Prolonged Exposure Therapy in 33487

Dr. Sacks specializes in providing evidence-based cognitive-behavioral treatments tailored to the individual needs and goals of her patients. She offers research-proven treatments in an atmosphere full of warmth, collaboration and mutual respect. Dr. Sacks has specialized training in the treatment of Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and Mood Disorders. She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Miami and completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship specializing in Trauma at the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

In pursuit of the ultimate goal, to live a meaningful, balanced and happy life, we are confronted with never ending challenges that can obstruct our path. These may include trauma, failure, negative thought patterns, emotion dysregulation, fear/anxiety, problematic relationships and skills deficits. We often try to solve these problems only to wind up stuck in repetitive, unproductive or potentially even destructive patterns. Through a collaborative partnership, my role is to help you identify what is getting in the way of your path toward emotional, physical and spiritual wellness.

I enjoy working with clients across the life span (birth- adulthood) specializing in complex cases. Complex could be defined as any of these: treatment failures, multiple or co-occurring diagnosis, intellectual disabilities or personality disorders. I believe we deserve to live with joy. I am passionate about helping those who feel that they are constantly functioning from a place of fear, suffering and stress. I prefer to utilizes a variety of modalities because I believe that one size does not fit all. Some of my favorite modalities are DBT, family systems therapy, expressive arts, ERP for OCD, EMDR & Prolonged Exposure for PTSD.

I offer individual therapy to adults who are experiencing general anxiety, social anxiety, panic symptoms, and obsessive compulsive disorder. I work primarily from a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) perspective. I also provide supportive psychotherapy for adults who are experiencing stress from a significant change in their life, such as a recent romantic break up, new job, or moving to a new city or town.

I specialize in the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders including Social Anxiety, Panic, Phobias, Depression and OCD in children, adolescents, and adults. By emphasizing the relationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviors clients gain insight into their concerns and learn techniques for managing their anxiety. To target the behavioral aspects of anxiety I incorporate exposure techniques into my work and help clients engage in exposures in the office and in real-world settings. Mindfulness is also an important aspect of my work, helping clients to be more present in their daily lives.

I enjoy working with anxiety clients and to implement interventions such as Exposure, ritual prevention, and in vivo exposure. There are special treatments for the different anxiety disorders. A first session would consist of a thorough behavioral assessment which would then indicate what your therapy goals are. Thereafter, we would collaborate on setting up a treatment plan. Most anxiety treatments are short-term,20 sessions or less. I enjoy working with Cognitive behavioral methods whether for depression,protracted mourning, anxiety, trauma, and sexual concerns.I also enjoy working with the intervention/psychotherapy of EMDR.which can move therapy rapidly in many cases.