Mitzi Pope

I am an EMDR Certified Therapist with specialized training and experience working with trauma, anxiety, and chronic stress. My clinical background includes extensive work with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other traumatic experiences, as well as frontline professionals experiencing burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma.

My approach to therapy is grounded in helping clients identify practical, realistic solutions while building on the strengths they already have. I have extensive experience working in fast-paced clinical and crisis settings where individuals often needed immediate support, emotional stabilization, and actionable strategies to help them move forward. This background naturally led me to incorporate Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) into my work.

Throughout my clinical work, I have supported individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma-related symptoms, chronic stress, burnout, relationship challenges, and life transitions. CBT provides a structured, evidence-based framework that helps us to recognize unhelpful thought patterns, challenge negative beliefs, and respond to difficult situations in more balanced and effective ways.

I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients better understand how anxiety affects their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Together, we identify patterns that may be keeping anxiety going, such as overthinking, avoidance, self-criticism, or worst-case-scenario thinking, and work on developing healthier and more balanced responses. My goal is to help clients feel more confident managing anxiety, improve emotional regulation, and build practical coping skills they can use in everyday

I help individuals better understand how anxiety affects their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Together, we identify patterns that may be keeping anxiety going, such as overthinking, avoidance, self-criticism, or worst-case-scenario thinking, and work on developing healthier and more balanced responses. My goal is to help you feel more confident managing anxiety, improve emotional regulation, and build practical coping skills to use in everyday life.

I help individuals better understand how anxiety affects their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Together, we identify patterns that may be keeping anxiety going, such as overthinking, avoidance, self-criticism, or worst-case-scenario thinking, and work on developing healthier and more balanced responses. My goal is to help you feel more confident managing anxiety, improve emotional regulation, and build practical coping skills to use in everyday life.

Using evidence based strategies, I help individuals process stressful or emotionally overwhelming experiences that may still be affecting their nervous system and daily functioning. This can be especially helpful for frontline professionals, caregivers, and individuals who have spent long periods carrying high levels of stress or responsibility. We also work to identify strengths, recognize what's working, and create realistic, manageable steps toward feeling better.

I use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help individuals process and heal from traumatic experiences that continue to affect their daily lives. PTSD can leave individuals feeling stuck in patterns of anxiety, emotional numbness, panic, intrusive memories, nightmares, avoidance, or difficulty feeling safe and connected. My goal is to help you move beyond survival mode and begin experiencing a greater sense of emotional stability, safety, and control.