Our Services

Individual Counseling

Working with an individuals to address their emotional, psychological, and behavioral concerns. The main focus of individual counseling is to help individuals gain insight, cope with challenges, and make positive changes in their life.

During individual counseling sessions, the therapist provides a safe, confidential, and supportive environment for the individual to express their feelings, thoughts, and concerns. The therapist listens attentively, asks relevant questions, and provides guidance to help the individual explore and understand their emotions, behaviors, and thought patterns.

The goals of individual counseling may vary based on the individual's specific needs and issues, but some common objectives include:

  1. Managing emotional distress

  2. Identifying patterns and triggers

  3. Building coping skills

  4. Enhancing self-awareness

  5. Resolving conflicts

  6. Setting goals

  7. Addressing trauma or past experiences

Individual counseling is suitable for a wide range of issues, including but not limited to anxiety, depression, relationship problems, self-esteem issues, substance abuse, and life transitions. The therapeutic approach used by the counselor may vary depending on their training and the individual's needs. Common therapeutic modalities include Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and more.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

What is EMDR?

The mind can often heal itself naturally, in the same way as the body does. Much of this natural coping mechanism occurs during sleep, particularly during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. It is a specialized form of psychotherapy that is primarily used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related conditions. EMDR was originally used to treat combat veterans in the 1970s, but it can address all types of trauma. EMDR works for various other mental health issues, including anxiety and depression.  

The underlying theory behind EMDR is that traumatic experiences can become "stuck" in the brain's processing, leading to the persistence of distressing emotions, negative beliefs, and physical sensations associated with the trauma. The therapy aims to help individuals process these traumatic memories and integrate them into their normal memory networks, reducing their emotional charge and allowing for healing.

What is an EMDR session like?

EMDR utilizes the natural healing ability of your body. After a thorough assessment, you will be asked specific questions about a particular disturbing memory. Eye movements using bilateral stimulation similar to those during REM sleep, will be recreated simply by asking you to watch the therapist's finger moving backwards and forwards, sound, light or tapping. The eye movements will last for a short while and then stop. You will then be asked to report back on the experiences you have had during each of these sets of eye movements. Experiences during a session may include changes in thoughts, images and feelings.

With repeated sets of eye movements, the memory tends to change in such a way that it loses its painful intensity and simply becomes a neutral memory of an event in the past. Other associated memories may also heal at the same time. This linking of related memories can lead to a dramatic and rapid improvement in many aspects of your life.

Can You Do EMDR Online?

You can absolutely do EMDR on line! There are ways to use EMDR online that are just as effective as in-person treatment.

Structural Disassociation

The Structural Dissociation Model suggests that the mind is not a single, unified entity but is composed of different parts or self-states that can function independently and may not be fully aware of each other. This fragmentation of the mind occurs as a way to cope with overwhelming trauma and is particularly observed in individuals with complex trauma and dissociative disorders.

Structural Dissociation Therapy aims to facilitate communication, cooperation, and integration between these different parts of the personality. The therapist works with the individual to help them understand their different self-states, process traumatic memories, and ultimately work towards achieving greater internal cohesion and healing.

Therapeutic techniques used in Structural Dissociation Therapy can vary and may include trauma-focused therapies like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) or Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), as well as grounding exercises and other interventions aimed at building coping skills.