Do you ever feel . . .
that you are mentally running on a hamster wheel of anxiety, dread, intrusive thoughts, anger, and helplessness. Ugly memories and images from the past continue to plague and distress you. And you might question how others seem to get life “right” because their social media posts don’t look anything like how you feel. Relationships are suffering, and you don’t want to pass all this on to those you love. You want to be free, confident, happy, and at peace with who you are as a person and the future that is yours yet to live.
Welcome
We all have experiences that sometimes tie us up and make dealing with life more difficult than it needs to be. This is a place where you can find an empathetic listener who has a strong desire to help you attain freedom from those invisible chains. For this reason, I returned to graduate school years ago and earned a master’s degree in counseling. As I continually strive to provide better solutions to my clients, I have become certified in EMDR and extend my skills with many continuing professional education courses. I am eager to share these techniques and tools with you so you can find the joy you long for.
Although we are not all on the same spiritual path, my aim is to help you see how your own beliefs can support you in effectively dealing with your life’s issues. I’ve worked through anxiety, eating-disordered thinking, and the effects of a dysfunctional childhood. I’ve been happily married for 33 years — some as a military spouse and even more as an Eastern Orthodox Christian priest’s wife — moved many times, and raised two healthy married adult children who still text. I am a firm believer that what we live through and learn from gives us love and understanding for others.
For this breath, this heartbeat, everything’s good.
~Wynonna Judd
In my practice, I use both talk therapy and EMDR/EMDR 2.0 (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Both have proven beneficial to clients over the years, but from my experience, EMDR is incredibly useful and quick in helping a client reduce emotional distress and the impact of traumatic images and experiences. These unprocessed images can be likened to wounds that continually get jabbed by present-day events and reinforce negative beliefs about self, bring on negative emotions, and lead to uncomfortable physical sensations.
There is no hypnotism and no destruction of memories with EMDR. There is no doing it “right” or “wrong” — no failure — because every brain is unique and we will work together to find what works best for you. To learn more and watch an introductory video, please click on this link:
https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost.
Under the law, the health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
- You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
- Make sure your healthcare provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least one business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your healthcare provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
- If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
- Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 800-985-3059.
- Individual Sessions $125
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Mastercard, Visa
- Aetna
- BlueCross and Blue Shield PPO
- United Health Care
- Optum
- Out of Network
Office Hours:
Tuesdays - Fridays at 10:30 a.m., 1:00, and 2:30 p.m. Some flexibility is possible.
Depending on distance, telehealth (remote) sessions may be arranged although I highly recommend in-office sessions if possible.
Clientele:
Adult women ages 20 - 85