Sami Young MA, PLPC, PTA

Healing the mind, body and soul through the senses, art therapy can sometimes help us in ways that traditional talk therapy can not. This may involve movement, sound, visual art, acting, and other forms of play to help regulate the nervous system or access creativity that may feel otherwise hidden.

Somatic therapy involves learning to listen and understand to what our bodies clues are telling us. This can be as simple as noticing what is happening in the body at the moment to more complex techniques such as breathwork, meditation, or movement.

Family Systems therapy is trauma based, and recognizes that we all contain within ourselves many parts that serve us in different ways, and are sometimes in conflict with each other. IFS teaches us to relate to and have compassion for these parts, often leading to deeper understanding and a feeling of stronger sense of self.

As a multicultural feminist theorist, I work from a social justice perspective. I help clients to feel empowered where they can, and recognize systemic oppression and barriers that contribute to their challenges. We collaborate to navigate these systems and create boundaries and opportunities where possible.

We are not crazy, we live in a crazy world. I use a collaborative approach to meet clients where they are at and empower them to find their own solutions to problems that are already within themselves. Tools like mindfulness skills and strengths spotting are taught to help empower and foster well-being and self-efficacy. Exploring assertiveness techniques, values, and interests helps to build a healthy sense of self.

ADHD can be as empowering as it is confusing when we learn to understand ourselves and channel our different way of being in this world to work for us rather than holding us back. Tools to help improve symptoms of emotional dysregulation, executive dysfunction, inattention, or hyperactivity may help balance a seemingly chaotic lifestyle. Therapy can help outside of the box thinking feel like a superpower.