Blue Shield Therapists in Helena, MT

Childhood trauma often times comes with a feeling of deep shame, which turns into a core belief that you are bad, undeserving and unworthy of anything good. Shame comes from an old German word meaning “to cover.” You hide your feelings, keeping them secret. Because—if they really knew who you were, they couldn’t love you. You spend your life trying so hard to cover up the bad so no one will see. In doing this you lose your authenticity, your truth, your dreams. You become someone you are not. You lose your light. Working through trauma is hard, it takes courage, dedication and patience, but it is worth it. You are worth it.

I am trained as a grief counselor and also in EMDR. I also work with couples as an EFT therapist and have a strong belief that relationship is at the center of our well-being; whether it's our relationship with others or with ourselves and am versed in Internal Family Systems Therapy. I also belong to team of practitioners who meet weekly to consider the needs of our clients. We offer an excellent and holistic approach for your care.

I work with specifically with college-age and young adults into their 30's on identity and self-worth. As an adopted person, I am adoptee-competent and love working with all adoptees, including experience with issues facing ITC and transracial adoptees. I work with you to integrate all the parts of your authentic self into a feeling of being fully "you" everyday. I work on relational/response patterns you feel stuck in, building trust and confidence in your own decision-making, resolving sources of criticism, and I'm just generally dedicated to raising up your self-worth.

I help individuals process grief and trauma associated with a variety of experiences, (e.g., death, job loss, illness, relationship, financial problems, and substance use. Ultimately, I help clients become more hopeful and even joyful about their lives moving forward. With compassion and empathy I am prepared to help you with the process of healing emotionally through this time of transition. I understand grief can affect each of us in ways that we cannot process by ourselves. I will assist you on your journey by providing a safe place where you can grieve in healthy ways and begin to experience a more joyful life.

Full, no waitlist, unfortunately. Please check here again, I update this listing when I have openings. I specialize in supporting those who may be creative, intuitive, neurodivergent , or “outside the box” thinkers. Your strengths and interests can be such powerful resources for healing and understanding yourself. Trauma, shame, anxiety, depression, and other challenges can make it really hard to find direction for ourselves, and can impact our relationships. As a neurodivergent and queer artist myself, I know how alienating this can feel. I also offer EMDR.