Rebel against your inner-critic.
Nurture your vulnerability as a strength.
Empower your creative, resilient self.
Individual Therapy Services for Adults
ONLINE THERAPY SERVICES IN TEXAS & MINNESOTA
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I offer individual therapy services for adults. My focus typically falls in the following areas:
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Providing an accepting, pressure-free space so you can show up fully as yourself and process the everyday nuances of being a human.
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Exploring and improving intense emotions related to anxiety, depression, & mood issues.
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Uncovering the origins of perfectionism, people-pleasing, & approval-seeking and applying healing strategies.
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Processing past emotional wounds or childhood experiences in which core emotional needs were not consistently met (including trauma, abuse, & neglect).
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Offering a progressive, safe space to explore spiritual trauma, LGBTQ issues, & alternative life paths.
In our sessions you can count on me to...
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be an LGBTQIA+ ally
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practice anti-racism
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provide secular counseling and respect any path of spiritual exploration that does not cause harm
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support fat acceptance, body positivity or neutrality, and health at every size
Personal Development
Therapy services for personal development may involve...
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acceptance, connection , and validation.
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a sounding board to help you develop insight and process complex emotions and conflicting thoughts.
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support and accountability to get you through difficult life transitions.
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tools to help you stay grounded and engaged in your life so you can be the architect of your own destiny.
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strategies for building and strengthening relationships.
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guidance towards getting your legit needs met in legit ways.
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clarification for your current focus, direction, and future vision.
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encouragement to build self-care disciplines around gratitude and mindfulness.
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empowerment through discovering your strengths and values.
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Mood &
Anxiety Issues
Depression and anxiety lie to us; they bind and gag our intuition so we cannot trust ourselves. Having a supportive, trusting therapy relationship can make all the difference. Let's defeat these enemies and get you centered with your true-self.
Therapy services for mood and anxiety issues can help you...
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express your feelings through healthy and creative outlets.
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rebel from the constant worrying and pessimism.
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maintain groundedness, even within moments of chaos.
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create meaning from life's setbacks and disappoints.
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embrace what makes you different.
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communicate your needs and feelings more effectively.
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build protective yet flexible inter- and intra-personal boundaries.
- connect with others and alleviate loneliness.
- accept the things you cannot change and change the things you can.
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improve your skill with perspective-taking and metacognition.
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nurture your capacity for compassion and empathy.
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discuss medication and develop a relationship with a psychiatrist, if needed.
Relational or Complex Trauma
Growing up in an environment where our fundamental emotional needs aren't consistently met can leave lasting scars, fostering self-doubt and hindering adult relationships. Experiences like frequent invalidation, harsh criticism, abuse, neglect, abandonment, and instability during childhood can deeply frustrate these core emotional needs.
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Therapy services for trauma encompass various approaches aimed at:
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Cultivating a trusting therapeutic relationship over time, where I can provide the validation, acceptance, boundaries, and relaxation needed for healing.
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Uncovering the root causes of damaging relationship patterns.
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Allowing space for grieving and finding peace with past experiences.
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Increasing awareness of current mechanisms perpetuating childhood unmet needs into adulthood.
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Challenging and revising limiting beliefs and unhelpful behavior patterns with balanced, truth-based alternatives.
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Nurturing a healthy relationship with your vulnerable inner child.
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Addressing dysfunctional levels of self-criticism and unattainable standards, both towards yourself and others.
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Establishing personal boundaries and self-discipline to meet responsibilities and prioritize self-care needs effectively.
Pleasing, Producing, Performing, Perfecting...
Sounds exhausting, right? People-pleasing and approval-seeking can lead to resentment, disappointment, and passive-aggressiveness. The unrelenting standards and harsh demands of perfectionism are depleting and demoralizing over time. Burnout and avoidant procrastination are not uncommon consequences. An overly harsh inner critic may be self-inflicted and projected onto others.
Therapy services for these issues can help you...​
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build self-awareness by exploring underlying causes, past experiences, and current triggers for perfectionism or people-pleasing issues.
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confront and reframe irrational beliefs and negative thought patterns that contribute to problematic tendencies.
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set healthy boundaries and communicate assertively, empowering you to say no when necessary, prioritize self-care, and express your needs and desires confidently without guilt.
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establish effective coping strategies, stress management tools, and mindfulness techniques.
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develop self-compassion and flexibility in order to embrace imperfections, allow room for human error, and reduce the need for external validation.
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explore and honor your individual interests, values, preferences, and desires as you reduce an other-oriented focus and self-neglect.
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set realistic goals and foster a more balanced approach to life.
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build resilience and long term change.
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”
- Carl R. Rogers
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