Royale Schoepf
Hello! I am a working mom, who loves her family, animals, traveling, and all things Disney! While having been fully licensed since 2023, I have been working in the Mental Health field since 2018. My experiences have led me to work with teens, adults, and seniors in community and private practice settings! I practice from a trauma-focused holistic perspective. My goal is to create a warm and open counseling environment for each of my clients. Questions? Please ask!
First session
Therapy can sometimes feel like a confusing mystery at first. Have you ever questioned what to talk about in therapy? Or have you ever been usure how to start talking about emotions and situations you are experiencing? You are not alone! Within our sessions, we will work through these questions and concerns! Therapy is individualized based on each client's needs and reasons for seeking therapy. Our first session will focus on exploring what brought you to therapy with a discussion on how we will focus sessions moving forward in order to produce effective healing. You are part of the process at every step!
Strengths
I practice therapy from a trauma focused holistic perspective. This means acknowledging how the mind, body, and spirit are connected towards health and how trauma can affect each of these areas. My approach is CBT and ACT focused initially, with the addition of other treatment techniques as appropriate. These approaches work to assist in a better understanding of one's self through an exploration of how an individual's thoughts, beliefs, and responses are aligned with their core values. Sessions include practical skills to use each week. Therapy is individualized based on each client's needs. Our first session will focus on exploring what brought you to therapy with a discussion on how we will focus sessions moving forward in order to produce effective healing. You are part of the process at every step!
Ideal clients
Clients who are looking to grow, stretch, and process in an open a friendly environment often seek my services. I work with clients aged 12+ in a virtual, telehealth practice. Telehealth can be useful in many ways including but not limited to allowing a client the comfort and ability to complete sessions from home, work, or another confidential space. Many clients I see are working through life transitions. This could mean transitioning into or out of college, becoming a new parent, gaining new employment, retirement, and/or choosing to process and heal through life's traumas. We are all constantly changing, growing, and learning. I would be honored to assist along your journey!
Treatment methods
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Emotions, both positive and negative, are valid. It is how we respond to those emotions that is the key to healing. ACT therapy is focused on assisting clients in accepting that difficult emotions are real, normal, and okay to experience. Once we can accept the existence of these negative emotions, we can then begin to explore appropriate and effective behavioral responses to these emotions that align with a client's core values.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Thoughts + Emotions + Behaviors (Responses) = Outcomes (both positive and negative) CBT allows a client to recognize and control the immediate thoughts an individual has about a situation, recognize and accept the immediate emotions stemmed from a situation, and assess an individual's pattern of behavior (responses) to a situation. By acknowledging all three (thoughts, emotions, and behaviors/responses, we can assess if the outcomes are what the client intended, or if they are different than intended. If outcomes are not as intended (higher anxiety, depressive symptoms, anger and arguments, etc.) the client and clinician will work to alter the equation to gain a desired outcome (reduced anxiety, calmness, better communication, etc.).
Location
Virtual sessions
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- GeorgiaLicense LPC013690