{"id":617,"date":"2026-06-28T13:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T20:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsmithmft.com\/staging\/8110\/?page_id=617"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:06:31","slug":"therapy-approaches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jsmithmft.com\/staging\/8110\/therapy-approaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );max-width:1280px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81{background-image:url('https:\/\/jsmithmft.com\/staging\/8110\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/background_lens-flare-1-scaled.png');background-size:contain;background-position:100% 50%;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:no-repeat;}.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 ,.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 h1,.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 h2,.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 h3,.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 h4,.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 h5,.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 h6{color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 a{color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id617_34eff4-81 alignfull has-theme-palette5-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-row kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column617_14bacc-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);}.kadence-column617_14bacc-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column617_14bacc-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column617_14bacc-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column617_14bacc-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column617_14bacc-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column617_14bacc-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column617_14bacc-a9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column617_14bacc-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column617_14bacc-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column617_14bacc-a9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-2-color\">Understanding my approach<\/mark><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools, approaches &amp; <br><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-2-color\">how I work<\/mark><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page explains the modalities, therapeutic frameworks, and topic areas you&#8217;ll see referenced throughout the site \u2014 in plain language, no jargon required.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column617_49f6d1-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column617_49f6d1-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column617_49f6d1-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column617_49f6d1-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column617_49f6d1-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column617_49f6d1-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column617_49f6d1-1a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column617_49f6d1-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column617_49f6d1-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column617_49f6d1-1a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);max-width:1280px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 ,.kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 h1,.kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 h2,.kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 h3,.kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 h4,.kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 h5,.kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 h6{color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 a{color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id617_c162ec-b3 alignfull has-theme-palette4-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column617_8ae368-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column617_8ae368-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column617_8ae368-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column617_8ae368-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column617_8ae368-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column617_8ae368-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column617_8ae368-89{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column617_8ae368-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column617_8ae368-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"inner-column-1 wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column617_8ae368-89\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<span style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row; justify-content: left;  align-items: baseline; gap: 15px; \">\n  <span><strong>Color guide \/ jump to:<\/strong><\/span>\n<span>\n    <a href=\"#tools\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #fff;\">\n      <span class=\"buttons-pills teal\">Teal<\/span> \n      Tools &#038; techniques I use in sessions\n    <\/a>\n<\/span>\n<span>\n    <a href=\"#therapeutic-frameworks\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #fff;\">\n      <span class=\"buttons-pills purple\">Purple<\/span> \n      Therapeutic frameworks &#038; approaches\n    <\/a>\n<\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id617_4f1712-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id617_4f1712-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id617_4f1712-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);max-width:880px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id617_4f1712-7c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id617_4f1712-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id617_4f1712-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id617_4f1712-7c alignfull wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\" id=\"tools\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column617_47c7e5-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column617_47c7e5-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column617_47c7e5-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column617_47c7e5-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column617_47c7e5-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column617_47c7e5-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column617_47c7e5-76{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column617_47c7e5-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column617_47c7e5-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column617_47c7e5-76\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools &amp; Techniques<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I use&nbsp;<em>in sessions<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-3254f944b2b16ab0622e3faca9df2e46 wp-block-paragraph\">These are the practical, evidence-based tools we draw on together. You&#8217;ll learn how to use many of them yourself so you can take them into your daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-617_a2c115-30 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-617_a2c115-30 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-617_a2c115-30\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"grid-2-column\"><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"emdr\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; \"><style>.cat-btn-19-993 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-19-993:hover {  color: #08b8a8;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; color: #08b8a8; background-color: rgba(8, 184, 168, 0.1);\">EMDR<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-19-993\">Eye Movement Desensitization &amp; Reprocessing<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">EMDR is a structured, evidence-based therapy that helps people process and heal from traumatic memories and distressing experiences. Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR uses bilateral stimulation \u2014 guided through eye movements, tapping, or sounds \u2014 to help the brain reprocess stuck memories so they no longer trigger intense emotional responses.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIt is particularly effective for trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and the underlying pain that drives addictive patterns. I am Level 2 trained in EMDR with advanced clinical training and over 25 years of experience using it \u2014 meaning I work with EMDR at a depth well beyond introductory practice.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emdr.com\/what-is-emdr-therapy-layperson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #08c4b2; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 700; transition: opacity 0.2s;\" onmouseover=\"this.style.opacity='0.8'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.opacity='1'\">Learn more: What is EMDR? \u2014 EMDR Institute \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"eft\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; \"><style>.cat-btn-22-939 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-22-939:hover {  color: #08b8a8;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; color: #08b8a8; background-color: rgba(8, 184, 168, 0.1);\">EFT<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-22-939\">Emotional Freedom Technique \u2014 Tapping for emotional regulation<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">EFT, often called &quot;tapping,&quot; is a body-based technique that involves gently tapping on specific acupressure points on the face and body while focusing on a thought, feeling, or physical sensation. It works by calming the nervous system&#039;s stress response \u2014 the same fight-or-flight reaction that gets activated by anxiety, anger, and overwhelm.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nOne of the things I love most about EFT is that it&#039;s a skill you take home. Clients learn to use it on their own between sessions \u2014 in the car, before a difficult conversation, or in the middle of a stressful moment at work.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetappingsolution.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #08c4b2; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 700; transition: opacity 0.2s;\" onmouseover=\"this.style.opacity='0.8'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.opacity='1'\">Learn more: The Tapping Solution (thetappingsolution.com) \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"mindfulness\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; \"><style>.cat-btn-23-189 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-23-189:hover {  color: #08b8a8;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; color: #08b8a8; background-color: rgba(8, 184, 168, 0.1);\">Mindfulness &amp; meditation<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-23-189\">Presence as a practice<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Mindfulness is the foundation of everything I do in therapy. It means paying attention to what is happening right now \u2014 in your body, noticing your feelings and thoughts, your experience \u2014 without judgment in this moment. It sounds simple, but for most people it is a genuine skill that takes real practice to develop.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIn our work together, mindfulness shows up as a sequence: noticing what is happening and what reactions are arising, creating a pause to reflect on what you are experiencing, and then considering what action \u2014 if any \u2014 actually serves you. That pause between noticing and acting is where real change lives.  We break free of stories we create and get into what is real in the moment.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"somatic-awareness\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; \"><style>.cat-btn-43-911 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-43-911:hover {  color: #08b8a8;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; color: #08b8a8; background-color: rgba(8, 184, 168, 0.1);\">Somatic awareness<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-43-911\">The body knows before the mind does<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">We carry our experiences in our bodies. Tension in the shoulders, tightness in the chest, a knot in the stomach \u2014 these are not random physical sensations. They are the body&#039;s way of communicating what the mind has not yet put into words.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSomatic awareness means learning to slow down and listen to those signals. In our work together, I will often invite you to notice what is happening physically as feelings and experiences arise. This is a practical skill that builds over time \u2014 the more fluent you become in your body&#039;s language, the earlier you can catch what is happening. The body is not the enemy. It is one of your most reliable guides.