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While death and changes are inevitable part of life, losing someone you love can be one of the most painful experiences you’ll ever have to endure. It may trigger waves of intense emotions such as sadness and emptiness that seem to have no end at first. It may make you question your values and believes about life. Grief is not limited to death. There is gried in losing relationships, finantial loss and other life changes. In therapy you have space rearrange your life finding hope and meaning.

Anxiety symptoms can wear many masks: panic attacks, crippling procrastination, over-eating, physical illness, or stress. But at the root of all of it, we usually have several problems to uncover behind anxiety: What is the need that is being neglected? what is the wound that didn't heal? It's not only about managing symptoms with effective skills but about finding the core issue that is paralyzing your life with fear. Working on those core issues is the success of overcoming anxiety.

As a Depression Survivor, I know how hard it can be to put into words the emptiness, the unexplainable mix of pain and numbness that the body experiences during a depressive episode. Thankfully I had great therapists guide me in my journey out of depression and I can say I finally got to meet my true joyful self after thinking depression was with me forever. In therapy, I guide my clients to do the same, to find themselves and finally address the deeper need that was being neglected.

One symptom you may recognize in yourself if you are experiencing a mental health concern is a certain disconnection from others, from yourself, or from reality itself. You may get so caught up in distressing thoughts that you are not able to enjoy the sunset or see your child playing. We can get trapped inside our minds. That's why I use Mindfulness techniques so often and so effectively to stay in the here and now, reduce the noise inside your head, and successfully adapt.

Emotions guide our decision-making and individual choice. A lack of emotional awareness or avoiding unpleasant emotions can be harmful because you will be ignoring your inner needs and requests to adapt and grow as an individual. Emotions are strongly linked our identity but most of my clients comes to therapy with poorly managed or neglected emotional lives. In therapy my clients learn to use their emotions to enhance their lives and connect with themselves and with others.

There are many ways to practice CBT. In my practice, I give this tool to clients so that their inner healthy nurturing voice will grow stronger and louder. We use it to develop a compassionate and encouraging inner voice and to uncover any unhelpful beliefs that were getting in the way of growth and healing. My approach emphasizes healing the emotional part of this inner voice and embracing your life story to empower and enlighten your journey forward.