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Intro.

Whatever is bringing you here, talking helps.

I provide a neutral space where you can feel confident in discussing issues that are affecting your life. I can help guide you in decision making and offer new ways to alleviate fears or anxieties. Take the first step towards building a more fulfilling life by booking a session today.   

Anxiety

According to the NIH "an estimated 31.1% of U.S. adults experience any anxiety disorder at some time in their lives."  People with anxiety may worry about the future, negative outcomes, and your ability to cope. Worry comes from any concern that is important to you. Worries can become repetitive and difficult to control which then interferes in the quality of your life.  General anxiety is often associated with the following: 

  • Controlling worry

  • Restlessness  

  • Fatigued  

  • Sleep disturbance

  • Poor concentration  

  • Irritability

  • Muscle tension    

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Trauma

The NIH  reported that “About one half of all U.S. adults will experience at least one traumatic event in their lives, but most do not develop PTSD.” Not everyone will experience a traumatic event in the same way.  I have found in my practice many types of traumas are minimized or dismissed yet they can cause serious suffering and lead to maladaptive responses. Trauma can manifest in a variety of ways, but the most common symptoms of trauma center around the following clusters:

  • Unwanted recall of the event

  • Avoidance of thoughts, triggers, emotions​

  • Changes in mood and beliefs

  • Emotional & physical reactivity

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Depression

In 2021 an estimated 21.0 million adults in the United States had at least one major depressive episode (NIMH).  Everyone experiences sadness or struggles to be positive at some point in life. These are normal reactions to life’s challenges.  If your mood is persistently down or keeping you from enjoying things important to you, then you may be developing depression.  Signs and symptoms of depression can include: 

  • Depressed mood

  • Diminished interest

  • Changes in appetite or weight

  • Sleep disturbance

  • Indecisiveness

  • Restlessness or slowed down

  • Fatigue

  • Worthlessness or Guilt

  • Poor concentration

  • Thoughts of death

Intergenerational Trauma

Intergenerational Trauma

In my years of clinical practice I have found that intergeneration trauma (IT) is exceedingly common.  So common that if you breathe air and have a birthday, intergenerational trauma may have impacted your life too.  In many cases IT is seminal to the development of post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions.  IT may cause biological changes also known as epigenetic changes that affect how DNA is expressed.  IT sensitizes the nervous system and the brain to operate for survival which correlates with the development of a host of health concerns beyond mental health. 

 

With IT you may have been primed to develop a mental health condition before you were born.  Knowing that there may have been factors outside of your control might help the process of healing. There are things that can promote IT healing and to name a few:

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  • Understand how your history shaped the generations

  • Grieve the losses that time has acquired

  • Develop self compassion and mend guilt & shame

  • Strive to down regulate a persistently up-regulated nervous system

  • Enhance connection to your culture

  • Expand involvement with your community

  • Learn to be at ease being you  

National Military Organization that provides Behavioral Health Care
National Training Organization for mental health clinicians
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