All About Art Therapy Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that utilizes art-making as a means of communication and self-expression. It is a nonverbal form of therapy that is particularly useful for individuals who may have difficulty expressing their thoughts and feelings through words alone. Art therapy is used […]

Routine and Healing Trauma. Consistency, routine, structure, and safety are all buzz words when working with trauma. Trauma inherently disrupts our nervous systems, throwing us into states of hypervigilance, dissociation, anxiety, panic, etc. For someone who has experienced trauma, either in childhood or adulthood, seeking consistency and routine translates to […]

What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness can be an effective skill when dealing with anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, and other mental health issues. Learning how to be mindful can feel like a new approach to existing which strongly encompasses acceptance and awareness. Often, we can feel pulled to the future or […]

After the stress of applications, interviews, and wrapping up high school, college students face a whole new stressor- starting classes. The transition to the college experience can range from excitement to overwhelming discomfort. Coming into the new year, you may have expectations for yourself about how you should be performing, […]

Discovered in the 1980’s by Dr. Francine Shapiro, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) has become one of the leading treatments for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). EMDR is an effective and empirically researched therapy for the treatment of trauma that encourages the client to focus on a distressing memory […]

As a trauma therapist, anxiety and shame have surfaced in my clients more than most other feelings. Anxiety feels flight-y while shame feels like ickyness that you can’t escape- no matter how hard you try, no matter how far you push away from emotions, no matter how much you disconnect […]

Medication, therapy, and determining the best fit for you. This is a question I am often asked by patients. The following is a summary of some of the more common medications used to help with therapy for patients who might benefit from them. I do not believe that everyone needs […]

You might be thinking “What does yoga have to do with therapy?” This is a question that comes up often with clients in session and in yoga classes. I am here to try to answer this question the best I can with relevant research and some anecdotal information too. Extensive […]