Clinical Counselling/Psychotherapy/Trauma Therapy

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I listen and observe your story from the perspective of how it shows up in your "self", your life and behaviours. I use subconscious strategies for personal reconciliation, integration, empowerment, and measurable change. I refer to a toolbox of evidence-based therapies symbolism, metaphors, rituals, psychodrama, somatic, NLP, hypnosis & parts therapy, toward you reclaiming your whole self.

 

I work with top-down (cognitive), bottom up (somatic/psychodrama/body) with evidence-based psychotherapy. I offer a solution focused, empowered, embodied approach for the treatment of childhood trauma, Cluster B recovery (Narcissistic personality disorder, Psychopathy) and personal development in one's desire for authenticity and wholeness. I have 30 years' experience in private practice and as a head therapist of a mental health/addictions' treatment facility conducting individual and group therapy with; trauma, anxiety, lack of reconciliation, fear, emotional or embodied pain and a disconnection to self.

I provide Counselling, Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, Hypnotherapy, Jungian Psychology, Narrative therapy, EMDR, NLP, CBT, ACT, DBT, Modern Buddhism, Metaphors, Symbolism and Rituals to promote focused, strategic change. As a Trauma informed therapist with a lived experience of CPTSD, I understand the layers, the complexities and that trauma is subjective both in how it is experienced and how it is healed.

 

 

Types of Therapy

  • EMDR
  • Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behaviour (DBT)
  • Existential
  • Humanistic
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Narrative
  • Neuro-Linguistic (NLP)
  • Psychodynamic
  • Reality Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Resiliency
  • Disscociation
  • Narcissistic/Psychopathic abuse recovery
  • Autism
  • Women's Issues
  • Coping Skills

Expertise

  • Trauma
  • Women's wellness
  • resilency
  • lack of reconcilliation toward self empowerment
  • restorative justice
  • exitential growth
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anxiety
  • Bereavement
  • Divorce
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Life Transitions
  • Self Esteem
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Survivors of Narc or Psychopathic abuse.
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's empowerment

 

HYPNOTHERAPY

What is HYPNOSIS?

Hypnosis is a naturally occurring state during which your conscious mind is relaxed allowing you to easily bypass it's critical functioning imbuing your subconscious mind with powerful suggestions. Hypnosis is backed by solid Medical, Scientific and Psychological evidence. The truth is, you are already being hypnotized daily by your own inner thoughts, behaviors, habits, conditioning, associations and of course by external marketing.

So what I do isn't JUST about hypnotzing you...in fact I am DE-hypnotizing YOU. 

Imagine how your life would be if YOU were in the control seat, programming your mind for what you want?

The potential is limitless!

How can my problems be fixed in as little as 1-4 sessions?

As a Clinical Counsellor I respect and acknowledge the value of Talk therapy. But there is a time when "talking" is no longer beneficial, in fact it can become dangerous as it perpertuates the "story" you're stuck on. Keep doing the same thing over and over and you keep getting the same results. Hypnosis goes deeper than just the concious talking process. Hypnosis allows you to access the deeper subconcious mind, inbue powerful NEW thinking styles, motivations, and habits.

What if I can't  be hypnotized?

Hypnosis is a natural state we are all in all throughout the day. In a session I will explain in depth what hypnosis is and what it isn't. Hypnosis is not a catatonic state where you are not in control. It is a state where physical and mental relaxation is created, it is a mind training learning. All I need from you is a willingness to change.

What is N.L.P.?

Neuro Lingusitic Programming is the study of the associations between what we say and the mind programs or "patterns" we create. NLP is a powerful tool added to your hypnosis session that allows you to create powerful Psychological states and anchors to reinforce your success. NLP is fast , powerful and highly effective.

What is Negative Adversion therapy?

Although most of what I do is postive focused...sometimes we all need a little extra boost to allow us to stop those stubborn habits. Negative adversion therapy reframes the positive associations you have to food, cigarettes or any other limiting behaviors and recreates a negative association, making it easier to simply say NO.