Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Are you in that place where you just physically and emotionally can’t recalibrate? Perhaps your body and mind are spinning so much that you keep wondering which way is up? My hope is that together we can stop the merry go round, so you can get off and calm your body and mind down and ultimately focus on what’s best for you.
Perhaps your unease is due to:
Many who are in toxic relationships don't realize that they are. Instead what is felt are ramifications from trying to mask one’s true identity in order to survive and be resilient. This can come out as constant aggression (fighting or arguing), or as shutting down (losing sight of one's identity or feeling "lost" or "unloved") . For others it can present as a state of needing to please in order to avoid further emotional abuse. The bottom line is we lose sight of our authentic selves.
My goal as a trauma-informed therapist is to help clients stop the dysfunctional cycle and instead traverse new paths where the emotional pain is less in the forefront and one feelsl more in control. Together, we build confidence by instilling self love and acceptance, setting healthy boundaries and incorporating nourishing self - care.
Inner Focus offers individual counseling for adults in a confidential space that is mindful, client-focused and empathic.
Inner Focus provides career counseling by a licensed professional counselor who is credentialed to provide mental health support for those facing emotional challenges within the working world.
This could include:
* Finding greater autonomy in the workplace
* Communicating better with difficult co-workers/supervisors/supervisees
* Reevaluating your definition of purpose and success
* Getting a better handle on stress at work
* Coping with job loss
* Finding your value when feeling undervalued
* Building resilience to toxic workplace dynamics
* Transitioning back into the workforce
And that just scratches the surface!
We also offer practical assistance in line with coaching and advising. This includes help with choosing a career path, writing for resumes, cover letters and social media, as well as strategizing for finding relevant job leads and networking opportunities in line with professional goals.
Support for Those with Vision Loss or Blindness
For over 20 years, I have offered mental health support for clients as they assimilate into an existence not as reliant on eyesight. This includes:
Helping clients emotionally adapt to sudden changes in vision, helping them manage the anxiety and fear when eyesight can no longer be counted on to assure safety or to carry out activities of daily life.
Support while going through the vision rehabilitation process. Acknowledging fears and stigmas of using a white cane, for example. ‘
Addressing and helping clients understand how the “grieving process” of adjustment can impact executive functioning skills or reduce dopamine levels when the brain is “retraining” to learn new skills necessary to function.
Help clients manage dysfunctional family systems with regard to their vision loss: addressing cultural stigma around having a “disability”, families not willing to support or encourage independence, but instead would rather enable client’s co-dependence; or families that abandon or isolate the member with a disability.
Managing society’s stereotypes and implicit bias to blindness. Helping clients manage micro-aggressions at home, in the community and in the workplace
Offer coaching and counseling for those interested in working: managing the job search process, devising a disclosure plan or strategies for requesting accommodations
Counseling will certainly not bring vision loss back, but the process introduces more effective strategies for coping, combatting challenges and handling personal interactions. Removing mental roadblocks often serve as a catalyst for moving forward and regaining a positive perspective for a more healthy adjustment.