Charla Lineman

My clients are adult individuals and I am an LGBTQIA+ ally. My approach is relational and somatic (body based) considering family of origin, attachment and emotions with you leading the way.

I work with clients that are seeking help with relationship struggles, anxiety and/or depression that can make daily life, work, relationships and sleep challenging. Anxiety can cause us to spend most of our time worrying about what might happen rather than living in the present moment when everything is okay. Depression can make getting out of bed in the morning and starting the day difficult to impossible.

Often clients have experienced trauma, which may include complex PTSD (family of origin/childhood issues) and/or PTSD from single or multiple incidents. Trauma results from experiences that are deeply distressing and overwhelm the ability to cope. There can feelings of fear, helplessness, hopelessness and anger.

I also work with grief and loss. Maybe there has been a job loss, the ending of a marriage or relationship, the death of a loved one or a beloved pet has died. Loss has many forms and each may impact us deeply. Grief and loss are a normal part of life but when we experience these, we can wonder how the world continues to turn and the sun continues to rise.

My training includes EMDR (a trauma therapy), Hakomi mindfulness based somatic psychotherapy, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Emotion Focused Therapy and The Gottman Method. EFT and Gottman are couples therapies but also very useful with individuals. My use of these modalities is dependent upon my client’s needs.

In our first session, we will begin getting to know each other! My goal is for new clients to feel safe, seen and heard. I want to know all about you and your goals for counseling.