specialties

eating disorders and body image issues

Disordered eating includes a spectrum of attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. Due to a multi-factored layer of messages and experiences, we may develop patterns that seem to provide control and safety. This can make letting go scary. However, these habits eventually cause problems in our lives and increase suffering. Our goal is to help you find a different, more effective form of coping, as well as one that aligns with your values and motivations.

sport and performance psychology

Everything we do is a performance, which is why sport and performance psychology is not only geared towards athletics, but also extends to other performance realms. Through implementation of various skills, tools, and interventions, we aim to help individuals utilize their brain and mindset as another tool towards excelling in a performance setting and genuinely enjoy the components of training, competing, and performing, This specialty area includes, but is not limited to, performance anxiety management, visualization, performance routines, concentration, goal-setting, and relaxation techniques. These skills are equally as effective for areas of sport, performing arts, public speaking, business or corporate settings, and high-risk occupations. Injury and rehabilitation processes can also be an extremely beneficial time to implement mental skills training.

trauma and grief

Trauma can be a single event or chronic history that can leave a psychological and physiological mark. This mark can shape and re-organize our brains in ways that affect the way that we see ourselves, others, and the world. When we are coping with the unimaginable, we may find a variety of ways to function. Often, these adaptations make perfect sense, yet they may also cause us distress. Healing is an active process that involves developing a narrative which allows us to experience intimacy, treat ourselves empathically, and become flexible and spontaneous in our lives.

mood and anxiety

Depression can include a pervasive sense of sadness and inability to anticipate happiness or pleasure. Additionally, depression can lead to self-defeating patterns, self-criticism, and feelings of worthlessness or self-loathing. It can leave people feeling unable to cope with pain or access hope. Often depression involves withdrawing from others physically and emotionally. Anxiety symptoms may include rumination and worry, physical panic symptoms, obsessions and compulsive behaviors, and symptoms related to trauma (physical anxiety, nightmares, and intrusive memories). Treatment helps people learn how to tolerate distress, build self-compassion and connection, and implement the things that matter to them in the present.  

perinatal mental health and new parents

One of the most monumental changes in life is having a child. Whether planned or unexpected, changes that we experience in our bodies, relationships, and the way that we conduct our lives can be as exciting as they are terrifying. Perinatal mental health includes issues related to infertility, pregnancy loss, pre and postpartum mood swings or anxiety, identity shifts, and partner relationship changes. Treatment can help individuals navigate the complex feelings and adjustments of this life stage.  

life transitions and growth

Life transitions can lead to many new experiences and feelings, but even happy or positive changes can elicit uncertainty and fear. Transitions can include geographic relocation, relationships ending or beginning, career shifts, and going to college. They can also include more intrapersonal changes related to one’s identity. These phases often make certain behavior patterns (i.e. disordered eating behaviors, substance use, isolative tendencies, etc.) more appealing because they may be more familiar. Having the space to be curious about and sit with potential loss, as well as uncertainty, can make the experience less lonely and more adaptable.