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About My Clients
Are you feeling overwhelmed with always feeling like your day will be hi-jacked by anxiety? Cold sweats, heart beating through your chest and thoughts bouncing all over the place? Are you shutting down, feeling exhausted, isolated and lonely? Maybe the only thing that was helping you through was drinking alcohol, using substances or behavioral addictions and now those are creating new problems? You CAN feel better -we will practice tools you can put into action to take your life back!
My Background and Approach
I provide psychotherapy services tailored to address challenges like anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. I have experience and expertise working with men supporting them with mental health issues and substance use disorder. Leveraging my expertise in EMDR and somatic developmental trauma therapy, I aim to foster holistic growth by connecting thoughts, emotions, physical health, and spirit. Together, we will establish goals, monitor progress, and utilize your unique strengths to help you thrive. Therapy with Gwen, Trauma & Addiction is committed to guiding you toward a meaningful and integrated life, addressing the complex landscapes of trauma and addiction with compassion and expertise.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
My life changed when I learned about the concept of neuroplasticity - meaning our brains can constantly change and heal. I learned that we can strengthen both negative and positive pathways of neural connections in our brains. This understanding gave me hope that people can feel better, heal, and grow to meet their potential whether they are struggling with trauma experiences, addiction, anxiety or depression. This knowledge ignited my own journey of healing and growth which led to my second career of providing clinical mental health psycho-therapy to clients. I am passionate about sharing this hope with you so you too can heal and grow as I did on my own journey. Please see my web site - www.gwenpontikes.com to learn more about me!