301 S. Sherman St. Suite 202 Richardson, TX 75081 972-898-1318
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Counseling approach
I provide an easy going style with a listening ear and acceptance. It is important that I empathize with my clients and affirm the God given dignity and worth of each person that comes to me for services. I want to help you grow in having more joy and peace in your life. In addition, I utilize these types of therapeutic approaches:
ACT- Acceptance Commitment Therapy. This is a therapeutic approach that assists the client in recognizing difficult habits of thought and coming to accept them, allow them, then taking a healthy action for ourselves based on our values. By not struggling with our thoughts and emotions we begin to take the power out of them and their effect on us. Our thoughts and emotions can be uncomfortable but we can strive to take virtuous actions for ourselves.
"Be a little comfortable with uncomfortable"- David Mora
Flash Technique- "The Flash Technique (FT) is a recently developed evidenced-based therapeutic intervention for reducing the disturbance associated with traumatic or other distressing memories. Unlike many conventional trauma therapy interventions, FT is a minimally intrusive option that does not require the client to consciously engage with the traumatic memory. FT has been demonstrated to be effective in reducing the disturbance level associated with severely painful memories, sometimes in as little as ten to fifteen minutes. Like EMDR, FT utilizes eye movements or alternating tapping and is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain."
IMTT- Image Transformation Therapy. This is a type of trauma therapy that is a gentle and thorough release of past hurts, fears, and effects of trauma. Through the use of our God given imagination and breathe we can release unpleasant emotions that are in the body and mind. We can then deconstruct images of past hurts and fears so that the memory of them no longer has such a stranglehold over us.
We can also work in a similar way to release the attraction towards unwanted behaviors such as pornography, excessive drinking, eating, shopping, screen time, social media, etc.
"Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind..."- Romans 12:2
Gottman Method Couples Counseling. "The Gottman Method is an approach to couples therapy that includes a thorough assessment of the couple’s relationship and integrates research-based interventions based on the Sound Relationship House Theory. The goals of Gottman Method Couples Therapy are to disarm conflicting verbal communication; increase intimacy, respect, and affection; remove barriers that create a feeling of stagnancy; and create a heightened sense of empathy and understanding within the context of the relationship."