Chelsey Tschosik (she/her)

In the United States, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issue. Anxiety is a heightened emotion that can show up as feeling worried, nervous, or scared. These feelings can turn into intrusive thoughts. Physical symptoms such as panic attacks or stomach aches are also fairly common. The good news is that talk therapy can be extremely helpful in battling anxiety. There are plenty of coping skills and techniques that can have an immediate impact on your quality of life.

Depression is a mental health diagnosis that affects your mood and ability to function. Individuals with depression can have feelings of sadness or hopelessness. They may experience lack of joy in activities they once loved or have difficulty focusing on tasks. Other symptoms include sleep issues, change in appetite, or memory loss. Together we will explore different therapeutic modalities to find the best fit for you.

Experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event can be life changing. The effects of trauma vary greatly from one individual to the next. It is extremely important that those who are suffering after a traumatic event get the help they need to process and heal. Trauma that goes untreated in children and adults can lead to other medical and mental health issues. At Healing Harbor, we have a few different treatment options that we can explore depending on your circumstances and comfort level.

CBT is based on the idea that how we think (cognition), how we feel (emotion) and how we act (behavior) all interact together. Specifically, our thoughts determine our feelings and our behavior. Therefore, negative and unrealistic thoughts can cause us distress and result in problems. I also offer to my clients under the age of 17, TF-CBT (trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy). TF-CBT is considered the gold standard in treating children with traumatic events.

Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is a type of talking therapy. It's based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), but it's specially adapted for people who feel emotions very intensely. The aim of DBT is to help you: Understand and accept your difficult feelings.

EMDR is a therapy aimed at helping people in recovering from a traumatic event. After any traumatic event the images, thoughts and emotions can remain. These can create 'overwhelm', of being back in that moment where you may feel “frozen in time.” EMDR Therapy helps you process these memories with bilateral stimulation and therefore allows normal healing to occur.

EMDR is a therapy aimed at helping people in recovering from a traumatic event. After any traumatic event the images, thoughts and emotions can remain. These can create 'overwhelm', of being back in that moment where you may feel “frozen in time.” EMDR Therapy helps you process these memories with bilateral stimulation and therefore allows normal healing to occur.