Happy New Year from the Prism Team! Check out all the awesome events we have going on this month here!
Happy New Year from the Prism Team! Check out all the awesome events we have going on this month here!
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My approach is collaborative, interactive, and centered in curiosity. I want to know you better. You are the expert of your own experience. I’m here to guide you and help you get unstuck.
I incorporate body-based, non-verbal communication in my work. Sometimes, a gesture, breath, or your tone of voice exposes the core of your difficulties more genuinely than words. We will talk about your past as a reference point to your present-moment challenges.
Engaging with mindful practices helps to unwind the emotional attachment to past experiences, allowing opportunity for clarity and choice. Present-moment awareness exists at the core of my personal and counseling practice. Having spent the first half of my life as a reactive perfectionist, I understand the challenges associated with learning to become responsive. I practice and teach self-compassion.
I view the common symptoms of stress and trauma as a function of an overwhelmed nervous system that has forgotten how to achieve balance. We achieve symptom resolution and greater self-awareness by developing daily coping skills to help stabilize the system, alongside arts-based interventions and parts work to develop an embodied sense of self.
In my experience working with various romantic and sexuality orientations, I provide a safe and affirming therapy space. I seek to validate all identities, ensuring confidentiality and autonomy. I am always learning to increase my cultural competency, ensuring that I am knowledgeable about LGBTQ+ issues, I avoid assumptions and seek to repair when I misstep. I use inclusive and preferred language, creating a welcoming environment. I hope to work collaboratively with clients to address challenges like discrimination and internalized homophobia.
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