Stress Therapists in 97401

Clients work with me to cultivate emotional balance and resilient relationships, improve communication with self and others (shift from critical to compassionate), increase self-trust and authenticity, and build a toolbox of practices, skills, and resources to effectively address challenges such as anxiety, depression, emotional reactivity/numbness, dissociation, chronic pain, feeling stuck or isolated moving through a life-stage, or lacking purpose/meaning in life. I offer a holistic (body, heart, mind, spirit), open-minded, collaborative, compassionate, and consent-guided therapy process for clients' self-exploration and healing.

It is crucial that our work be centered in your values, beliefs, background, and culture(s). We cannot fully envision where we would like to go without solidly acknowledging where we come from, and there is no homogenized way to do this. I see social justice and mental health as inextricable, and my work as a therapist is and will always be rooted in the values of accessibility and equal opportunity. I am a part of the LGBTQIA+ community, and am happy to support trans folx with gender affirming care. The best way to reach out is through email.

**Please leave the name of your insurance provider (if applicable) when you contact me so I can best serve you in our initial consultation. Thank you!** I support individuals in relation to their trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship with food and body, gender, sexuality, and life transitions. My therapeutic relationships are most often marked by warmth, empathy, compassion, and humor, and my overall approach is client-centered and strength-based, embodied by anti-oppression, feminist, and justice-oriented values.

I believe that therapy is a collaborative process in which deep, lasting, positive changes emerge. Anxiety, low self esteem, trauma, relationship problems, and life transitions can prevent you from living a full life. I can help you increase your self confidence, overcome the effects of trauma, resolve past hurts and conflicts, develop confidence in yourself as a good friend and loving partner, change old patterns, and balance career and personal choices. I provide an atmosphere of acceptance and curiosity where hurts and conflicts are released, and confidence, insight, trust, and wisdom are strengthened.

NOTE: Areas of Expertise: I practice a wide variety of techniques and modalities based on each individual. Therapies utilized: DBT (certified DBT Therapist), CBT, EMDR (EMDR Trained), Motivational Interviewing, ACT, Person-Centered Therapy, Attachment-Based Family Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Gottman Method, Strength Based Therapy, Trauma Focused CBT, Solution-Based Therapy, Mindfulness for Self-Compassion, Attachment-Based Family Therapy.

Need an open caring counselor? I serve a wide range challenges and I want to help you accomplish your goals. I especially enjoy working with the LGBTQ+ community. I believe people come to therapy in search of coping and self care skills to help themselves create a life worth living as they see fit.

I work with highly sensitive and neurodiverse adults at all life stages. I have an anti-pathologizing and neurodivergent affirming approach which works well for people wanting to: improve self-esteem, shift away from “people pleasing,” navigate the twists and turns in life, understand anxiety, process burnout, be more present, and develop resiliency. My style is primarily about building a trusting relationship with one another which will over time extend into you trusting yourself more, having more zest for life, and fostering stronger, healthier relationships.

I enjoy doing couples therapy using the Emotionally Focused Couples Model and teaching communication with love and respect, Through learning the quantum leap of how to be present in intimate relations even while in conflict, the emotionally focused process transforms and strengthens intimate bonds. I act as your teacher, coach, and guide in helping you find the love again and keep it. If you're still together, it's there, and sometimes you have to work for it!

Accepting New Clients! When you feel overwhelmed and frustrated, it's like trying to keep your head above the water. Life can get busy, basic every day tasks become difficult, relationships get strained, and the wear and tear of your different roles becomes harder to juggle. Our big feelings can make it feel impossible to get ahead of ourselves. There may be times when we feel so lonely, even in a crowded room. Sometimes we get stuck and we don't know where, or who, to turn to. Sound familiar?

My office has 5 therapists accepting Pacific Source (OHP and Commercial) clients. We have immediate openings for adults and a waitlist for children and teens. We work with individuals, families, and couples of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds. We have training and experience working with individuals with ADHD, grief and loss, DID, psychosis, on the autism spectrum, in foster care, co-parenting, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, PTSD, parenting skills, school problems, defiant behaviors and family reintegration. We have a clinician fluent in Spanish with much experience conducting therapy in Spanish.

My approach to therapy comes from a collaborative, client-centered and unconditional positivity to assist you in believing in yourself, to find the courage and resilience to face your struggles, and help you reconstruct a life balance. I find that when I hold a space for clients and their struggles and defenses, they learn they can begin to trust in another human being, be heard and understood, and eventually learn to trust themselves, and even learn to like themselves.

As a therapist, I believe that we are capable of many things. We have resources within ourselves to move through the difficulties that come with life. I view my approach to therapy as client-centered, strengths-based, intersectional feminist, neurodivergent-affirming, and fat liberationist. As a client-centered therapist, I will focus on your therapeutic goals and the best way to achieve them using your strengths. I view my work as walking beside you on your journey rather than leading the way.

Clients describe therapy with me as a warm, caring, authentic space where they can breathe and be their full selves. With specialized training and experience in interpersonal process, attachment, EMDR and multicultural therapy; I use a variety of interventions, tailored to individual Client’s specific needs.

I work with individuals struggling with issues of trauma, addictions, and life transitions. Oftentimes, we suffer in silence, not recognizing we deserve to feel better, be better. Some us us struggle with low self-esteem and self-doubt. We self-sabotage because we don't believe we deserve anything different. I'm here to help you get your life more balanced.

I strive to bring strengths and resiliency to all clients. Being human is hard and my wish is to help all people feel more empowered navigating it. Working with individuals, couples and families, I find myself learning from each. I enjoy the opportunities I am allowed in teaching each person skills and alternative coping mechanisms to deal with their past, present, or future. My only goal is that you acquire from me the skills and tools needed to change your yesterdays and make new tomorrows. If you are ready and willing to trust the process, I promise to guide you along the way.

Transformative healing is possible. We have felt it, and we know that sometimes people simply need support, guidance, and someone to walk alongside them in their time of need. At our center we strive to meet people where they are in their healing journey, in their transformations. We know that accessing therapy can be daunting, and sometimes scary, so we want to let you know that "we get it" and we will work to honor wherever you find yourself when you take the courageous step to seek support. Central to our center is the offering of individual/relational/group mental health services to, yet we are excited to encompass much more.

Kindly leave the name of your insurance provider (if applicable) when you contact me so I can best serve you in our initial consultation- thank you. I work with individuals, couples, families and minors affected by a wide variety of concerns, including trauma, addiction, grief and loss, anxiety, relationship issues, and communication struggles. I understand the importance of establishing a safe, easy-going, non-judgmental relationship where we can work on real life issues.

**We now take OHP through Pacificsource.** Alive Holistic Counseling is an integrative counseling clinic that uses client-centered, strengths-based therapies to help people achieve their personal goals and cultivate authenticity in their relationships. Our therapists are specially trained in holistic therapies such as EMDR, Neurofeedback, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Hakomi and Certified Body Talk that enable clients to go deeper into their healing journey. Our focus on evidence-based approaches that integrate the body with the busy mind allow for work to go beyond what keeps us trapped in old patterns of being.

Embarking on the journey of therapy can be both daunting and brave. If you're struggling with trauma-related disorders, PTSD, anxiety, or depression, or if you're a veteran, first responder, healthcare provider, survivor of sexual assault, or child abuse, I'm here for you. Your needs for empathy, understanding, and healing are at the forefront of my person-centered approach. I'm dedicated to walking alongside you in your healing process, providing a safe space for your journey towards inner peace and resilience.