Having worked in various areas of the field, I have a multitude of experience and am eclectic in my approach as to tailor to the needs of treatment planning on an individual basis. I lean heavily on body-mind medicine with a bottom-up approach; working to address the entire person (not just a symptom but the WHOLE person) and addressing problems at their core. Everyone is unique and there is never a "one size fits all" approach. I offer a safe, strength based, individualized approach to therapy. I believe deeply in the phrase "Therapist lead, client driven".
I believe that the mind and body are ever connected; what impacts the mind emotionally, affects the body physically. All disease, whether mental or physical in nature, stems from dis-ease in the mind. Thus when we treat disease I believe in treating it at it's origin; a bottom-up therapy model aimed at targeting trauma (upsetting/confusing events) and it's secondary impacts which may cause upset to the physical body (somatic complaints, GI distress, etc.).
It is my opinion that most ailments of the mind and body spawn from trauma experiences and therefore, trauma informed care is a must when addressing individual needs in therapy. Trauma can be experienced on a spectrum; what is traumatizing to one may not be for another and thus it is not the event per se but the reaction to it. Trauma informed care is the precursor to developing and establishing rapport as well as identifiable treatment goals and objectives that meet the individual at their current level of functioning, scaffolding treatment goals as they progress and develop a greater window of tolerance through gradual exposure.
I typically gravitate towards EMDR, IFS, somatic healing, art therapy and CBT approach.
