Psychotherapy for Women
My practice, in part, centers around women, to help you:
- Navigate transition, i.e., divorce and separation, retirement, breakups, job changes, empty nest, caregiving elders, etc.
- Reduce anxiety and depression
- Create balance in work, home and self...space
- Find stillness and/or spiritual connection...also space
- Develop confidence and faith in yourself
- Cultivate wellness
- Renew connection in your life
"I'm anxious. And I'm depressed. Sometimes I don’t feel like facing the day, even though I know I have to.”
"My life feels unbalanced. I'm not sleeping and I feel exhausted. But I need energy to do everything I’m doing!"
"I keep myself busy to avoid thinking about what’s going on in my life, but I already have so many responsibilities that I can’t afford to fill my schedule like this. I desperately need down time. But I can't find the time."
"Everyone needs me: (Fill in the blank, i.e., my husband. my partner. my kids. my father. my dog.) But who takes care of me?”
Women who feel out of balance will be guided back to center with compassion, caringness and new skills. For 20 years, I've facilitated women with anxiety, depression, loss, transition, perfectionism, wellness, and issues around work-life balance.
If you don't hear yourself in these statements, double click here for other kinds of thoughts you may be thinking. If you already hear yourself on this page, click here to contact Liz for a free consultation or appointment.
Understanding:
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You may have heard the metaphor of psychotherapy being like an onion. This is true! We human beings have many layers to us. And women have even more layers because of all we do, whether it be professionally, personally, in our families, childrearing, women's health, fulfillment, or caretaking parents. And on and on!
Identifying and understanding these layers can be difficult without a guide. But working through them can be healing and life changing. Some of the layers are old wounds or trauma, from childhood to divorce to loss of loved ones. I will help you understand these layers, move through the ones that you no longer need to wear, and get closer to your core...a much smaller onion to manage! |
Another way of understanding our layers is to know them as our "parts." An Internal Family Systems (IFS) perspective is incredibly healing...a revolutionary way of engaging not only in therapy, but with oneself. If you think of your emotions themselves as parts which play roles, which have been stuck for years, operating the same way over and over, you can learn to free yourself from unwanted attitudes and behaviors...and lead your life from a sense of self, instead of a wounded or childhood part. This "self-leadership," as IFS refers to, is a life-changing tool you can use yourself between sessions (and for the rest of your life!), to communicate internally, create space between yourself and your parts, and lead your life the way you want,
Gentle Reprocessing, is a method which integrates IFS, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), gently providing visualizations, bilateral stimulation and positive self statements. I have trained in all methods (including Gentle Reprocessing Level II).
Gentle Reprocessing, is a method which integrates IFS, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), gently providing visualizations, bilateral stimulation and positive self statements. I have trained in all methods (including Gentle Reprocessing Level II).
Wellness Counseling for Women
I help women find ways to incorporate wellness, especially in times of transition, when it's most needed.
Particularly women in transition have specific challenges around wellness. Taking time to care for yourself amidst managing whatever transition you're experiencing is often the last item on your to-do list. It's analogous to concepts of savings: Financial advisors suggest we put budget "savings" at the top of the list. Save first, even if a small amount, then pay for expenses. Of course, for most people, this is easier said than done. But there is wisdom in it. If we put savings at the bottom of our list, we will never save! The same with wellness. I help women find ways to put wellness at the top of their list, even if a small amount: fFive minutes of meditation, 15 minutes of yoga, prepare foods for the week on Sundays. There are small things we can do that are cumulative. A focus on wellness via Wellness Counseling becomes part of your transition. Double click here for more information
or here to contact Liz for a free consultation or appointment.
Particularly women in transition have specific challenges around wellness. Taking time to care for yourself amidst managing whatever transition you're experiencing is often the last item on your to-do list. It's analogous to concepts of savings: Financial advisors suggest we put budget "savings" at the top of the list. Save first, even if a small amount, then pay for expenses. Of course, for most people, this is easier said than done. But there is wisdom in it. If we put savings at the bottom of our list, we will never save! The same with wellness. I help women find ways to put wellness at the top of their list, even if a small amount: fFive minutes of meditation, 15 minutes of yoga, prepare foods for the week on Sundays. There are small things we can do that are cumulative. A focus on wellness via Wellness Counseling becomes part of your transition. Double click here for more information
or here to contact Liz for a free consultation or appointment.