Services
- Individual
About My Clients
You're used to being the person who makes sure those around you feel happy even when that's meant putting your needs last (if they even stay on the list). It hasn't always been easy but you feel it’s been worth it and you’ve been really good at it. It's just that lately it isn’t working any more. The irritability has come out of nowhere and is suddenly there all the time. So is the anxiety. It's harder holding onto that motivation to keep being The Fixer. This leads to anger, sadness, and guilt.
My Background and Approach
What if there's a way to find a middle ground between selfless and selfish? Imagine knowing yourself, feeling embodied, learning to be kind to your loved ones while also honoring your own needs. What would it feel like to show up in your relationships as you are and not fear disappointing others? I can help you learn to feel good enough. Just. As. You. Are. I work with women (18 and up) who don’t feel good enough and are experiencing anxiety, depression, and/or confusion about who they are/want to be. I help my clients know and like themselves better, become empowered, and make more aligned choices. If you'd like to work with me, visit ceciliabocanegralcpc.com or email to schedule your free phone consultation. *I'm trained in EMDR and in Brainspotting but I don't provide either treatment as stand-alone or as an adjunctive service to folks working with another therapist. With my established clients I see for talk therapy, I will weave it into my work with them as needed.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe that: 1)learning to adult isn't a linear or finite process, 2)there is no such thing as a "bad" emotion to feel, 3)"success" doesn't mean what we're taught to think it does and, 4) you already have all the answers you need (you just don't know it yet). Reading that may provide you with a sense of relief or it might make you despair or panic. If it makes you despair or panic and you want a therapist who will tell you what to do or just give you tips & tricks or a really quick shortcut of a solution, I'm not the right gal for you. I'm a firm believer in sitting with and learning from our feelings so that we can work with and *through* them rather than around them. It's not easy but I believe it's necessary for making lasting positive change.