Therapy at MFTOur Approach to Virtual Therapy in California & Idaho
Your Journey
Your journey began at birth: a collection of stories, some remembered consciously and many felt unconsciously, that have accumulated and led you to exactly where you are today. How you see yourself, how you see others, and how you see the world are all shaped by this collection of stories, the ones that have served you, and the ones that have limited you.
You Make Sense
Before we get into the neuroscience of it all, let's start here: you make sense.
Stop and read that again. You. Make. Sense.
Everything you do makes sense, even the things you look back on and wonder, Why on earth did I do that? Why do I feel this way? Why can't I shake this? Why can't I stop this? Your brain and body were biologically designed, then further shaped by years of experience, to help you survive this life. Survival doesn't always mean healthy, or easy, or happy. It just means you survived.
We Join Your Story
As therapists, we simply join your story. As we spend this time together, we're not only hearing you, watching you, and learning you. We're being with you. When we begin to see your life through your eyes, we're no longer outside your story looking in. We're inside it with you, looking out.
This is when the transformative healing power of therapy begins.
How We Work
In the safe space of therapy, we look with curiosity at your life experience to understand why your brain and body operate the way they do, whether that shows up as recurring depression or anxiety, obsessive-compulsive patterns, dissociation, mood dysregulation, relational instability, behavioral instability including addiction, or any other current experience you find problematic.
First, we uncover the underlying patterns created by your core fears, core pains, and core beliefs. Then we explore your coping behaviors: the ones that serve you, the ones that limit you, and the ones that harm you. From there, we gently challenge the patterns and behaviors that are holding you back, and help you replace them with beliefs and behaviors that honor who you truly are.
It Sounds Simple. And It Truly Is.
It's also incredibly complex, because we're looking closely at everything that has made you, you. It will take time, energy, perseverance, and, yes, courage. True, authentic change always does.
But with the compassionate guidance of your therapist, you don't have to do it alone.