Significantly disturbing experiences or events can inflict intense emotional disruption that cause confusion, fear, or other adversities that interfere with one’s ability to live life normally.

Untreated trauma can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and can result in long-term severe emotional, psychological, and physical disruptions in many areas of one’s life.

At certain periods of life, many people may experience depressed mood, sadness, emptiness, irritability, or other related states of mind which can diminish one’s joy in life.

Anxiety is an often chronically occurring state of worry, fear, apprehension, and/or agitation that can cause challenges in day-to-day life and even impact one’s physical health and wellness.

Dissociative disorders can result from deep trauma and are characterized by disruptions in the normal integration of one’s consciousness, perception, memory, and even identity.

Experiences such as loss or childhood trauma can give rise to attachment disorders, which are characterized by difficulties forming and maintaining healthy emotional connections.

Based upon the neuro-regulatory properties of rapid eye movement (REM) that occurs during sleep, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy helps individuals process and cope with trauma.

Known as Structural Dissociation Theory, Parts Work is a therapeutic approach that addresses different aspects, or parts, of the internal self with the goal of integrating those parts so as to achieve emotional balance.

Mindfulness Therapy is aimed at establishing conscious awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions, and reality in the here-and-now so as to fortify their ability to successfully confront and manage current stressors in life.

In Person-Centered therapy, the client leads the exploration of their internal experiences, and the Counselor accompanies the client through active listening to facilitate the client’s discovery of their own understanding and solutions.

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, is a type of psychotherapy where a Counselor helps their client confront certain negative thoughts, thinking patterns, and/or feelings so as to empower them to develop coping strategies.

For people who experience emotions very intensely and exhibit that intensity through their behavior, DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) helps them manage their emotions and behavior through focused awareness.