Collin Stanhope (he/him)

I believe as a man that many men have learned to resist a deeper way to feel, and this has been helpful. My approach is honoring all emotions, urges, and memories. It takes courage to feel, and it gets easier with practice. There are few spaces to courageously take space for yourself. My hope is this can be one.

I have experience working with depression from a range of situations, including life transitions, low sense of self, relationships issues, and unresolved trauma. I believe depression comes from emotions or patterns being stuck, and that there is something that is unexpressed, unchangeable or inaccessible that is impacting you day to day. I believe in meeting you exactly as you are, and finding realistic ways of thinking or acting to address how you feel in the world.

I have experience working with ADHD in both adolescents and adults, including managing academic assignments, academic deadlines, and executive functioning related to life and work responsibilities. I believe addressing concrete parts of your day to day, working on emotional regulation, and building practical coping skills to create new patterns and habits is integral to your success.

I believe you have the capacity for growth within your own ability, and it simply takes guidance and support to bring out new ways of thinking and doing that will bring change in your life.

I believe there is tremendous power in understanding your thoughts are simply your thoughts, and with practice being able to separate from them and be able to choose new ways of thinking. I believe identifying values and beliefs that impact your thoughts has tremendous power to shift how you think, and in turn how you feel and what you do.

I've worked with many people with ADHD and using these approaches integrate together. Creating space between something happening and your reaction is powerful, and through this you can build power to choose different responses to addictions, procrastination, overeating/overspending, or other reactions. I believe through these interventions, learning how to manage emotions, and practical skills it is possible to create new patterns and habits.

I have experience working with depression from a range of situations, including life transitions, relationships issues, and unresolved trauma. I believe depression comes from emotions or patterns being stuck, and that there is something that is unexpressed, unchangeable or inaccessible that is impacting you day to day. I believe in meeting you exactly as you are, and finding realistic ways of thinking or acting to address how you feel in the world.

I believe through Mindfulness and honoring what sensations, urges, and emotions that come up, it is possible to notice them and feel and accept them. Through this they can lessen in intensity, and you can change how you relate to them. In this process, we will talk about values and what kind of life you want to move towards and the steps you can take to do that right here, right now.