Maria Erickson, Counseling & Life Solutions
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Most of us have had childhoods of varying difficulties and dysfunctions. We are taught either verbally or non-verbally to "quit being a baby","deal with it", "protect the family", "be the man/woman", "handle it". So we go through life trying to push through as wave after wave of "life" keeps knocking us down. We feel that this is just how life is, and we just have to hang on until one day we realize that something has to change... The one thing that we can change is US.
You have gathered up the courage to find a therapist; one who will accept you where you are at, help you feel comfortable enough to be totally transparent, and truly listen to what you have to say. This is the beginning of therapy in my office. This is the beginning of change.
Types of Counseling
Maria Erickson, Counseling & Life Solutions has earned its positive reputation because we go out of our way to provide truly exceptional service to each of our customers. We understand that your needs can change last minute, and we’re ready to adapt our services quickly to ensure your success. Read on to learn more about what we can do for you.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
A form of therapy directed at current issues and based on the idea that the way an individual thinks and feels affects the way he or she behaves. Problem solving is used for the goal is of changing clients' thought patterns so as to change their responses to difficult situations. With Trauma Focused CBT, the goal is to process the trauma(s) and develop resilience.
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
The therapist follows guidelines for working with diverse groups of people and understands that racial, cultural, and religious identities interact with one’s beliefs and behavior. The goals are to develop progress and improvement in self-care, interpersonal relationships, and conflict resolution despite cross-cultural boundaries and differences.
Internal Family Systems-level 1
This therapy provides clients with new skills to manage painful emotions and decrease relationship conflict within themselves. IFS specifically focuses on providing therapeutic skills in getting to know the various parts of you that make up you as a whole. Mindfulness to improve an individual's ability to accept and be present in the current moment as you explore your parts and the value they once added or currently add to your lives. Allows you to see that you have no bad parts but only parts with "bad" roles, so you can empower them to take on healthier, more helpful roles.
Emotionally Focused Therapy
This short-term form of therapy that focuses on adult relationships and attachment bonding. Clients in distress can benefit from EFT and learn to improve their relationships. Clients are frequently dealing with anger, fear, loss of trust, or sense of betrayal in their relationship
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy is a unique, nontraditional form of therapy designed to diminish negative feelings associated with memories of traumatic events. It focuses less on the traumatic event itself and more on the disturbing emotions and symptoms that result from the event.
Marriage and family therapy including the Gottman Method
This therapy addresses the behaviors of all of the family members and how their behaviors affect not only individual family members, but also relationships between family members and the family unit as a whole. Treatment is usually divided between time spent on individual therapy and time spent on couple therapy, family therapy, or both, if necessary. Level 3 trained in Gottman Method, this science-based approach refers to relationship systems, and howthe presence of negative emotions like defensiveness and contempt have more power to hurt a relationship than positive emotions have to help a relationship. The nine components of a healthy relationship are discussed and implemented.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
This short-term form of therapy helps you identify self-defeating thoughts and feelings, challenge the rationality of those feelings, and replace them with healthier, more productive beliefs. As a result, thoughts and actions can be changed and replaced with more positive and productive behavior, allowing you to develop more successful personal and professional relationships.
Codependency and Boundary Setting Therapy
Therapy designed to reveal areas of codependency that negatively impact client's ability to be assertive and develop healthy relationships. Healthy Boundaries are also explored and developed.
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