Anxiety & Stress

Every day , we are exposed to different distresses. How we perceive the external distresses could result in how we feel. When we feel anxious and stressed out, we feel scared and vulnerable , because of the activation of emotional  memories of harmful and painful experiences in the absence of protection and support. 

In the process of therapy , while I  help my clients  process the past harmful experiences in to helpful ones , I assist the clients in: Enhancing self-efficacy or sense of agency , Resolving discrepancies between self-beliefs and self-standards, Increasing tolerance for—and ownership of negative affects and perhaps affective experience in general.

In the treatment of depression, we explore the factors that contributed to depression. This process includes helping my clients to identify the unhelpful and painful emotions and transform them in to helpful ones which relatively results in change in healthy behaviors. Most of us are unaware of the suffering and painful underlying emotions . By creating an empathic and safe space, I ease the difficulty of exploration. In addition, I help the clients work to access deep down unmet  needs and to bring resilient responses in face of difficult situations. 

Grief is not only about losing a loved one . It’s about losing anything that is meaningful to us . Over time ,  we have developed an attachment with these important parts .Losing these parts leaves us with an insecurity. Through the therapy , we learn to see these parts , explore the needs that are left unmet and learn how to live while grieving.

Like all other emotions , anger is a messenger about the unmet needs. 

Unlike the common belief about anger ; experiencing healthy anger can assist us have a healthier life . 

In therapy , I will help you transform the unhelpful anger to helpful one . As a result you will experience assertiveness and skills on setting boundaries instead of burst outs

In helping the clients who struggle with Eating disorder, I benefit from concepts and tasks from internal Family Systems approach . I assist clients  explore the different parts of themselves, including those parts that may be driving disordered eating behaviors (e.g., a part that uses food to soothe emotional pain). Through IFS, clients learn to identify and understand these parts, rather than being controlled by them. In addition , Clients with eating disorders often experience internal conflicts, such as feeling simultaneously driven to restrict food and to binge. Clients encouraged  to access these conflicting parts, engage with them compassionately.