Trauma Informed

Sometimes when we experience things that are scary or overwhelming the brain can't do its typical job of filing away memories and they get stuck and stored in their raw, unprocessed form with all the sights, sounds, smells and other vivid details of the original event. This can lead to these trauma memories being triggered and replayed over and over again, causing great distress. I utilize a tailored approached to each client’s experience and how they would like to approach healing from trauma. One of my favorite therapy models for treating trauma is EMDR. EMDR (Eye Movement Desenstization and Reprocessing) is an evidence based trauma therapy model that can help the brain reprocess traumatic memories that can feel like vivid photographs and help them fade into fuzzy black and white photographs and “file them away in the past” - where they belong.

EMDR recreates the brain's own methods of processing memories by reproducing a similar experience to REM sleep (rapid eye movement) while attending to a traumatic memory. Trained by the EMDR Institute, the 8-phase model of EMDR is an effective model I use in my therapy practice.

To see if EMDR may be right for you, contact me for a consultation.

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LGBTQIA+ Affirming

Sky Forest Counseling serves and supports a diverse group of individuals and families. I am passionate about creating a safe space for all persons who walk through my door. I strive to provide an affirmative approach to therapy that embraces LGBTQIA2S+ identities and relationships and addresses the negative influences that homophobia, transphobia, and heterosexism have on the lives of LGBTQIA2S+ clients.

Non-Discrimination Commitment

Sky Forest Counseling is committed to diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), immigration status, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.

Attachment-focused Therapy Philosophy

I approach my therapy with clients from the perspective that we relate to ourselves and our relationships with others the ways that our primary caregivers related to us in the important formative years of our childhoods. Guiding clients in understanding their attachment style and the family dynamics present in their growing up can be a significantly healing experience. I utilize the research of Bowlby, Ainsworth and the Circle of Security (COS) model of parenting by Dr. Kent Hoffman.

What's Your Story?

First and foremost, I'm interested in you.

I'm looking for people who want to feel heard and might be missing that component in every-day life. I strive for a diverse client base because more perspectives help everyone see this complicated world more clearly.