I help individuals looking to heal, restore and rebuild when life has presented challenging circumstances that take away from one's mental health. Together, we can create and identify your personal goals, strengths, talents, and accomplishments to build the changes you want to bring to your life. I will show you how to utilize techniques to help you ground, calm, empower and identify choices. Whether you are struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, displacement, adjustment or burnout you can heal and restore. Seeking therapy is the big first step in change. You deserve to express and share your personal story in a safe and respectful interaction. Our sessions together will utilize the best of person-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and other modalities that are evidence-based so you can heal and build up your mental health tailored to your specific needs to have the confidence, peace and joy you deserve. I look forward to working with you. Thank You, Peggy
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
Our first session will consist of reviewing your intake sheet to make sure I have important background information. Then I want to hear what has been happening that has caused mental distress. We will identify your personal goals that you want to accomplish with therapy and discuss some of the treatment plans and options available during our sessions to meet those goals.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
I utilize person-centered therapy so I hear what is concerning and important to you. I teach mindfulness which allows one to ground, be in the present moment and accept feelings for being feelings. I incorporate Cognitive behavioral therapy to build behaviors that help lead emotions and feelings from controlling the individual to the individual having power to change thoughts and feelings through behaviors. I show clients how to challenge negative thinking and build rational healthy self-talk that empowers and builds self-esteem and self-worth. I use Impact therapy to build concrete evidence that clients can see, read, or touch to build on positive truths about themselves. For example: "I am not getting enough accomplished at work." Creating a jar filled with daily accomplishments at work.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Being authentic, respectful, and truthful are the cornerstones of what I bring to a session. I strive to build a therapeutic relationship that allows for a safe space to accept and love self. The skill I have been complimented for by past clients has been their ability to explore their emotions and thinking in a safe and judgment free space.