- Licensed Professional Counselor. (Masters in Counseling)
- Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. (Ph.D. in Family Studies)
- 30 Years Counseling Individuals, Couples, & Groups in Private Practice.
- 20 Years Training & Consulting with Mental Health Professionals.
- 15 Years Teaching University Courses in Counseling Skills, Marriage & Family Dynamics, & Clinical Problems to over 2500 Students.
- Certified NLP Master Practitioner.
- EMDR Level I & II Trained Therapist.
COUNSELING TOOLS THAT WORK !
FOR COUNSELORS, THERAPISTS, COACHES & MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS WHO WANT
TO GO BEYOND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUES & THEIR ASSESSMENT OF PROBLEMS ===>
TO ACHIEVING THE KIND OF OUTCOMES THEY TRUELY SEEK WITH THEIR CLIENTS......
THERE ARE POWERFUL, ACTION-ORIENTED TOOLS THAT:
* SHIFT ANGRY & UPSET FEELINGS & ACTIONS
* SHIFT FEELINGS OF GUILT, SHAME, DEPRESSION, & INSECURITY
* UPDATE SELF-DEFEATING THINKING & BELIEFS
* NEUTRALIZE ANXIETIES AND TRAUMAS
* RESOLVE CONFLICTED EMOTIONS & INTERNAL CONFLICTS
* BUILD NEW RESOURCEFUL WAYS OF HANDLING OLD SITUATIONS
* INTERRUPT ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS & PATTERNS
THESE POWERFUL TOOLS CREATE LASTING "EXPERIENTIAL SHIFTS" BY:
> ACTIVELY CHANGE CLIENTS' MENTAL PICTURES & IMAGES (SIZE, DISTANCE, MOVIE vs. STILL, COLOR vs. B&W, ETC).
> ACTIVELY CHANGE CLIENTS' SELF-TALK (WHO'S VOICE, TONE OF VOICE, LOCATION IN SPACE, ETC.)
> RE-SHAPE CLIENTS' PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE INTERNAL TIME-LINES.
> COLLAPSE OLD TRIGGERS BY "ANCHORING-IN" NEW POSITIVE ONES IN THEIR PLACE.
> TRAVEL BACK ON A PERSONAL TIME-LINE TO CHANGE CHILDHOOD ORIGINS OF FEELINGS, BELIEFS, & REACTIONS.
> "PERSPECTIVE-SHIFT" CLIENTS WITH ANOTHER PERSON, A "MENTOR", OR "COACH" TO GAIN A NEW PERSPECTIVE.
> "FUTURE-PROJECT" CLIENTS ON A PERSONAL TIME-LINE TO EXPLORE NEW DECISIONS & ALTERNATIVES.
> ACT OUT PARTS OF ONESELF TO RESOLVE INTERNAL STRUGGLES, CONFLICTS AND SELF-SABOTAGING.
> ENACT GUIDED RE-EXPERIENCING OF ANXIOUS EVENTS & MEMORIES IN ORDER TO RE-PROCESS THEM.
> GRADUALLY "EXPOSE" CLIENTS TO ANXIOUS SITUATIONS WHILE THEY APPLY NEW COPING & RELAXATION SKILLS.
> ENACT STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES FOR BUILDING COMMUNICATION & CONFLICT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.
> ENACT STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES FOR COUPLES/FAMILIES TO SHIFT A RANGE OF PROBLEM DYNAMICS.
* INCREASE SELF-WORTH & SELF-ESTEEM
* RESOLVE PAST REGRETS & NEGATIVE LIFE EVENTS
* SHIFT RELATIONSHIP CONFLICTS & COMMUNICATION PATTERNS
* IMPROVE RELATIONSHIP FLEXIBILITY TO ACCEPTING DIFFERENCES
* INCREASE RELATIONSHIP EMPATHY & INTIMACY
* IMPROVE RELATIONSHIP POWER DYNAMICS & DECISION-MAKING
* Communication
* Conflict
* Anger & Domestic Violence
* Depression
* Anxiety
* Stress
* Substance Abuse & Addictions
* Relationship Intimacy, Jealousy, etc.
* Adult A.D.D., Adult Attachment, etc.
* Submodality Shifting
* Anchoring a Resource State
* Chaining Resource States
* Collapsing Negative Triggers
* Mapping Across
* Swish
* Anxiety Disrupter
* Conflict Integrator
* Perspective Shifting
* Reframing Beliefs
* Six-Step Reframing
* Re-Imprinting
* Updating Negative Messages & Beliefs
* Creating a Compelling Future
* Strengthening Positive Self-Qualities
* Establishing a Positive Self-Connection
* Past- Present- Future Time-line Re-Shaping
* Exposure Therapy Technique
* Sentence Completion
* Relationship Sculpting
* Satisfaction Continuum
* Expressing Needs & Wants
* Personal Power Re-Balancing
* You Have It, I Want It.
* Re-establishing a Positive Connection
* Future Projection
* Help from Mentors..............and MORE !