- Are you repeatedly drawn into relationships with people who are cold to you? Do you feel that even the people closest to you do not care or understand enough about you?
- Do you feel that you are at your core somehow defective, that no one who truly knows you could possibly love and accept you?
- Do you put the needs of others above your own, so your needs never get met—and so you do not even know what your real needs are?
- Do you fear that something bad will happen to you so that even a mild sore throat sets off a dread of more dire disease?
- Do you find that, regardless of how much public acclaim or social approval you receive, you still feel unhappy, unfulfilled, or undeserving?
- Do you grow up with narcissistic parents? Have you learned that manipulation and guilt are effective strategies for getting what you want?
In therapy sessions with me, I will help you to understand more about these patterns or life traps. I will also support you in how to recognize them, how to understand their origins, and how to change them following a Schema Therapy approach.
Furthermore, as an EMDR consultant, I will guide and support you to increase your awareness about the trauma that you or your loved ones have experienced. What is TRAUMA? Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape, or natural disaster. Immediately after the event, shock and denial are typical. Longer-term reactions include unpredictable emotions, flashbacks, strained relationships, and even physical symptoms like headaches or nausea.
How can I help you if you have experienced trauma? Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing employs a body-based technique called bilateral stimulation during which I will guide you through eye movements, tones, or taps in order to move a memory that has been incorrectly stored to a more functional part of the brain. Therefore, you will feel less emotional/impulsive, anxious and stressed out, and more confident, connected, and grounded.
I also received several other certifications that abled me to use various psychological modalities (CBT, Mindfulness, Art therapy, and Narrative therapy) to help many clients to overcome their issues.
I am fully aware of the “stigma” attached to mental health issues. I know how hard it is to open up and talk about those painful moments or situations that affected you the most. But believe me, when you start to talk about them in a peaceful, therapeutic setting where you feel heard, those moments won’t affect you the same as the past anymore.
