Eclectic Therapy

Eclectic Therapy recognizes that one-size does not fit all clients and a client just may not respond to one approach as well as another. This method allows me to pull from a variety of techniques and interventions to enable the client to achieve their goals and life changes that they desire. This also requires that I have in-depth working knowledge of many approaches to use them interchangeably and seamlessly.

I pull skills from multiple types of therapy to provide you with with the care that morphs and molds to your needs as we progress through therapy.

Eclectic therapy sounds fancier than it is. Eclectic therapy draws from multiple theories and techniques. It is a flexible and multifaceted approach to therapy that allows the therapist to use the most effective methods available to address each individual client's needs. As a former teacher I am ingrained with the idea that every human is unique with their own learning styles and coping skills. My goal is to try to always meet the client where they are. Your therapy will be unique to you.

I believe each client is unique and therefore I have multiple tools in my toolbox to help tailer therapy to each individuals needs. My goal is to meet you where you are at and walk your journey with you by shining light on areas that need time or attention. Some modalities I use include: EMDR, CBT, DBT, Meditation, breathe work, and ACT.

I'm always eager to integrate holistic, intuitive, and eclectic methods including dream therapy and bibliotherapy. As a Focusing Oriented Therapist (a somatics based practice), which comes from the Gendlin school of thought. This allows clients an opportunity to get out of their heads, into their bodies, and engage polyvagal regulation.

There is no one size fits all approach when it comes to mental health. Some modalities will work better with some clients, and some modalities will not. I do not take a cookie cutter approach to my work the clients.

Each client is different and I pool from a variety of evidence-based treatment modalities to tailor my care for each individual client.

I love to learn and grow. I will take what works for people wherever I find it or am taught it. I try and use the client's perspective and worldview to help them understand the what, why, and how of their experiences and use this to make change for the future.

My therapeutic style integrates multiple modalities. I believe that our styles must align with the needs of our clients.

Integrating different forms of therapy helps to individualize the steps that we will use together to reach your goal. Most often I use attachment, and family systems therapies; as well as, psychodynamic to work towards the core issues identified in treatment so that you identify patterns and manage any triggers that have led to unhealthy coping skills or relationship dynamics.

My approach depends on the person with whom I'm working.

Just as my work in the addiction field is anything but typical, my work around nearly every other issue that I work on with clients is also approached from a very client centered place. I believe my responsibility to you is to hold space, be present and share with you what science & experience have taught us. The growing awareness is sometimes tough to sit with but you'll have company as you get comfortable with the new information you're living with.

An eclectic theoretical approach is utilized to meet the varied needs of clients. Clients like their issues are unique, and because of this uniqueness, clients require different levels of interactions, and counseling approaches. Eclectic therapy is not a concrete or rigid model. Instead it encompasses an array of interventions to meet the needs of the client.

Eclectic therapy is a form of psychotherapy that adapts to the unique needs of each patient, depending on the problem, the treatment goals, and the person’s expectations and motivation. An eclectic therapist draws from a variety of disciplines and may use a range of proven methods to determine the best combination of therapeutic tools to help a patient. In effect, an eclectic therapist customizes the therapeutic process for each individual.

I am an eclectic therapist in that I pull from a number of different therapeutic orientations and modalities to best support each individual client. There are some overarching grief theories that I utilize AND I don't believe in a one size fits all approach. Your loss was unique to you so your therapy experience gets to be unique to you as well. I like to work with my clients to better understand what tools and approaches are going to be the best fit for them.

I am constantly participating in trainings and staying up to date on research to utilize any approach that may benefit my clientele.

It's likely that the therapeutic needs and treatment orientations you most benefit from will be organic and changing. Therefore, approaches will be tailored to you, and will vary according to what benefits you most. Humans tend to dabble in the gray. I will always closely observe what your needs are by listening, asking questions, learning and discerning what will benefit you most. This means that aspects of client-directed therapy, integrative therapy, DBT, CBT, and many more will be tailored.

My approach focuses on pulling from a wide range of therapeutic modalities to meet the needs of the individual(s) in front of me.

My graduate training, variety of work experience, and regular continuing education enables me to treat many different issues and draw from an ever-expanding knowledge base in my practice.