Individual Therapy
Healing & Growth
Imagine waking up in the morning free of dread, being able to speak your mind without worry about offending someone, deepening connections, and having confidence in your ideas and decisions.
Anxiety, depression, burnout, and grief in various forms are more than likely reasons that are bringing you into therapy. Understanding your current and past life events create compassion for the present you and clarity about what is possible in your future.
What happens in Therapy
First, we’ll look at various solutions to symptoms that are negatively impacting you, like obsessive worry or panic attacks. My approach is warm, direct, and interactive.
Along the way, we’ll explore your history to see where the past is impacting your present, make plans for change, and celebrate incremental success. I practice using a blend of talk therapy, somatic skills, EMDR, and Lifespan Integration.
Telling your story with a supportive witness increases clarity and dispels shame.
Length of Time
How long you stay in therapy depends on you. Some people see a degree of symptom relief after the first 30-days. For sustainable change, 6 months to a year or longer may be more realistic. Remember, it could have taken 15-40 years for beliefs or behaviors you’re trying to adjust to develop.
Realistically, it takes patience and a willingness to look at hard stuff which we all have to varying degrees. Just as facing the difficult realities of your history can be uncomfortable and painful, acknowledging personal growth and building acceptance of self can be liberating.
Focusing on the process is more important than a focus on time. Impatience is not generally a productive or kind partner to learning new skills or ways of relating to yourself.
The Right Therapist for You
Finally, the most important thing you can do to get positive results from therapy is to find a therapist that you feel comfortable with. A person who is a little bit familiar and one that can also challenge you. If you think that person could be me, you can schedule a 20-minute consultation to see if working together makes sense.
Sessions are available in person in the Atlanta area or virtual throughout Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina.
For information about fees, insurance, and getting started: FAQ & Fees page.