About INDIVIDUAL Therapy
Therapy can be a transformative experience of acknowledging Self and finding a higher level of functioning. The relationship between therapist and client can facilitate gentle and foundational changes, help discard dysfunctional coping skills and acquire healthier tools for living. While at times uncomfortable and challenging, therapeutic treatment can be truly metamorphic.
ABOUT COUPLES THERAPY
Couples therapy can be a place where the experiences, perceptions, challenges and histories of two people in a partnership are examined. This is an opportunity to learn new ways of communicating effectively and lovingly and to speak truth in a safe, nonjudgmental environment aimed towards conflict resolution.
ABOUT Animal-assisted THERAPY
Animal-assisted therapy is exactly as it sounds- inviting animals to join us in our therapeutic work. Depending on the identified needs, Tricia may integrate the appropriate pet or animal to be involved in treatment. A potentially mutually beneficial modality, this work can be especially healing for survivors of trauma and for those with relational struggles. If animal-assisted therapy is of interest to you, please let Tricia know and she will provide you with more information.
About emdr
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a type of therapy that helps process traumatic memories and the resulting emotional distress, maladaptive beliefs and other symptoms. EMDR utilizes the brain’s natural ability to heal to “put to rest” maladaptive beliefs after trauma (IE- “I’m worthless,” or “I’m never really safe”) and “replace” them with more adaptive beliefs (IE- “I can take care of myself” or “I’m a good person”). EMDR is an eight-stage process that can help unblock the feeling of stuckness and allow the individual to evolve past the initial trauma responses.
approach to treatment
Tricia approaches her clinical practice through a holistic and eclectic lens. She uses aspects of psychodynamics, relational therapy, Gestalt therapy, attachment theory, mindfulness, animal-assisted therapy and family systems theory to create a warm and nonjudgmental space. Tricia is committed to the continuous and uncomfortable work of examining the systems, including her own role as a white, cisgender woman, in the of oppressions of Black, Brown, and TGNC people. Connecting with her clients through compassion, empathy, metaphors and humor, she understands and cherishes the intimacy and honor that is her role in her clients' lives. Often, Tricia speaks to trauma, anxiety and gender dysphoria as a backpack which we carry around daily, not realizing how its weight can hinder us. She aims to create a space where clients feel comfortable setting down the backpack, unzipping it and examining what's within. Her goal with clients is to look at and honor each item inside and, ultimately, relieve them of some of that weight.