Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Longmont, Colorado
How we spend our time together depends on what will lead to your fulfillment. My primary role is to hold a safe and sacred space for you to increase awareness and compassion. I want you to enjoy a greater sense of empowerment and choice in your life. Whether emotional support, big life changes, or a higher level of growth, I am here for you.
Mindfulness is the skill.
How you approach the content of your mind can make the difference between overwhelm and resilience. Are you being critical, harsh, and condemning? Or are you being open, nonjudgemental, and forgiving? Developing the skill of mindfulness is something we will explore together in session, and you will have a chance to internalize this tremendous resource to take with you well beyond our time together.
Therapy is the process.
Have you ever noticed that it’s easier to see other people’s blindspots than your own? As your Longmont therapist, I’m not just an objective person to safely and confidentially talk through the challenges of your life, but I’m also trained in detecting and identifying what might be obstructing a clear vision and compassionate response. By working through thoughts, emotions, and sensations, and connecting past experiences with current behaviors, you will move away from limiting beliefs and maladaptive patterns toward healthy and intentional living.
Awareness is the goal.
If I could identify one word to sum up what we are consistently working toward, it is “awareness.” Without awareness, there isn’t enough space or clarity to respond appropriately and effectively to life’s various events. With awareness, you can expand your capacity to see opportunities for kindness and self-compassion. You can align intentions and actions. With awareness, you recognize an authentic integrity within and know your ability to act from that place.
Choice is the result.
As the mindfulness-based therapeutic journey unfolds, choices become more clear and prominent. The skill to identify your moment-to-moment experience, the understanding of how ancient patterns and formative experiences have impacted your life, and the familiarity with meeting your body and mind with awareness and compassion, all begin to connect in such a way that you gain greater choice and empowerment. You are wise, capable, and whole.
Working Together
My Longmont Therapy sessions are unique. I don’t require specific issues to work together, but there are certainly some common threads among my clients. I utilize a client-centered, mindfulness-based approach that honors the individual and offers gentle interventions excellent for any conditions requiring emotional processing and regulation.
Certain events often precede the beginning of our therapy journey. Grief, relationship crossroads, breakups, divorce, job and career changes, moving, starting or completing school, some sort of “bottom” related to a painful behavior — I’m familiar with these challenges. Therapy can inspire a deeper exploration and a new way of being.
Though it can be difficult to imagine at times, these seasons of change often create opportunities for growth. You come to a more deeper understanding of your mind, develop a stronger sense of self-compassion, and lean into a more meaningful, connected existence. You will get through, so long as you stay present in your process.
You may come to me with problems that seem more pervasive than a specific event. I am a great fit for folks dealing with anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder, as well as compulsive behaviors, general anger and irritability, work and school stress, complicated family dynamics, and the ever-present desire to simply pause, breathe, be kind to yourself, and surrender to the moment.
Some clients are looking for emotional support and general growth in their lives. You might benefit from greater emotional intelligence, a sustainable mindfulness practice, higher self-esteem and confidence, identity development, self-acceptance and authenticity, and/or a more effective approach to communication and difficult situations. Maybe you just want an intentional space to explore your mind with a trained professional. I’m here for all of it.