The photo above is inside my office in Old Town Alexandria.
Our work will focus on your whole person in your environment-physical, emotional, intellectual, sexual, social and spiritual.
We will work together to facilitate movement from surviving to thriving. Together we will review physical, emotional, intellectual, sexual, social and spiritual arenas of your life to determine a path forward into thriving.
We will address your most inhibiting concerns as well as your lesser difficulties. Combining your strengths with my experience and training we will prioritize our attention and methodologies. Therapy is a collaborative, evolving process between clients and myself.
Recent traumas can be treated to facilitate thorough processing instead of needing to wait until PTSD sets in to do the work.
I utilize EMDR as a comprehensive relational psychotherapy to treat small t- relational trauma and big T traumas - complex trauma, and to heal attachment wounds. Being a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner since 2005 enhances my work with clients and consultees and assists in recovery of the whole person/system.
In 2000 I did my EMDR training with Francine Shapiro. I have been in consultation with Deany Laliotis ever since. Over these years until Francine's death on June 16, 2019, I learned from Francine¨The past affects the present even without our being aware of it¨ and “Changing the memories that form the way we see ourselves also changes the way we view others.¨
In 1994 I became an advanced Imago therapy practitioner. Imago helps those in relationships discover their choices and capacities, and reveals how our past still impacts our present behavior in relationships. Over the years I have become certified in PEX therapy and trained in many other modalities of relational psychotherapy.
Once I trained in Imago therapy I began to do trainings with renown sex therapist and trainer Tammy Nelson. It is through my affiliation with Dr. Nelson that I became a CSCT and a CSCT supervisor. I recommend Tammy's books which can be found on the ISTI website as well as online.
Every Memory Deserves Respect by Michael Baldwin and Deborah Korn explains what EMDR is and how it is done. It is a great book to read prior to beginning EMDR therapy.
Check out my blog on EMDR therapy with Couples
https://emdrtherapy.com/emdr-blog-posts/emdr-couples-deciding-where-start
Video about EMDR psychotherapy treatment:
Video about benefits of lateral eye movements:
www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=xZVw-9ThmSM
USA TODAY article about Prince Harry using EMDR
Video about Autonomic Nervous system
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdIQRxwT1I0