Qualified Mental Health Professional
MA
Supervisor: Slade Wolf, LCSW
Psychologically speaking, you are what you practice. Let's get your practices and values in alignment.
Client Status
971.806.0221
999 Abernethy Rd
Oregon City, 97045
Rate: $80-$195
Provides free initial consultation
Provides telehealth services
Practicing Since: 2010
Languages: English
Maybe you already know what you want to change in your life and are looking for guidance and support. Maybe you know that something needs to change but are not sure what it is. I can help you develop a clear vision of where you want to be and a realistic strategy for moving in the desired direction.
Specialties
ACT is the treatment method I lean on most heavily in my practice. It offers a comprehensive and flexible framework which emphasizes development of: -Committed action toward living one's values -Building a rich and meaningful life -Understanding and re-writing unhelpful stories that keep you stuck in life -Developing the ability to direct your own attention to what is important
On one hand we are all unique, on the other, there are universal themes of existence that we all must contend with. These "existential themes" include issues of: - freedom versus responsibility - being and becoming (development) - limitation (mortality / the fact that we can't do everything we might want to do) - the fact that we must make choices now, in ignorance of what the future holds (courage) - our existence is our relationships with others, ourselves, and the world
I see CBT as offering a relatively simple conceptual model for understanding the way our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors all interrelate and maintain each other (for better or worse). It is also a method for starting to notice our habits of thought and behavior that we are largely unaware of. Once we develop some awareness of habitual and unhelpful ways we think, we can start to challenge these habits and develop more realistic and healthy ways of experiencing ourselves and the world.
There are several basic goals in mindfulness based treatment, which broadly are: -To train the mind to be able to observe itself and its contents, rather than to feel identical to and totally caught up in the momentary contents of consciousness -To become increasingly able to direct attention toward what one chooses to attend to -To develop a sense of centeredness / equanimity during stressful times
Specialties
The sources of anxiety are manifold and the experience of anxiety can take many forms. We can work together to understand your own experience of anxiety and develop strategies in thinking and behavior to change your relationship with the things that make you feel unsafe or out of control.
Depression shows up for people in many different ways and in varying levels of severity. For some depression is experienced as discreet episodes, for others it is a pervasive background condition of life. In general depression responds well to both cognitive behavioral treatment and mindfulness training, and I employ both in my treatment strategy.
Sometimes life changes unexpectedly and we find ourselves suddenly in a place where our old strategies or self-understandings no longer apply. This may happen when we lose a job, become a parent, or end a relationship. We can experience intense disorientation, confusion, anxiety and depression when these things happen. We will work to understand the meaning of the change and develop strategies to make the best of it, or at least to "adjust" to it in a healthy way.
Sometimes we can develop habits of unrealistically negative views of ourselves and our abilities. This low appraisal of ourselves limits us in all sorts of ways; we don't pursue the things that really matter because we believe we aren't up to the task, we don't ask for what we want in relationships. We can work together to develop a realistic vision of where you are and what you want, and then work on the bravery it takes to push for it.
Feeling stuck? Let's help you reconnect with the process of development. We are meant to continually evolve over our lifetimes, developing our capacities, skills, and wisdom. In order for this evolution to take place, sometimes we need to shed old identities, reimagine or leave unhelpful relationships, and get some new ideas in our heads. Who do you want to be?
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