Therapists in 75093
Sabrina S Austin
Psychologist, PhD, LP
Verified Verified
Plano, TX 75093
Are your health issues overwhelming your life? Living with chronic medical issues like pain can be isolating, frightening, and dejecting. As a health psychologist, I offer hope, knowledge, and support to individuals struggling with complex challenges. Every day, scientific advancements illuminate the integral relationship between mind and body. Effective treatment of one requires caring for both. In working with me, you can expect kindness, humor, acceptance, and a lot of mixed metaphors. I hope that, through our work together, you can find sources of light on your darkest days.
Are your health issues overwhelming your life? Living with chronic medical issues like pain can be isolating, frightening, and dejecting. As a health psychologist, I offer hope, knowledge, and support to individuals struggling with complex challenges. Every day, scientific advancements illuminate the integral relationship between mind and body. Effective treatment of one requires caring for both. In working with me, you can expect kindness, humor, acceptance, and a lot of mixed metaphors. I hope that, through our work together, you can find sources of light on your darkest days.
Frisco Counseling and Wellness
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Plano, TX 75093
Samantha Major
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Plano, TX 75093
Not accepting new clients
Whether the pain that brings you here today is trauma, grief, loss, a chronic medical or emotional dis-ease, or you are searching for a meaningful existence here in this life, you are NOT alone. The feelings of emptiness, hopelessness, anxiety or numbness you are currently experiencing can be reduced and even eliminated from your life. I want to EMPOWER you to reclaim your life and author the remaining chapters of your story! We work so hard to become the person that we think or feel others need us to be, that we lose who we were designed to be.
Whether the pain that brings you here today is trauma, grief, loss, a chronic medical or emotional dis-ease, or you are searching for a meaningful existence here in this life, you are NOT alone. The feelings of emptiness, hopelessness, anxiety or numbness you are currently experiencing can be reduced and even eliminated from your life. I want to EMPOWER you to reclaim your life and author the remaining chapters of your story! We work so hard to become the person that we think or feel others need us to be, that we lose who we were designed to be.
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Experiential Therapy
How does experiential therapy work?
Experiential therapy works by allowing an individual to use their creativity to re-imagine themselves and their lives in an effort to process their emotions. Experiential therapy may take many forms, including engaging clients through art, re-enactments, role-playing, music, or forms of physical recreation. By focusing on these activities, experiential therapists help individuals identify the emotions they associate with previous experiences and work together to cope with negative reactions, like fear, anger, or shame.
Is experiential therapy evidence-based?
Experiential therapy incorporates many therapy modalities, some of which have been more closely researched than others. Music therapy, for example, has been shown to help with sleep problems. Some studies find that art therapy can be beneficial for those with eating disorders or personality disorders, while other research suggests that such approaches have little impact.
How long does experiential therapy last?
The duration of experiential therapy will depend on the type of therapy used as well as the severity of the challenges an individual faces. Play therapy sessions may last for 30 to 45 minutes, and usually occur weekly for about 20 sessions. Art therapy may comprise 10 to 15 weekly sessions. Music therapy sessions generally last between 30 and 50 minutes and can be scheduled weekly or on an as-needed basis. For each therapy type, clients should periodically discuss their goals with their therapist to make sure the two are aligned on process and progress.
Does experiential therapy help with trauma?
Trauma is one area where experiential therapy may be useful. Traumatic experiences such as combat or childhood abuse can be so painful that articulating them can be too scary or painful; creating visual art allows people to express themselves without words, and tell their story in a different way. Listening to music can be relaxing, while making music as part of a group provides plenty of opportunities to connect with other people. Play therapy is often of value to children who have experienced a loss or distressing family experience, or who have been physically or emotionally abused.