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"pause-breathe-reflect\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; \"><style>.cat-btn-25-809 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-25-809:hover {  color: #08b8a8;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; color: #08b8a8; background-color: rgba(8, 184, 168, 0.1);\">Pause, Breathe, Reflect<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-25-809\">Pause, Breathe, Reflect \u2014 in-the-moment skills<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Real change often happens in a single moment \u2014 the one between the first feeling or reaction, making meaning of it, and acting on it. We have a first reaction, which is mostly not our choice \u2014 it just happens. But in the next moment, there is an opportunity. That is where Pause, Breathe, Reflect comes in.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nWe practice the pause so we can get grounded, observe our own process, and reflect before we decide to speak or act. It allows space for compassion and understanding \u2014 and then considering our response from a clearer place, reconnecting with our values and how we want to be.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"self-talk\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; \"><style>.cat-btn-24-960 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-24-960:hover {  color: #08b8a8;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; color: #08b8a8; background-color: rgba(8, 184, 168, 0.1);\">Self-talk<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-24-960\">Changing your inner voice<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Our inner voice often reflects our fears or worries.  This voice can rehash old stories of mistakes, tell you what could happen next or what to be concerned about.  It often tells a story that is not true. This inner voice can also absorb messages we got about ourselves early in life \u2014 from family, experience, and culture \u2014 and those messages become an inner narrator that runs on autopilot. <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nCatching these stories and replacing them with the truth is a practice we will engage in together. This is not about positive thinking for its own sake \u2014 it is about rewiring the brain, learning to talk to yourself the way you would talk to someone you genuinely care about, and building a more honest and compassionate inner voice over time.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"in-the-moment\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; \"><style>.cat-btn-44-384 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-44-384:hover {  color: #08b8a8;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; color: #08b8a8; background-color: rgba(8, 184, 168, 0.1);\">In the moment<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-44-384\">When real feelings arrive, the real work begins<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">We spend much of our lives in the past or the future \u2014 replaying what happened, anticipating what might. The practice of coming into the present moment is one of the most fundamental teachings of mindfulness and the Buddhist tradition. It is not just a therapy technique. It is a way of being.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nTo be in the moment is to see things clearly \u2014 what is actually true right now, not the story we are telling about it. It grounds us, brings us back from worry and rumination, and opens us to genuine connection with ourselves and the people around us. In the therapy room and out in the world, this practice becomes a touchstone: something to return to when life pulls you away from yourself.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"skills-practice\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; \"><style>.cat-btn-45-650 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-45-650:hover {  color: #08b8a8;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; color: #08b8a8; background-color: rgba(8, 184, 168, 0.1);\">Skills practice<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-45-650\">Change is not just insight \u2014 it is practice<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Understanding why you do something is a good start. Actually doing something different \u2014 repeatedly, in the moments that count \u2014 is where change lives. Skills practice is the bridge between knowing and doing.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSkills are practiced both inside and outside of sessions. I may ask you to try something specific between appointments \u2014 a new self-talk phrase, a pause before reacting, a body-based practice when stress spikes. The repetition is the point. Mistakes and stumbles are not failures \u2014 they are data, and each one gives us another opportunity to understand, update, and keep practicing. This is also how emotion regulation develops \u2014 learning to notice when your nervous system is dysregulated, developing real skills to help yourself in the moment, and finding your way back to a calm place<\/p><\/div><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"psychoeducation\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; \"><style>.cat-btn-46-420 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-46-420:hover {  color: #08b8a8;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #08b8a8; color: #08b8a8; background-color: rgba(8, 184, 168, 0.1);\">Psychoeducation<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-46-420\">Understanding why changes everything<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">One of the most powerful moments in therapy is when something that has felt shameful, confusing, or simply broken about you suddenly makes sense.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nPsychoeducation means bringing knowledge into the room \u2014 about how the brain processes trauma, how nervous system responses are wired, how patterns from childhood can persist into adult life, why anxiety spikes or depression flattens, what happens in the body under stress. This is not a lecture. It is information offered in the service of understanding and self-compassion.