Micah Hatchett (she/her)

Anxiety is everywhere and affects everyone. For most of my 20 year career, I've observed that anxiety can stem from a variety of places - mostly born out of traumatic experiences. Anxiety spreads. It can start as one annoying thought and then that one thought goes haywire and actually begins to convince us of something that isn't true. Or that we can control something that we cannot.

Anxiety is everywhere and affects everyone. For most of my 20 year career, I've observed that anxiety can stem from a variety of places - mostly born out of traumatic experiences. Anxiety spreads. It can start as one annoying thought and then that one thought goes haywire and actually begins to convince us of something that isn't true. Or that we can control something that we cannot.

Anxiety is everywhere and affects everyone. For most of my 20 year career, I've observed that anxiety can stem from a variety of places - mostly born out of traumatic experiences. Anxiety spreads. It can start as one annoying thought and then that one thought goes haywire and actually begins to convince us of something that isn't true. Or that we can control something that we cannot.

Anxiety affects everyone. For most of my 20 year career, I've observed that anxiety can stem from a variety of places - mostly born out of traumatic experiences. It can start as one annoying thought and then that one thought goes haywire and actually begins to convince us of something that isn't true. Or that we can control something that we cannot. Over the years, I've helped people learn to see their anxiety, how it affects them, where it comes from, and finally, how to manage it.

Depression can envelop people's lives. Sometimes, in obvious ways like staying in bed and not showering, but also in ways like hating a job, or forgetting to pay a bill. There is no easy fix here. However, when we can truly examine the narrative that was internalized over the years about ourselves and our capabilities, we can take control of that script and give the energy to get creative with it.

Depression can envelop people's lives. Sometimes in obvious ways like staying in bed and not showering, but also in ways like hating a job, or forgetting to pay a bill. There is no easy fix here. However, when we can truly examine the narrative that was internalized over the years about ourselves and our capabilities, we can take control of that script and give the energy to get creative with it.

Depression can envelop people's lives. Sometimes in obvious ways like staying in bed and not showering, but also in ways like hating a job, or forgetting to pay a bill. There is no easy fix here. However, when we can truly examine the narrative that was internalized over the years about ourselves and our capabilities, we can take control of that script and give energy to getting creative with it.

Watching women's' journeys throughout the years, and processing my own has given me the lived experience that I think can help other women see their power and their worth more clearly. Having the experience of being born to a single woman in the mid 1970s is one of many factors that offers me insight and perspective into how being a woman can affect the trajectory of one's life. The awareness of oppression where it exists for women is the first step towards understanding how it can change.

Mindfulness has been a part of how I work with people for some time. The concept of mindfulness in therapy is crucial. With mindfulness comes grounding, certainty. The ability to practice it in daily life becomes just one part of how a person can begin to take control over what feels like automatic pilot. In sessions, clients learn different techniques to employ this intervention when feeling depressed or anxious. It allows for a deeper understanding of one's life experiences.

I use some form of cognitive behavior therapy with each and every person I work with. I strongly align with interventions that call for externalizing thoughts, examining cognitive distortions, developing strong awareness of assumptive thinking, and working on creating balancing thoughts in order to alleviate feelings of anxiety and depression.