https://www.verdurecounseling.org/research daily 0.75 2022-07-21 https://www.verdurecounseling.org/home daily 1.0 2024-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f62ad842478163ccd047306/1600305650586-9NRWWU3K2B9OTDT33GCM/IMG_1287.JPG Home - My approach to therapy I approach my work from a Systems perspective, contemplating how wounds from your past have impacted your ability to feel good in your body and be as alive as possible. Due to marginalization, trauma, and wounding; we find ourselves ‘shrinking to fit.’ While doing therapy together, I want to give you an opportunity to notice and grow your resiliency; exploring your vibrancy through reclamation of your sense of power. There are many paths to get us moving towards the embodiment of personal power. Some of the tools I use include: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) especially when working on trauma, attachment based interventions, Nature Based Therapy, a memory reconsolidation approach, a feminist approach, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Mindfulness interventions, elements of psychodrama, and additional creative/ embodied interventions. If you choose to do outdoor sessions, we can stay dry even in winter. Nature based therapy is an opportunity to return to a sense of home- on the planet and within ourselves. Importantly to me, nature is a place without judgement; it offers a retreat where we can be utterly ourselves without fear of how we’re seen. When much of the world wants us to bend to a mold, It is a relief to be surrounded by life that asks nothing more than being our truest and most alive selves. Connecting with nature is a source of healing for many of us and it can be of tremendous benefit when participating in therapy. Nature based therapy typically involves talk therapy while adding in nature based exercises and embodied experiences outdoors. Click below to learn more specifics about my approach and my background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f62ad842478163ccd047306/1600305585862-EEMIQHVZJVDA1FYKFMM3/IMG_1080.JPG Home - Offerings Available for in person (outdoors) or telehealth sessions. Click below to learn more specifics about each service listed. EMDR intensives/ retreats and nature based therapy intensives Outdoor Individual therapy with EMDR as an option Telehealth sessions with EMDR as an option Family therapy for adults Group therapy Day walk retreats Ecowellness planning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f62ad842478163ccd047306/1600313792928-9CEN1OGDYSC1BAIHXJ0S/IMG_3810.JPG Home - Connect with Nature, Calm your nervous system Time in nature, even without psychotherapy, has tremendous benefits: improved self-esteem, improved impulse control, decreased symptoms of depression, decreased symptoms of anxiety, decreased symptoms of ADHD, increased sense of belonging, and having a non-judgmental place for reflection. By participating in therapy outside, you may be giving yourself a leg up by starting with the ability to tolerate more difficult conversations due to the calming affect that nature has on human bodies. Studies indicate that people who spend 20 minutes outside in a restorative environment have lower blood pressure and reduced cortisol levels (stress hormone) (Park, Tsunetsugu, Kasetani, Kagawa, and Miyazaki, 2008). This is a great place to start therapy. 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I have a Master’s degree in clinical social work from Michigan State University, from which I graduated in 2009. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). I have been working as a clinical therapist for 6 years. I finalized my training in EMDR in August of 2020 and have completed additional trainings in EMDR for ongoing traumatic stress and rapid response. I have been trained in nature based parts work (akin to internal family systems) through the Somatic Wilderness Institute. Additionally, I am a Wilderness First Responder/ CPR certified. I have 9 years of combined experience as an outdoor educator in gardens and guiding therapeutic wilderness trips. I have experience leading outdoor ritual and rites of passage trips. I am also trained as a facilitator for poetic medicine. As a social worker, I have also interned in the areas of Hospice care, alternative education, low income housing, and art based interventions. I am enthusiastic about poetry and play and enjoy infusing therapy with creativity. And, you may want to know that I take a fair amount of time off spread throughout the year in order to lead wilderness trips and take care of my own mental health. When I am away, I provide referrals for you to work with another therapist for short term care. https://www.verdurecounseling.org/rain daily 0.75 2020-11-14 https://www.verdurecounseling.org/whattobring daily 0.75 2020-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f62ad842478163ccd047306/1601944461888-IJ32XBRBHY0Z2CWVMJ5Y/IMG_1921.JPG What to Bring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f62ad842478163ccd047306/1601945064700-P9S2O2PAF19L2AM5OGD0/image-asset.jpeg What to Bring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f62ad842478163ccd047306/1601944403450-CF7H1MRS584M8UPMYUHT/IMG_5738.JPG What to Bring https://www.verdurecounseling.org/location-and-schedule daily 0.75 2023-03-24 https://www.verdurecounseling.org/logistics daily 0.75 2024-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f62ad842478163ccd047306/1725851540234-873YZJ0RW86XX3DXC533/unsplash-image-_rmULTYorYQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f62ad842478163ccd047306/1603491237262-LGSZ1EMQG8XOLKLLRIXM/IMG_4981.JPG Logistics - Fees and cost. My fees are $175 per hour, with some differences related to length of session. 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