There is a misconception that therapy is a place to seek advice, or vent to a therapist who sits passively, nodding with tacit understanding. Instead, imagine a therapy that makes no attempt to reduce symptoms, but achieves symptom reduction as a by-product. The more time and energy we spend trying to control, avoid, or get rid of unwanted private experiences the more we are likely to suffer psychologically in the long term. Therapy can support mindful action and direction which can then create a more meaningful life, even in the presence of pain.
My approach emphasizes an orchestration between educational, interactional, cognitive, behavioral, mindfulness and mind/body connectedness. Talking about your life in a structured, mindful, and confidential manner can move you in the direction of creating a rich and meaningful life, while accepting the pain that inevitably goes with it. Part of my therapeutic approach is to foster acceptance of unwanted private experiences which are out of our personal control, while at the same time supporting commitment and action towards living a valued life.
My approach emphasizes an orchestration between educational, interactional, cognitive, behavioral, mindfulness and mind/body connectedness. Talking about your life in a structured, mindful, and confidential manner can move you in the direction of creating a rich and meaningful life, while accepting the pain that inevitably goes with it. Part of my therapeutic approach is to foster acceptance of unwanted private experiences which are out of our personal control, while at the same time supporting commitment and action towards living a valued life.
Why now?
People often consider psychotherapy under the following circumstances:
- Their emotional difficulties make it hard for them to function from day to day. For example, they are unable to concentrate on assignments and their job performance suffers as a result.
- Developmentally, a person passes through certain normative milestones in their lives and it leaves them feeling dislocated.
- Relational issues, either intimate or familial, require tending with perspective.
- Existential queries. Exploring consciousness, aloneness, meaning, purpose, and spirituality.