Adrienne Ramirez (She/her)

People with personality disorders experience long-standing patterns of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that cause distress or impairment in various areas of functioning, such as relationships, work, or social interactions. These patterns are typically inflexible and pervasive, persisting across different situations and contexts.

Dissociative disorders disruptions or discontinuities in memory, awareness, identity, or perception that can significantly impair functioning and cause distress. These disruptions often involve a sense of detachment from oneself, one’s surroundings, or one’s memories. Many people describe it as “spacing out”, losing time, or feeling like nothing is real.

PTSD can manifest in various ways, including intrusive memories of the traumatic event (such as flashbacks or nightmares), avoidance of reminders of the event, negative changes in mood and cognition (such as negative beliefs about oneself or the world), and heightened arousal or reactivity (such as being easily startled or having difficulty sleeping). These symptoms can significantly impair daily functioning, relationships, and quality of life.

We all have parts and there are no bad parts. IFS is an approachable intervention that works quickly and effectively for those who have experience trauma, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression.

EMDR is an evidenced based intervention that helps those who experienced trauma and have related symptoms. This interventions helps these people reprocess the information in a more helpful way. EDMR works for PTSD, depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders and phobias.

emotions and behaviors. DBT is based on the dialectical philosophy, which emphasizes finding a balance between acceptance and change. DBT focuses on teaching individuals skills to manage difficult emotions, improve interpersonal relationships, and build a life worth living. It typically consists of four components interpersonal effectiveness, mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotional regulation.