Treatment | Michigan Women's Psychology Services

Therapeutic Approach

The way I provide therapy is calm, relaxed, and never rushed.

I understand that anxiety has an urgent energy to it. It makes everything feel life or death, like everything else must stop so you can think about the anxious thought.

I prioritize slowing down this sense of urgency. Doing so will allow you to more thoughtfully respond to your anxiety and what it tells you to do, whether that's analyzing the past or stressing about the future. You'll be able to reorient yourself to the present moment and live in the now.

Therapeutic modalities that are used in my therapy practice include...

1. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: This therapy can help challenge unhelpful thoughts and promote more helpful, realistic thoughts.

2. Dialectical Behavior Therapy: This therapy promotes mindfulness of the present moment and being able to tolerate intense emotion.

3. Exposure Response Prevention Therapy: This therapy gradually exposes a person to anxious obsessions to interrupt obsessive compulsive thinking and behaviors.

4. Motivational Interviewing: This is a therapy method used to encourage positive change while addressing insecurities and ambivalent thinking.

Throughout my years of helping women with anxiety who are struggling to enjoy daily living, I generally find that a blend of these therapies coupled with a strong therapeutic relationship is the approach that works best for my clients. Additionally, all of my work is trauma-informed. This means that I am mindful of the impact that trauma can have on a person's mental health and experience of the world. It can be a major trigger of anxiety disorders and can be addressed in your treatment at Michigan Women's Psychology Services.