In addition to my traditional training as a psychologist, I approach therapy holistically, from the perspective of the emotional, cognitive, behavioral, physical, energetic, spiritual and social systems. I draw on a wide variety of tools and methods to most effectively meet your individual needs. For example, traditional cognitive therapy may be supplemented with Holographic Memory Resolution (HMR), Energy Psychology (including TFT, EFT, TAT, Reiki, and information about your energy body), EMDR, hypnosis, regression therapy, cord removal, soul retrieval, working with intra-psychic parts, and/or other trance work.
Women's issues is my specialty, and this includes women of all ages. Sometimes only another woman can understand a woman's problems. I'll create a nurturing environment which enhances the understanding of your past and the acceptance of your natural self, so that you can grow, making the changes you desire.
I welcome children 8 and above. Having extensive experience with adolescents and children in schools, and with my own children, I am comfortable with and understand the special challenges and issues of children and adolescents. My approach includes creative problem-solving, a sense of humor, wonder, and wisdom. Most adult methods can be adapted to children, with parent's permission. Children's confidentiality will be respected within legal guidelines. Your family culture and integrity will be supported with non-judgmental caring.
Impartially and without judgment, I can help couples communicate and work though the challenges and barriers which appear in relationships, so that they can decide on their course and proceed wisely and with care.
We have all experienced thousands of traumas throughout our lifetimes. These traumas are stored in our bodies, and we go to the subconscious body mind to release them. Trauma is defined as a moment of overwhelm, and can result in everything from PTSD, to a "button" which causes us to over-react, to self-defeating beliefs, to pervasive negative moods, to chronic pain. I use various methods to release traumas effectively: Holographic Memory Resolution (HMR), Energy Psychology, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Hypnosis.
HMR is a new body/mind/energy client-centered technique. This is my favorite method for releasing trauma, as it is quick, painless, and thorough. It can be used with memories, irrational beliefs about oneself, a specific incident, a pervasive mood, a button, or physical pain. Learn more about this elegant method from it's developer, Brent Baum, MA at www.healingdimensions.com.
Energy techniques include Thought Field Therapy (TFT), Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Tapas Acupressure Technique (TAT), and learning about your energy body. EMDR involves conscious/subconsious processing of the traumatic event until it is resolved. These are all powerful brief therapy methods to relieve stuck, irrational thoughts and painful emotions around specific incidents or situations, to achieve release and/or new perspectives, and to correct energy flow. These methods are also used to enhance optimal behavior, thoughts, and emotions.
This is a special method which clients sometimes request. It involves moving to other times through a light trance state, to discover answers to questions, recover "memories," or to learn where a particular symptom originated, in order to release the negative energy associated with and relieve the symptom.