Chelsea Twiss (She/her/her’s)

I view both individual and couples work through an attachment/emotion -focused lens. This involves exploring and gently challenging both couples and individuals on the ways in which they have grown to attach to others in relationship in addition to how the strategies they are using in this process may or may not be serving their current relationship needs. I view emotion as the vehicle through which deeper understanding and deeper meaning can be attained in this exploration process in therapy.

Along the lines of women’s health and reproductive issues my research background and clinical interests align with exploring and deconstructing ways in which women have been historically invalidated and unable to have safe spaces to discuss concerns around the reproductive and sexual issues they may be facing. I like to use therapy as a platform to explore these concerns more deeply and provide a safe space in which to do so.

My main area of research focus and clinical interest historically have been in the realm of women’s sexual and reproductive health.

It is through relationships that we are able to heal and make deeper sense of ourselves, others in the world around us. I use a relational framework in addressing client concerns by exploring with clients the ways in which they have learned to attach and maintain relationships with others while honoring clients unique identities. The therapeutic relationship is a foundation for promoting healing and building a healthier way of connecting with others that clients can use outside of therapy.

We learn strategies to connect with others early on in life. Connection is a survival strategy that is central to the human experience. In order to survive when we are young sometimes we have to employ strategies that don’t serve us later in life. These strategies that are unhelpful are important to address in the context of therapy in order to promote healing and healthier ways of connecting with others. I like to approach this work from a compassionate and non-shaming stance.