Cognitive Processing (CPT)

I often use Cognitive Processing Therapy in my practice which mainly targets PTSD and other related symptoms such as Depression and Anxiety. In your first session, we'll explore what brought you to therapy and then decide the most appropriate ways to help you make progress. With CPT, we'll look at how your thoughts affect your emotions and your experiences in order to find balance between pre- and post-trauma beliefs.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i)

CBT-I focuses on restructuring the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are contributing to insomnia. Therapy techniques involve stimulus control, sleep restriction, and relaxation training. Most individuals who try CBT-I experience improvements to their insomnia and better quality sleep. CBT-I is considered effective for both short-term insomnia and chronic insomnia. *Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares is an additional treatment method. CBT for Nightmares (CBT-N) is a short-term, multi-component, behavioral treatment for chronic nightmares, designed to reduce their frequency and intensity and improve sleep and daytime functioning. CBT-N helps individuals identify and change unhelpful thoughts, emotions, and behaviors related to nightmares, ultimately aiming to reduce the distress and improve sleep quality.

Brainspotting

I have received formal training in Brainspotting and integrate it into my clinical work as a trauma-focused and regulation-based intervention. My approach emphasizes creating a safe, attuned therapeutic relationship that allows clients to access and process unresolved emotional and somatic material stored beneath the level of conscious awareness. Sessions often begin with identifying a target issue, locating body sensations, and using eye position to anchor the processing point. It supports clients in processing experiences that are often inaccessible through traditional talk therapy, promoting integration and self-regulation.