Imagine an experience in which you were sitting down in a comfortable chair to chat with a close friend. The conversation is familiar, friendly, and natural. You feel free to be yourself and allow yourself to say whatever comes to mind. Your responses are ordinary and effortless. A sense of calmness and relaxation allows for more trust to build. Through reciprocal dialogue, the relationship grows. Gradually, you begin to value the relationship with your therapist, imbuing the interaction with a fluid exchange of ideas and experience of opening.
This relationship is an essential and provides traction from which change emerges. The therapeutic relationship is comprised of rapport--feeling connected, accepted, and genuinely respected. Authenticity, being real, is a key component. In this environment, you can feel comfortable enough to bring up anything, including subjects that are sensitive or taboo.
People want to know that the services they are receiving show results and that their unique problems are adequately addressed (See Problems I Treat). I provide motivational interviewing and somatically oriented cognitive therapy. Therapists using Motivational Interviewing use open ended questions, reflective summaries, and affirmations of the patient's intentions to guide the client to elaborate on their reasons for wanting to make a change. Somatically oriented therapists guide their clients to focus on key bodily sensations, such as their heart rate, extent of muscular tension, clinching of jaw, butterflies in their stomach, and other sensations that facilitate the development of self awareness and the ability to self soothe. The patient's willingness to learn and practice grounding and relaxation skills specific to their problems is a key factor as to whether change is generalized and maintained out of therapy.
This relationship is an essential and provides traction from which change emerges. The therapeutic relationship is comprised of rapport--feeling connected, accepted, and genuinely respected. Authenticity, being real, is a key component. In this environment, you can feel comfortable enough to bring up anything, including subjects that are sensitive or taboo.
People want to know that the services they are receiving show results and that their unique problems are adequately addressed (See Problems I Treat). I provide motivational interviewing and somatically oriented cognitive therapy. Therapists using Motivational Interviewing use open ended questions, reflective summaries, and affirmations of the patient's intentions to guide the client to elaborate on their reasons for wanting to make a change. Somatically oriented therapists guide their clients to focus on key bodily sensations, such as their heart rate, extent of muscular tension, clinching of jaw, butterflies in their stomach, and other sensations that facilitate the development of self awareness and the ability to self soothe. The patient's willingness to learn and practice grounding and relaxation skills specific to their problems is a key factor as to whether change is generalized and maintained out of therapy.
Location of Sessions
My office is located at 311 Old Haw Creek Rd, Asheville 28805, next to the Haw Creek Commons.
Telehealth sessions are provided via a secure videoconferencing platform, via TherapyPortal or Doxy.me/mm3, or when truly necessary, via telephone. Telephone sessions may be less effective than videoconferencing because of inability to observe body language and movements made that are important to the therapeutic process.
Contact me at this number for questions and scheduling. If I am unable to answer, please leave a voicemail.
Telehealth sessions are provided via a secure videoconferencing platform, via TherapyPortal or Doxy.me/mm3, or when truly necessary, via telephone. Telephone sessions may be less effective than videoconferencing because of inability to observe body language and movements made that are important to the therapeutic process.
Contact me at this number for questions and scheduling. If I am unable to answer, please leave a voicemail.
