Psychotherapy

When we are struggling in life, we do not have to, nor are we meant to do it alone. We deserve connection and care from someone that will walk alongside us and help us to create change, reclaim ourselves, and restore hope and strength. Maybe you’re feeling stuck in survival mode, disconnected from yourself and/or others, or struggling to feel anything other than anxious or depressed. Maybe your mind is cluttered with painful thoughts and memories and your body feels heavy. Whatever it is that just doesn’t feel okay, therapy provides a safe, non-judgmental space where you can be seen, feel heard, and be accepted exactly as you are, where you are.

Trauma Therapy

Trauma isn’t an event. It’s our body’s (and mind’s) residual reaction to events that were too much or too little, too early or for too long. Sometimes we’re able to process distressing events and experiences as they happen. When we don’t or can’t process our experiences, our bodies keep them. When reminded of these experiences, we may react in the present as if we’re experiencing the past all over again, because on some level, we are. 

Trauma-focused therapy aims to gently unpack and process past experiences that are insidiously present. It helps them find their safe and proper place in our minds and bodies as memories, rather than present threats. Trauma work often involves understanding and honoring the ways we’ve managed to cope with and survive our trauma, even and especially when those ways no longer serve us. It helps us get to a place where we not only know, but also feel we’re capable of experiencing safety and connection again.

When you’re ready, psychotherapy or coaching can include trauma work. As we like to say, we’re here to be in it with you, so you don’t have to face the shadows alone. 

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an extensively researched treatment that has proven highly effective at alleviating the byproducts of trauma, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders. Through the use of bilateral, left/right stimulation, EMDR distracts the conscious mind while simultaneously activating both sides of the subconscious brain in connection with a disturbing memory or core belief. Though EMDR began in 1989 with bilateral eye movements (hence the name), clinicians can also use bilateral sounds, tapping, or movements, whichever best suits you. This allows the brain to reprocess and update the target memory in a safe space, oriented to the present moment rather than a distressing past. Though preparation for EMDR includes discussions to pinpoint which memories and beliefs are causing distress, it does not require discussion of the details. *Four of our clinicians are trained to provide quality EMDR services by EMDR Consulting, an EMDRIA-approved training provider.

Somatic Therapy

We are whole beings – mind, body, and spirit. We find it quick and easy to be in our minds, but often retreat from our bodies when emotions begin to pique or something feels like “too much.” We distract, we disengage, we retreat to our minds. Somatic therapy is about helping you reconnect to your body and feel your emotions (not just the hard ones, the light and blissful ones too). It’s about helping you learn how to actually experience your life, not just exist in it. Somatic therapy provides you with the tools and resources to rewrite some of the painful stories you carry, and reprogram patterns that are hurtful or no longer serving you. By guided reconnection to the body and the body’s systems, you can learn to create safety, self-regulate, and relate to yourself and the world in new and deeper ways.

Family Therapy

Humans are relational. Our thought processes, behaviors, and experiences are often a reflection of and response to our family system. How we fit into and operate within our family system influences who we are and how we show up in the world. In family therapy, we treat individuals within the family as whole. We observe relational dynamics, find patterns and seek to understand the family environment and how it may be impacting each individual. 

Family therapy can help family members deepen connection, improve communication and resolve conflicts. We consider both individual and relational realities to help clients shift and adjust the family system and cultivate healthier and more adaptive dynamics and relationships.

Brainspotting

Dr. Bree Shelby, Dr. Lauren Barks, and Mariana Mirasolo, LPCA, are trained in and provide brainspotting therapy. Brainspotting is an advanced brain-body therapy used to support the processing of traumatic and difficult experiences and reduce and reorganize emotional distress. Utilizing eye positioning and compassion attunement, brainspotting therapy can help release trauma and mental health imbalances. Brainspotting has been shown to be effective in treating a wide range of issues including complex and developmental trauma, PTSD, self-sabotage, anxiety, depression, OCD, phobias, chronic pain, and insomnia, among others.

Reiki

There is no one way to become healthy and whole. We have access to multiple healing and supportive practices that promote holistic and balanced healing. Reiki is one of these healing methods. Reiki is a safe, non-invasive energetic healing method used to balance energy for physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual healing. It can help relieve stress and tension, promote emotional release, improve physical health and mental clarity, or simply re-energize and balance the body. Reiki is backed and supported by scientific research and is becoming increasingly utilized in multiple fields, including mental health and medical treatment.

Assessments & Evaluation

Dr. Bree Shelby, LP, Ashley Wilson, LPA, Ashley Shea, LPA, and Ashley Sanders, LCSW are trained and experienced in providing a wide range of assessments and evaluations including, but not limited to:

• Psychological Evaluation & Assessment

• Diagnostic Evaluation

• Pre-Bariatric Surgery Evaluation

• Disability or Social Security Benefit Claim Evaluation

• ADD/ADHD Evaluation

• Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Neurodivergent Disorders

• IQ/Intellectual Disability

• Specific Learning Disorders (including dyslexia)

• Behavioral Disorders

Clinical Supervision

As a licensed clinical psychologist and experienced clinical supervisor, Dr. Bree Shelby enjoys offering clinicians and clinicians-in-training the support, feedback, and guidance they need to grow and develop as helping professionals. Dr. Shelby can tailor your supervision experience to fit your particular needs, and your degree or licensure requirements.