Telehealth counseling allows mental health professionals to conveniently connect with clients virtually through HIPAA-compliant platforms. It offers accessibility and flexibility, enabling clients to receive mental health support from licensed professionals without the need for in-person visits to an office. This mode of counseling facilitates confidential and secure communication between counselors and their clients, adhering to privacy regulations and maintaining the same ethical standards and efficacy as in traditional face-to-face counseling sessions. Telehealth counseling has become increasingly popular, especially due to its ability to overcome geographical barriers, increase access to mental health care, and accommodate individuals' busy schedules or limitations in seeking in-person therapy.
Individual counseling works one-on-one with individuals to address any challenges that are coming up and interfering with daily life - including stress and anxiety, unhealthy coping, or dealing with unprocessed trauma. The aim is to provide a confidential space for self-exploration, insight, and growth, utilizing various therapeutic techniques tailored to the individual's needs.
Premarital counseling is designed for couples who are engaged or considering marriage. It provides an opportunity for couples to explore and strengthen various aspects of their relationship and equip them with tools to build a strong and healthy foundation for their future together before entering a lifetime commitment.
All of us deal with anxiety on some level throughout our lives, some anxiety being good, and some being not so good. Regardless, the body interprets anxiety as a threat and we must find ways to better cope and work through those stressors. Although anxiety is a part of our everyday lives, it doesn't have to control our lives. In looking at more effective strategies to help tackle stress and anxiety, we will explore better ways to support a healthy lifestyle (ie: eating habits, exercise, sleep), learning somatic exercises to improve relaxation and body awareness, engaging in hobbies, growing your community of supports, incorporating prayer, and exploring communication patterns (ie: setting healthy boundaries).
Trauma refers to the psychological and emotional response to distressing or disturbing events. It can result in long-lasting effects on mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being. There are several different types of trauma we work with in our practice- some to include: FOO (Family of Origin) trauma, betrayal trauma, generational trauma, domestic violence, and sexual trauma.
Family of origin trauma refers to adverse experiences and dynamics within one's family during childhood.
Betrayal trauma occurs when individuals experience betrayal by someone they trust or depend on, leading to profound emotional distress and a rupture in the sense of safety and security.
Generational trauma refers to the transmission of trauma across generations, often stemming from historical events such as war, oppression, or cultural genocide, impacting subsequent generations' psychological well-being.
Sexual trauma involves experiencing unwanted or non-consensual sexual acts by strangers or family members and friends, leading to significant emotional and psychological distress and difficulties in forming healthy, trusting, and intimate relationships.
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help individuals heal from trauma and other distressful life experiences. Licensed professionals use EMDR to address a wide range of challenges—such as anxiety, phobias, chronic Illness and medical issues, depression, bipolar, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, grief and loss, PTSD and other trauma and stress-related issues, sexual assault, sleep disturbance, and substance abuse and addiction.
EMDR does not require talking in detail about the distressing issue or completing homework between sessions. EMDR allows the brain to resume its natural healing process and is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain. Stress responses are part of our natural fight, flight, freeze, or fawn instincts. When distress from a disturbing event remains, the upsetting images, thoughts, and emotions may create an overwhelming feeling of being back in that moment, or of being “frozen in time.” EMDR therapy helps the brain process these memories, and allows normal healing to resume. The experience is still remembered, but the response from the original event is resolved.
For more information, visit https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/ or https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/
CBT is an evidence-based intervention that stresses the role of thinking in how we feel and what we do. It is based on the belief that thoughts, rather than people or events, cause our negative feelings. We assist the client in identifying, testing the reality of, and correcting dysfunctional beliefs underlying his or her thinking. The counselor then helps the client modify those thoughts and the behaviors that flow from them. CBT is a structured collaboration between counselor and client and often calls for homework assignments.
A trauma-informed approach is a framework that acknowledges the widespread impact of trauma on individuals. It prioritizes creating a safe and supportive environment, understanding the effects of trauma, and integrating this awareness into counseling. Key principles include promoting safety, trustworthiness, empowerment, collaboration, and cultural sensitivity. The goal is to prevent re-traumatization and help individuals build resilience and regain control after experiencing trauma. Some may not consider their life experience to include trauma. Yet, the way they have learned to cope in life may reflect the impact of trauma, even if they don’t recognize it in themselves.
An attachment-focused treatment is a psychotherapeutic approach rooted in attachment theory, emphasizing the impact of early relationships on emotional well-being. Counselors explore and address attachment patterns developed in childhood, aiming to improve interpersonal functioning and emotional health by fostering a secure counseling relationship. This approach is used to address relational difficulties, trauma, and various mental health concerns.
Somatic-focused counseling is a psychotherapeutic approach that recognizes the mind-body connection, emphasizing the role of the body in emotional well-being. It involves increasing awareness of bodily sensations to explore and release tension or trauma held in the body. Techniques may include breathwork, mindfulness, and movement exercises. This approach aims to integrate physical and emotional experiences to enhance overall well-being, commonly used for issues related to trauma, anxiety, and stress.
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