in your life.
Strengths
Clients tell me they feel safe around me and have an easier time opening up than they expected.
Ideal clients
If you’re feeling overwhelmed or can’t calm yourself, I would love to help. Sometimes talking isn’t enough. Maybe you’ve tried everything. Maybe you don’t know where to start. I use somatic experiencing to change the patterns in your body and nervous system. If you’re having problems regulating your emotions or changing your thoughts and behaviors, I would love to teach you how to shift your nervous system state.
Treatment methods
Somatic
In addition to cognitive techniques, I use somatic experiencing to help clients identify emotions in the body and regulate the nervous system. I believe that healing on the level of the mind is not enough. Emotions are felt in the body and must also be processed through the body.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I help clients learn mindfulness skills to move from being overwhelmed by thoughts and feelings to becoming the witness of thoughts and feelings. I help clients develop “wise mind” and change behaviors that are impacting their relationships with themselves and others.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I help clients identify thinking mistakes and replace distorted thoughts that no longer serve them with thoughts that are more open and accurate.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- FloridaLicense MH11066