What are some reasons/symptoms/conditions individuals seek treatment?

ANXIETY: Anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, or panic disorder, can significantly affect daily functioning. Therapy offers techniques to manage anxiety symptoms, address underlying triggers, and develop strategies and tools for coping with and modifying these problematic patterns of excessive worry and stress.

DEPRESSION: Individuals may seek therapy when experiencing persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or a lack of interest in activities that were once enjoyable. Therapy can help with exploring the underlying causes of depressive symptoms and aid in developing skills and strategies to help in alleviating depressive symptoms.

OCD (OBSESSIONS AND COMPULSIONS): Individuals experiencing obsessions and/or compulsions can benefit from therapy, especially structured therapy like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exposure and Response Prevention, which can help teach you to tolerate distress and modify your response to OCD cognitions and behaviors or mental acts.

TRAUMA AND PTSD: Individuals experiencing trauma may have recurrent flashbacks; nightmares; hypervigilance; surges in anxiety or depression. Trauma is defined by exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence. This exposure can come from direct experiences, witnessing these events happen to others, or hearing about them. Trauma can result from a variety of experiences such as accidents, personal losses, abuse, threats, and natural disasters. The effects of trauma can be long-lasting, significantly affecting mental health, relationships, and overall well-being if not properly addressed. When reactions to trauma become persistent and disruptive, one may be experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD impacts your life and ability to function in numerous ways.

RELATIONAL PROBLEMS: Individuals experiencing relational problems can have significant emotional distress negatively affecting their mental health. At times, unresolved conflicts or communication issues can create a cycle of frustration and distance, leaving you feeling disconnected from the people who matter most.

COPING WITH MEDICAL PROBLEMS/NEW MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS: Individuals coping with new or chronic medical conditions/diagnosis can experience the complex manner in which it can affect body, mind, and spirit. The experiences can be frightening leading to feelings of loss of control, disillusionment with life, and loneliness.

STRESS MANAGEMENT: Stress is a natural response to life's pressures, but when it becomes chronic, it can lead to burnout, anxiety, depression, and physical health issues such as headaches, muscle tension, sleep disturbances, and even heart disease. Many people feel trapped in the cycle of stress, but there are strategies and tools that can be implemented to help you reduce stress and lead a more balanced life.

GRIEF AND LOSS: Individuals experiencing grief and loss may find themselves lonely, isolated and overwhelmed. Certain triggers (and even glimmers) can bring back difficult-to-process memories leaving one sad, numb, confused or angry. Therapy can help with processing these feelings while finding ways to honor the memories.

EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION: Individuals experience that their feelings are much stronger than the situation seems to warrant; that it takes a long time to calm down or self-soothe after getting upset; that they may act or speak without thinking when emotional, often regretting it later as these reactions are inconsistent with your values or desires; that their mood shifts rapidly and unpredictably; that emotional reactions often cause conflict or distance in relationships; experience headaches, stomachaches, or rapid heartbeat when stressed or upset; feeling like your emotions are in charge, and not you; and/or that you criticize yourself harshly when emotional, leading to shame or guilt. Emotional dysregulation can arise from a combination of biological, psychological, and environmental factors that can disrupt anyone's ability to manage and respond to emotional experiences in a healthy way. If you’re struggling with emotional dysregulation, know that you’re not alone. Many people experience difficulties with managing intense emotions, and it’s a common challenge. It’s important to understand that these feelings are valid and that seeking professional help is a proactive and courageous step.

Other areas of focused care of the practice include:

Social Issues

Career Challenges 

Life Transitions

Justice Involved/Justice Impacted/Reentry Support

Caregiver Stress

Professional Burnout