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Let’s face it: it’s hard to be a human in these times! Creating a brave and supportive space where you can explore your authentic self and access your own inherent wisdom is at the heart of my practice. As a queer & nonbinary therapist, I’m particularly passionate about fostering healing within LGBTQ+, non-monogamous, and kink communities, because I know how important it is to work with someone who understands and affirms your identities and lifestyle. Whatever challenges you are facing, together we can learn how to hold space for it all: the trauma, joy, pain, beauty, grief, strength, uncertainty, and everything in between.

For 25 years I worked with over 16,000 suicidal patients on the mental health unit of St. Francis Hospital with my office partner, Psychiatrist Dr. Sunida Bintasan, From observing their common patterns, I created an educational program (for persons with issues of deep despair, hopelessness, depression, feeling "LOST" & "TRAPPED" & "STUCK", and often with recurrent suicidal thinking) called Contextual-Conceptual Therapy (CCT). Combining expressive arts techniques, education, and therapy using "maps, models, & metaphors", it helps clients discover the roots of their deep despair, feeling trapped & lost, and/or suicidal thinking.

At Syzygy, we offer a truly holistic path forward through supporting the alignment of your mind, body, and spirit with comprehensive mental health treatments. Our integrated approach to mental wellness combines cutting-edge advances in psychiatry, nutritional support, psychotherapy, psychedelic medicine, movement, yoga, expressive arts, group work, couples/relational therapy, and more. We believe in the healing potential of Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness and Psychedelic-Assisted therapy. We are committed to adequatley preparing you, and supporting the integration of these profoundly transformational experiences.

Something within you has led you here. Something yearning for understanding, change, or acceptance. Maybe you feel anxious, overwhelmed, stuck in holding patterns, tending old wounds or wondering "What's next?" Whatever is present for you, it is my honor to meet you where you are, as you are, with compassion and curiosity. My goal as a counselor is to create a nonjudgmental, supportive space for you to connect with your truth. All of us are already whole, and therapy is a way to return to that knowing. I'm inspired by my clients' wisdom and creativity as they explore the highs and lows of their experience and find a way forward.

The mission is to create a safe and nurturing space where individuals can embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery, growth, and healing. I strive to offer a therapy practice that is empathetic, confidential, inclusive, client-centered, collaborative, and empowering.

If you are feeling lost, lonely, or disconnected from the world around you and are having difficultly finding the way forward, I am here to help. You may be desiring more confidence, ease, and connection in yourself and with others. Perhaps you seek more awareness of your patterns, needs, and desires in order to feel empowered to take action toward a life filled with purpose and meaning. I aim to help you develop harmony with your emotional self, build meaningful relationships, and find more freedom and fullness in life. I specialize in issues related to grief and loss, life transitions, gender, anxiety, and trauma.

Many of us feel out of step with others around us. Difficulties with completing tasks and organization lead to struggles and frustration in relationships. Difficulty with social skills and anxiety make it hard to reach out to others for friendship or dating. Some of us feel shame and isolation from ADHD, autism, and other forms of neurodiversity. Our unique hobbies or interests keep us out of step. Shame keeps us from exploring who we are in friendships, dating, and sexually. People often do not see us. We feel alone. This manifests as depression, anxiety, and difficulty regulating our emotions.

Throughout life there are many things we are in control of, however there are also things we may not have control over. Experiencing this feeling of no control can manifest itself in anxiety, depression, loss of self, or even impact relationships with those around you. Whether it's due to your upbringing, the environment, or traumatic experiences, the constant fight to regain power and control of your life again can be exhausting, overwhelming and isolating. Therapy is that helping hand that can guide you on your healing journey and path to self-discovery. It can also be your safe place to rest and just be.

Welcome! Reaching out for help can feel difficult. The stress of everyday life- work, school, family, finances, relationships, etc. can feel difficult to manage. I find it is important to build a strong therapeutic relationship built upon trust, empathy, and compassion. I am here to offer an inclusive, non-judgmental, safe space where you feel comfortable to explore areas of your life that feel complex or troubling.

