A Big Hello to you. You are scanning all these profiles. Looking for something to stand out to make you say,"I will go with this one." It is daunting but you have made it this far. Here is the tip. Your choice is not terminal. It is absolutely ok to try multiple therapists to see who gets you the best. Who understands you the best. After each session, you should feel lighter. You may not recall all that was said, but you will note how you feel. Did you feel heard? Understood? Did the therapist talk to me like they were reading a book or did it sound like they really got me? When you get the right one, those questions will be answered with a firm, Yes.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
I love the question of what can a client expect in the first session. I know for sure how anxiety producing this can be. But let me ease that right now. Think the first session with me as a conversation. It will not feel clinical but more conversational. I will not push you to talk about anything that makes you feel uncomfortable. So don't worry there. I will ask you to share what you feel comfortable with sharing that day and that will be that.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I am very easy going but keen. Check my website to see what clients have said.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I mentioned somewhere else on this site that my goal is to send fire myself. I don't want to hold on to any client week after week unless they are gaining skills that they are using. Talking is fine. Listening is fine. Changing you life does not come from either of those things. Changing you life only comes from what you do after a session. It will be the skills that you practice that improves your life. Often clients will praise a therapist but still struggle months and years after therapy. I believe it is because the talking and listening were good in session but the practice of new skills was not the focus. I want you to have skills for a lifetime. My goal is to motivate you to use those skills. Then, I promise, you will see massive improvements in all areas of your life.
About Alisha Cooper
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Christian Counseling
I welcome clients to bring the faith into their sessions to the extent that they wish. I will never impose views upon you.
Faith based therapy
Faith and mental health should merge as opposed to being separate from one another. I enjoy talking about the challenges to faith when hard things present themselves in our lives.
Mind-body approach
Although I use many facets of cognotive behavioral therapy, I think it is of primary importance to know how your body informs you of how you are. Learning how to respect the signals your body gives you early on can really help save and or reset the central nervous system so that you can then access higher brain processing skills. Noticing what is happening in the body comes first. It is the whisperer of what it is that you need. We just need to learn how to listen to it, respect it and then we will have much better success a well-rounded approach to good mental peace.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
My job as a therapist is to work my way out of a job. That means, if I teach you about what your brain an body are doing, and encourage to you practice skills, you will not need to return to therapy. This is my passion. Give you all that I know so that you can take care anytime, anywhere.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
The brain is marvelous and at the same time, it does not automatically lead us towards health. It just repeats back to you what you have already said and done. It does not generate anything new on it's own. We have to train the brain to go where we want it to go. CBT is a model that is easy to grasp and connect to. The skills are handy. Therapy should encourage you to see ways you can incorporate those skills naturally each and every day without feeling overwhelmed.