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DBT and DBT-informed therapy for Dealing with Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Life.
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Walking or in-office therapy to manage stress and maintain control through impacts of climate change.
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Change is the only constant; change is hard, and I can help.
Relocation:
moving, changing jobs, adjusting to a new life creates uncertainty, and sometimes anxiety, depression, or shifts in mood.
Career change:
a change in one’s career can be quite an adjustment, often bringing a new identity.
Maternal mental health and illness:
refers to the psychological and emotional health of new mothers during and after pregnancy, and included anxiety, depression, and other disorders.
Maternal mental health conditions affect about 1 in 5 women.
1 in 8 women will experience postpartum depression after childbirth.
“When your bare bottom is on the bed delivering the baby, several outcomes are par for the course, and at the same time, we have no idea what the next moment holds. It is the ultimate surrender.” —former client and Mother
Becoming a birthing parent can bring shifts in identity, one’s values, and sense of self.
“It ain’t for sissies,” a 74 year-old client says about aging.
Maybe you have just lost your spouse/partner? Perhaps already several friends and family members? Or maybe you are beginning to lose grip on your own autonomy? Not to mention, your aching body.
Health crises
Crises are never anticipated, and the circumstances bring anxiety, depression, and profound loss. Through specialized training and experience in the field, together, we can explore ways of managing and restoring the quality of life desired and available.
Death with dignity
As illness takes over or circumstances change, death becomes a reality. Only in recent years, has it become possible to have agency in ending one’s life to reduce suffering. The “right to die” movement advocates for the legal right of terminally ill individuals to end their lives, primarily through the use of medical aid in dying.
The movement is complex, involving ethical, legal, and social issues.
Read more about the evolution of the movement:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-evolution-of-americas-right-to-die-movement/
Organizations that support this effort include:
Heart2Heart NC
https://www.heart2heartnc.com/
Compassion & Choices
https://compassionandchoices.org/
Final Exit Network
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Through specialized training in the field of grief and loss, I bring a unique perspective in meeting clients where and as they truly are.
There really is no standard for grieving and attempts to control or minimize brings suffering.
Drawing on the work of Francis Weller’s The Wild Edge of Sorrow and Alan Wolfelt, director of Center for Loss and Life Transition, I individualize grief treatment to clients’ needs because we know that grief is not measured or achieved.
Walking with Grief — A Celtic prayer
Do not hurry as you walk with grief
It does not help the journeyWalk slowly, pausing often
Do not hurry as you walk with grief
Be not disturbed by memories
that come unbidden
Swiftly forgive and let
Unspoken words, unfinished conversations
be resolved in your memoriesBe not disturbed
Be gentle with the one who walks with griefIf it is you, be gentle with yourself
Swiftly forgive, walk slowly,
Pause often,
Take timeBe gentle as you walk with grief
– Author Unknown
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Accidents, pain, and illness are sometimes a part of life, and it’s easier in a trusted relationship.
Through experience and specialized training, I have worked with patients who have had Head Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Parkinson’s disease and related disorders, Epilepsy, Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), etc.
Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional. -Huraki Murakami
Through study and training in mindfulness and experience with Traditional Chinese Medicine, I am here through flairs or changes in pain and disease management and progression.
Hope is an agent of change