Shelley McCaul-Parent LPC

About 7% of Americans have a major depressive episode each year. If you are experiencing this debilitating disorder, call me today. As someone with first-hand experience of how it feels, I have extensively researched different treatments and was fortunate to find what worked for me. Now I try to help others do the same. I use a combination of mind/ body therapies and talk therapies along with teach coping skills. Together we will find what works best for you. You can get through this.

Can't stop worrying, inability to enjoy life because you feel overwhelmed and stressed, feeling agitated, restless, rapid heartbeat... if this sounds like you, you may be suffering from anxiety. I work with clients whom have anxiety by trying to get to the root cause of it and processing any lingering experiences, looking at and changing unhelpful thoughts and beliefs, and teaching new ways to cope. I offer a soothing and relaxing environment and a nonjudgmental and comforting presence.

You may have been diagnosed with PTSD or perhaps you've experienced big, little and/ or persistent traumas that still effect you today. If you find yourself getting triggered by events that seem innocuous to most others, and you respond to these triggers in ways that you wish you didn't, then EMDR therapy may be able to help you. I offer it in my office or online through a HIPAA compliant telehealth platform. I'm trained in EMDR and the Flash Technique.

I completed training through American Society of Clinical Hypnosis which gave me the skills to effectively apply hypnosis in my therapy practice. During hypnotherapy, guided relaxation is used to achieve a heightened state of awareness, and within this space the mind may become more responsive to unearthing thoughts buried within the subconscious and receptive to change.

I am trained in EMDR therapy and Flash Technique, both through EMDR International Association approved trainers. EMDR is helpful for many conditions, including trauma, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and sleep disturbance. When bad things happen, the emotions can go unprocessed and keep us stuck from living harmoniously. EMDR can help process and release those negative thoughts and feelings, healing us from the inside out.

I use mindfulness interventions to help my clients feel more grounded in the present. When we are mindfully present, we're able to then apply strategies to have a more nonjudgmental and accepting approach to the moment and our experiences. We don't have to be connected to those negative thoughts and feelings we experience, but instead look at them as the water in the bottom of the ocean peers at the waves above during a hurricane; from a calm, clear perspective.