I am a thoughtful and creative person who gravitated to counseling after a career designing safe structures to help meet our community’s need for housing. I wish health was as easy as building better structures, and I still do believe that is part of the way forward. In therapy for instance, there are structured exercises and treatments to draw from that really work in the right situation. Emotions focused, somatic and relational techniques can help provide some of that structure in my practice. There are also some more subtle dimensions of our existence and it is healthy to embrace those as well.

I work with teens, adults, couples/partners and families. I utilize research backed therapies in my practice including but not limited to Family Systems, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and the Gottman Method.

Informed by liberating-direct-action with workers, survivors of mental health incarceration, and skilled professionals, I value lived-experience just as much as highfalutin philosophy. I believe in the universal human drive to transform + heal through caring community connections, self-awareness, access to dreams by way of meeting basic needs, and the responsibility to recover personal and collective strengths. Healing of the self is healing of communities, and ultimately our interrelated societies. In place of paternalism, I offer avenues for developing your self-trust.

Are you struggling with something? You might feel like life isn’t as vibrant as it once was, or relationships are fraught with conflict. It can be difficult to get out of these places in life on our own. You might feel like it’s best to tough it out or figure it out alone, but you don’t have to. Most of my clients struggle with depression and trauma which causes their lives to feel less like places of their own creation and more like somewhere they just ended up. I welcome clients of all backgrounds who are seeking agency and meaning.

I love working with individuals and couples trying to cope with anxiety and stress. My clients might feel stuck in relationships or be struggling with creating healthy boundaries. Over time my clients gain more self-compassion and confidence as we work together on uncovering stories that have contributed to what they’re wrestling with. Many of the mental health struggles we face are rooted in deeper stories that need to be expressed. I also offer EMDR therapy for those wanting to work with issues that feel stuck and immovable.

My passion is people and the therapeutic effect of authentic human connection. It's from a socially safe platform that we begin to really heal. By exploring the lens we're used to, we make space for new perspectives. Learning how you're wired creates opportunity make decisions about what you think, how you feel and what you can and are willing to do about it in order to connect to the self and heal. My clinical lens is rooted in the understanding of and respect for the gut-brain/heart-immune-mind axis, making my approach truly holistic. People deserve to be fed while learning to fish and I love treating people, not diseases.

UPDATE: I have room for 2-3 new clients that can pay out of pocket (I hate writing this, but it's the reality for therapists in the world of managed care).However, I am also diversifying my career and and am open to many clients as a trauma writing mentor/editor and more. Writing through healing is at least of equal value to psychotherapy. If you are interested in these services, visit me at www.elihastings.com) - I would be so delighted to work in tandem with other therapists, so please do consider if your clients might benefit!

Are you at a crossroads? Throughout life, we experience "little deaths" that change our life’s course. Loss of a dream, health, family, the earth we stand on, job, marriage, relationship, country or beliefs can suddenly take us over a threshold, chosen or not into a new world where life no longer makes any sense. Our old tools and ways of coping or understanding our self or our world are no longer enough to pilot us to the other side of what can feel like a vast, deep and turbulent river. While often terrifying, these are the golden opportunities in which our true nature, our soul or purpose in life can be revealed.

Hi and welcome to Time To Blossom Counseling! I am delighted that you took the opportunity to consider your own needs and reach out for help. Everyone could use a little help at times. Maybe life has been overwhelming recently and you just need to reposition yourself. Maybe your current challenges are not new, but you have finally grown tired and ready to make changes. Maybe you feel as if your primary relationships are suffering and you could use a mediator. Maybe you have ongoing mental health challenges and need to build your support system. No matter your circumstance I am here to help you bloom where you are planted.

Welcome fellow human! It takes courage and self-compassion to seek support. Even if you struggle with not feeling good enough or accepting parts of yourself, you care enough about YOU to ask for help navigating your present circumstances. Life can be hard! We are constantly challenged every day to show up in the midst of great difficulty. Perhaps you are experiencing relationship issues, struggling with addiction, loneliness, emotional challenges, life transitions, old wounds, seeking personal growth, or experiencing struggles in your family. I am here to walk alongside you as you shift into new ways of being with your truth.