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nWhen you understand that your reaction is not a character flaw but a learned response \u2014 or a nervous system doing exactly what it was trained to do \u2014 the shame lifts. And from that clearer place, real change becomes possible.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id617_566a26-d6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id617_566a26-d6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id617_566a26-d6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );max-width:100vw;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id617_566a26-d6 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id617_566a26-d6 ,.kb-row-layout-id617_566a26-d6 h1,.kb-row-layout-id617_566a26-d6 h2,.kb-row-layout-id617_566a26-d6 h3,.kb-row-layout-id617_566a26-d6 h4,.kb-row-layout-id617_566a26-d6 h5,.kb-row-layout-id617_566a26-d6 h6{color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kb-row-layout-id617_566a26-d6 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.kt-block-spacer{height:80px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-617_15ddb5-d9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:rgba(184, 206, 222, 0.50);width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-617_15ddb5-d9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id617_7c74f2-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id617_7c74f2-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id617_7c74f2-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);max-width:872px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id617_7c74f2-5f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id617_7c74f2-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id617_7c74f2-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id617_7c74f2-5f alignfull wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\" id=\"therapeutic-frameworks\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column617_3fbc51-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column617_3fbc51-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column617_3fbc51-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column617_3fbc51-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column617_3fbc51-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column617_3fbc51-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column617_3fbc51-1e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column617_3fbc51-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column617_3fbc51-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column617_3fbc51-1e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h6 class=\"purple wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-1-color\">Therapeutic frameworks<\/mark><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How I&nbsp;<em>approach the work<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-7fda31b4ca35f4b79c04d6d65a6e94e4 wp-block-paragraph\">These are the theoretical frameworks and evidence-based models that shape how I think about people, relationships, and change. I draw on all of them rather than following any single approach rigidly \u2014 because no one framework fits every person. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-617_903e5c-f1 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-617_903e5c-f1 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-617_903e5c-f1\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"grid-2-column\"><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"strength-based-therapy\" style=\"border-color: #4e28a0; \"><style>.cat-btn-21-322 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-21-322:hover {  color: #4e28a0;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #4e28a0; color: #4e28a0; background-color: rgba(78, 40, 160, 0.1);\">Strength-based therapy<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-21-322\">Building on what you already have<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Rather than focusing primarily on what&#039;s broken or what&#039;s wrong, strength-based therapy starts from the premise that you already have resilience, skills, values, and life experience that can be resources in your healing. My job is to help you identify and build on those strengths \u2014 not to fix you, but to help you access more of what&#039;s already there.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThis includes your cultural heritage and history. The traditions, values, stories, and ways of navigating the world that come from your background are not incidental to the work \u2014 they are part of it. Who your people are and where you come from is a source of strength we can draw on together.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"trauma-informed-care\" style=\"border-color: #4e28a0; \"><style>.cat-btn-26-195 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-26-195:hover {  color: #4e28a0;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #4e28a0; color: #4e28a0; background-color: rgba(78, 40, 160, 0.1);\">Trauma-informed care<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-26-195\">What Happened To You \u2014 Not What Is Wrong With You<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">One of the most painful things about trauma is feeling like something is fundamentally wrong with you. Shifting from &quot;what is wrong with me?&quot; to &quot;what happened to me?&quot; is one of the most important moves we make together.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nTrauma-informed care brings into awareness the patterns, reactions, survival strategies, and struggles that were once necessary and adaptive \u2014 and may now be getting in the way. It means creating safety first and moving at your pace.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nHealing trauma engages the brain, mind, and body. EMDR works directly with the brain&#039;s neuroplasticity \u2014 helping reprocess stuck traumatic memories so they no longer trigger overwhelming responses.