Providing Telehealth Therapy Throughout Idaho

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 Trauma is a person’s emotional response to a distressing experience. Few people can go through life without encountering some kind of trauma. Unlike ordinary hardships, traumatic events tend to be sudden and unpredictable, involve a serious threat to life and feel beyond a person’s control. Most important, events are traumatic to the degree that they undermine a person's sense of safety in the world and create a sense that catastrophe could strike at any time. Parental loss, auto accidents, physical violence, sexual assault military combat experiences, the unexpected loss of a loved one are commonly traumatic events.   Through counseling, I can help you identify ways to process through these experiences, connect to your body, emotions, and beliefs and help you to find healing and release. I am a trained EMDR therapist providing mental health counseling.

Most people don't start out drinking alcohol or using drugs thinking, "This is going to be a problem, or this might hurt my relationships or I'm going to lose control."  People use substances because they make you feel good.  At the time, using can be fun and may even help us cope or escape from life stressors.  Sometimes, however, use can create problems and no longer works.  In fact, now it may be creating additional problems.  If you are struggling with finding a balance, creating sobriety or are just looking to increase your knowledge about addiction, let's talk about how counseling can help you. 

Although sometimes debilitating, depression and anxiety are some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions we experience.  Anxiety Disorders are the most common mental health concern in the U.S. with 19.1 million (13.3%) of the adult U.S. population (ages 18-54) affected.  Anxiety and depression can feel debilitating often creating physical symptoms.  People may find it difficult to fully enjoy life.   I can help. 

 With telehealth counseling, in the privacy of your own home, you can learn new ways to manage feelings of anxiety and depression and getting back to living the life you deserve.