How
I am experienced and trained in art therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness practices, polyvagal theory, attachment theory, EMDR, ego state therapy, and somatic experiencing. I am open to questions of spirituality and faith.
I specialize in stress, trauma, grief and loss, attachment difficulties, anxiety, depression, and behavioral challenges (ie. ADHD), relational difficulties, and adjustment to life change.
I am EMDR certified by the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) and integrate it with ego state work and somatic experiencing.
Payment Options
Insurance plans accepted:
Anthem
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
United Behavioral Health (UBC)
UMR
Medicare
IU Health Plans
IU Health Plans Select and Premier
Private pay accepted. If out of network for your plan, a superbill can be produced that you can submit to your insurance.
Creative Art Therapy
Art therapy uses art media and the creative process along with reflection on the artwork as a therapeutic and healing process. It helps explore feelings, foster self-awareness, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety, and reconcile emotional conflicts. READ MORE.
Mindfulness and Polyvagal Approaches
Mindfulness is the human ability to be fully aware of where we are and what we’re doing in the moment, without being overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. Mindfulness is something we all naturally possess, and is more available to us when we practice on a regular basis. Mindfulness invites us to suspend judgment, engage our natural curiosity, and frame our experience with warmth and kindness, for ourselves and others.
Polyvagal theory developed out of Stephen Porges’ experiments with the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve serves the parasympathetic nervous system, which is the calming aspect of our nervous system. The parasympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system balances the sympathetic active part by engaging what Porges calls the social engagement system, a playful mixture of activation and calming and allows us to become more flexible in our coping styles. READ MORE.
EMDR and Ego State
EMDR therapy works by allowing a person to share stories with their therapist simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation. Bilateral stimulation refers to the process of alternately stimulating the left and right sides of your brain, achieved with eye movements, or tapping, allowing people to bypass the area of their brain that’s preventing healing and process past events and form new adaptive processes for the future. READ MORE.
Ego State therapy is based on the understanding that personality is composed of separate parts called ego states. We are not born with different parts or ego states—they develop as we live. Ego states are formed when we react under stress repeatedly, creating a physical neural pathway in the brain that has its own level of emotion, abilities, and experiences. Effective treatment of ego states involves increasing the communication of parts with each other, which encourages an adaptive sense of harmony. READ MORE.
