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Oshetha Shakoor-Rivera

Oshetha Shakoor-Rivera

LPC
5 years of experience
Empowering
Warm
Authentic

Are you ready to integrate loving kindness and compassion into the relationship you have with yourself and others? This may seem an impossible healing for those who have endured relational betrayal, death, loss, hurt or trauma. However, shifting focus towards meaning, resilience, and possibility can liberate you from your past and present suffering. What does this mean for you and your loved ones? It means here is an invitation to sit with a non-judgmental human being while you recover, connect, and heal in new ways. It means you may shed old roles, affirm new strengths, and learn others with vulnerability and without guard. Therapy, as a source of refuge, is an opportunity to pause life momentarily while equipping yourself with tools to more skillfully navigate it when you return. If you are seeking a therapeutic connection, I am currently accepting new couples, families, and individuals. Some important notes when scheduling yourself with me: 1. Please have your insurance information on hand. 2. Schedule your appointments only exactly on the hour (for example 1:00, 2:00, or 3:00, etc). I, unfortunately, cannot accept appointments scheduled as such 1:15, 2:30, or 3:45 etc. If these are scheduled I will have to cancel them in order to keep the schedule free for on the hour appointments. 3. Note there is a $75 cancellation fee for no-shows not cancelled prior to the appointment time. For all billing issues contact billing@growtherapy.com. I look forward to meeting each one of you and joining you on your journey forward.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

All clients can expect non-judgmental deep exploration regarding internalized experiences in order to uncover blockages, old narratives, and limited beliefs. Those with mood disorders will find space to find words for what their moods are telling them. Ultimately, what is discovered will present pieces to a puzzle that will help clients build and grow, deepen relationships, and enjoy fuller lives. For families and couples I help to repair and develop closer connections.

What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?

I utilize EFT, CBT, DBT, attachment based therapy, Mindfulness, Meditation, Emotion Identification and Regulation tools; EFT and Structural therapy for families and couples, Existentialistic and Humanistic techniques to name a few. My answer to the question, "What is your approach?" is "It depends, "What is your obstacle?"".

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

My biggest strengths are my ability to hear what is being said, and see what is being shown, in addition to my compassion and my human connection as a person. Essentially, it is my belief that we are all in this together. Once unproductive shame and guilt are removed, space for real discovery opens up, and this is where life changes.

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