Hi, I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a dedicated focus on helping individuals overcome mental barriers and reach their full potential. I have extensive experience working with children and youth athletes and service members. I specialize in trauma therapy, providing essential support and guidance to those in need. I am passionate about empowering others and am committed to helping clients enhance their performance and achieve their goals.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
During our first session, we briefly introduce ourselves. I will first give you an opportunity to address any concerns about any policies, privacy and confidentiality, billing, etc. Then, I will ask you what your primary concern(s) is(are). By the end of the session, you will have identified your expectations of therapy, learned something about contributing factors to your symptoms, and learned and practiced at least one mindfulness exercise or coping skill to better manage symptoms. I will always provide something for you to take home and practice. We will then begin the next session by addressing the mindfulness or skill use effectiveness.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I am caring, passionate, honest, accountable, and genuine. These are my greatest strengths because it allows me to be who I am and provide the best possible support and therapy to my clients. I will be in your corner and your biggest cheerleader but I will also call you on your bluff and hold you accountable for your action (or inaction) to ensure you accomplish your goals.
About Tabatha Treager
Appointments
Free consults, virtual
My treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT is essentially the foundation of mental/behavioral health therapy. It is designed to complete in 8 to 10 sessions (varies per client). CBT utilizes education, skill development, behavioral activation, one's own insights, and homework to allow clients to address their concerns and meet their goals. CBT is a tried and true therapeutic modality that teaches clients about the relationships among thoughts, actions, and emotions. Learning the role that one's thoughts, actions, and emotions play in daily interactions which impact the way events are perceived allows clients to more easily identify what areas they would like to work. Through this identification, the client then learns how to work towards making changes that align with their goals and lifestyle in a way to facilitate slow, steady, and positive change. CBT is very easily tailored towards individual needs and is easy to understand and employ.
Cognitive Processing (CPT)
CPT is typically used to address traumatic events. It is designed to be completed over 8-12 sessions. It is similar to CBT in that it considers thoughts, actions, and emotions, except that CPT is utilized to address a specific event. When clients address a specific event, they develop a narrative that is utilized throughout the treatment to identify areas that keep a person "stuck". This includes things such as "I'm dumb. I'll never understand. I'll never be as good as xyz ". While these are not all-inclusive examples, they demonstrate problematic thinking (also know as thinking traps). Through CPT clients will use their narrative to identify and address problematic thinking which will allow for them to perceive circumstances differently over time. After treatment, clients have successfully identified and can easily address their thinking traps which helps to change their perception of events in their world and allows for better, more positive outcomes
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapy that utilizes bilateral (two-sided) sensory (touch, sight, sound, or combination of any) stimulation during the session to address traumatic experiences. It is designed to complete in 8-10 sessions (varies per client). EMDR uses a light bar, pulsars, and/or headphones that produce light, vibrations, or tones, respectively to activate and connect areas of the brain through the Adaptive Processing Theory. EMDR is a scripted therapy. Clients who have responded best to EMDR had very open mindsets and were able to put trust in the process. This has proven most beneficial in my practice noting symptom improvements in about 90% of the clients who chose this modality. The remaining 10% stayed the same or decided upon a different therapy.
Group Therapy
Group therapy is by and far one of the most beneficial therapeutic settings for clients. From experience, clients who step out of their comfort zone and into the group setting to address the concerns learn more from their interactions and unknown shared experiences than from one on one therapy alone. In the group setting, clients have tended to feel more heard or understood because someone else can relate to them specifically. This experience won't necessarily occur in an individual setting with a provider alone.
