Also known as CBT is the approach I use to reduce the intensity and frequency of a Client's emotions, pain, suffering, and self-defeating behaviors. CBT can help clients to cultivate skills leading to goal achievement and life satisfaction by assessing and treating: Cognitions --> What we think, Behaviors--> What we do and say, Emotions--> how we feel, Relationships--> how we interact with others.

Also known as ACT is what's considered a "third-wave" type of therapy developed after CBT. ACT can help you learn how to drop the struggle with any negative thoughts you have, rather than trying to push them away or defeat them. By building distance between yourself and your thoughts and emotions, your symptoms will likely naturally decrease.

Also known as DBT is a sub-type of CBT that teaches patients to successfully regulate their emotions and gain control of their reactions to stimuli. DBT applies practical clinical applications for trauma, comorbidities, addiction, and more. Therapists set specific goals for their clients, but some common themes include: Improving interpersonal relationships, Calming emotional turbulence, Increasing mindfulness, Tolerate upsetting situations and stress with more ease.

Also known as body-centered psychotherapy, is a form of alternative therapy that focuses on the body and how emotions appear within the body. Somatic therapy postulates that the body holds and expresses experiences. Emotions, traumatic events, and unresolved emotional issues can become “trapped” within the body, manifesting in physical symptoms.

Somatic Abolitionism is living, embodied anti-racist practice and cultural building —a way of being in the world. It is a return to the age-old wisdom of human bodies respecting, honoring, and resonating with other human bodies.

Narrative therapy is a form of therapy that aims to separate the individual from the problem, allowing the individual to externalize their issues rather than internalize them. It relies on the individual's own skills and sense of purpose to guide them through difficult times. It is an approach that seeks to reach one of three goals: to put "untold" aspects of the client's past into the life narrative, help clients emotionally enter and re-author their own stories, or help clients construct new meanings in relation to stories that may emerge in therapy.

Although all yoga is potentially therapeutic and healing, yoga therapy is the specific application of yogic tools—postures/exercises, breathwork, meditation techniques, and more—to address an individual’s physical, mental, and emotional needs. Yoga therapy is a mind-body practice that focuses on your physical, emotional and mental health. The practice uses movement, mindfulness, meditation, relaxation and breathing exercises to help you relax, relieve stress and manage underlying conditions or symptoms. With the use of traditional yoga practices, yoga therapists recommend particular techniques, poses, and moves that focus on the client's specific concerns.

Polyvagal Theory emphasizes the role the autonomic nervous system --especially the vagus nerve-- plays in regulating our health and behavior. Created and developed by Stephen Porges, PhD, the theory describes the physiological/psychological states which underlie our daily behavior as well as challenges related to our wellness and mental health. By applying Polyvagal Theory to our personal lives as well as to disciplines such as medicine, education, and management, we can understand how safety, co-regulation, and connection are paramount to a healthy human experience.