counseling, psychotherapy, talk therapy?
All names for the same thing: a conversation with a trained listener designed to identify, challenge, and adjust the way we move through the world. We rely on Cognitive Behavioral, Mindfulness, Existential, and Humanistic therapies to help clients identify goals and move closer toward them.
Psychotherapy can be as rich or deep as we want it to be. Some of our clients’ needs are resolved within a handful of sessions with coping skills, problem-solving, and new ways of thinking. Others have invested in therapy as a platform for exploring beliefs about themselves, the world, and relationships. Part of our initial contact will be identifying goals, including measurable outcomes, and determining the length of treatment.
what to expect
Weekly 50 minute sessions in our Queen Anne or virtual office.
Questions like, “How does that make you feel?”: Cliche? Yes! Relevant? Yes! Part of our job is pushing you to identify how to feel without asking you to change it. Yes, there will be an emotion wheel.
Mindfulness exercises like deep breathing, grounding, and body scans.
Problem-solving. Maybe the solution is right in front of us, it just took a fresh set of eyes to see it?
Accountability. Did you do what you said you were going to do? Are you skirting away from a difficult topic? Are you showing up? Putting in the effort?
Confidentiality. Your private thoughts are safe with us.
Flexibility. Sometimes what we think is the problem isn’t actually the problem.
Feeling heard, supported, and cared for. We’ve got your back. We’re in this together.