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emdr.com\/what-is-emdr-therapy-layperson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #08c4b2; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 700; transition: opacity 0.2s;\" onmouseover=\"this.style.opacity='0.8'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.opacity='1'\">Learn more: What is EMDR? \u2014 EMDR Institute \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"narrative-therapy\" style=\"border-color: #4e28a0; \"><style>.cat-btn-27-757 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-27-757:hover {  color: #4e28a0;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #4e28a0; color: #4e28a0; background-color: rgba(78, 40, 160, 0.1);\">Narrative therapy<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-27-757\">Rewriting the stories we tell ourselves<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Narrative therapy is based on the idea that we make sense of our lives through stories \u2014 and that the stories we tell about ourselves powerfully shape how we feel and what we think is possible. When those stories are limiting, narrative therapy helps us examine, challenge, and rewrite them.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/therapy-types\/narrative-therapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #08c4b2; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 700; transition: opacity 0.2s;\" onmouseover=\"this.style.opacity='0.8'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.opacity='1'\">Learn more: Narrative Therapy (psychologytoday.com) \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"motivational-interviewing\" style=\"border-color: #4e28a0; \"><style>.cat-btn-31-435 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-31-435:hover {  color: #4e28a0;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #4e28a0; color: #4e28a0; background-color: rgba(78, 40, 160, 0.1);\">Motivational interviewing<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-31-435\">Finding your own reasons to change<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, client-centered approach that helps people explore their own ambivalence about change and find their own motivation to make it. Rather than telling you what you should do, it helps you discover what you actually want \u2014 and what&#039;s getting in the way. It&#039;s particularly useful in recovery work and any situation where someone feels stuck or conflicted about change.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/motivationalinterviewing.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #08c4b2; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 700; transition: opacity 0.2s;\" onmouseover=\"this.style.opacity='0.8'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.opacity='1'\">Learn more: Motivational Interviewing (motivationalinterviewing.org) \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"gottman\" style=\"border-color: #4e28a0; \"><style>.cat-btn-29-772 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-29-772:hover {  color: #4e28a0;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #4e28a0; color: #4e28a0; background-color: rgba(78, 40, 160, 0.1);\">Gottman<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-29-772\">Research-based couples work<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">The Gottman Method is a couples therapy approach developed by Dr. John Gottman, based on over 40 years of research on what makes relationships work and what causes them to fail. It focuses on building friendship and intimacy, managing conflict constructively, and creating shared meaning. I draw on Gottman-informed principles in my couples work.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gottman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #08c4b2; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 700; transition: opacity 0.2s;\" onmouseover=\"this.style.opacity='0.8'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.opacity='1'\">Learn more: The Gottman Institute (gottman.com) \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"imago-harville-hendrix\" style=\"border-color: #4e28a0; \"><style>.cat-btn-30-917 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-30-917:hover {  color: #4e28a0;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #4e28a0; color: #4e28a0; background-color: rgba(78, 40, 160, 0.1);\">Imago \u00b7 Harville Hendrix<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-30-917\">Understanding who we choose and why<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">Imago Relationship Therapy, developed by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt, is based on the idea that we unconsciously choose partners who reflect our earliest relationships \u2014 and that our conflicts are actually opportunities for healing and growth. It emphasizes empathy, dialogue, and understanding the deeper needs underneath surface conflicts.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/imagorelationships.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #08c4b2; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 700; transition: opacity 0.2s;\" onmouseover=\"this.style.opacity='0.8'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.opacity='1'\">Learn more: Imago Relationships (imagorelationships.org) \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"grid-item\" id=\"cbt\" style=\"border-color: #4e28a0; \"><style>.cat-btn-28-858 {  color: #1a202c; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;} .cat-btn-28-858:hover {  color: #4e28a0;} <\/style><div><span class=\"buttons-pills\" style=\"border-color: #4e28a0; color: #4e28a0; background-color: rgba(78, 40, 160, 0.1);\">CBT<\/span><\/div><h5><a class=\"cat-btn-28-858\">Cognitive Behavioral Therapy \u2014 Connecting thoughts, feelings, and actions<\/a><\/h5><p style=\"margin-top: 1em\">CBT is one of the most widely researched and effective forms of therapy. It&#039;s based on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors \u2014 and the understanding that changing how we think about something can change how we feel and act. I use CBT principles particularly for anxiety, depression, and the cycles of self-criticism that keep people stuck.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/ptsd-guideline\/patients-and-families\/cognitive-behavioral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #08c4b2; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 700; transition: opacity 0.2s;\" onmouseover=\"this.style.opacity='0.8'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.opacity='1'\">Learn more: About CBT (apa.org) \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id617_da867f-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id617_da867f-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id617_da867f-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:880px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 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