Northern sky counseling
What is Clinical Counseling?
Counseling is a specialized, licensed form of mental health treatment that involves assessing, diagnosing, and treating emotional, behavioral, and psychological disorders. Counseling with Northern Sky is virtual and administered through confidential, HIPAA compliant online systems.
How to get in touch regarding telehealth counseling:
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My Clinical Experience & Education
BA in Psychology & Sociology
MA in Intercultural Youth & Family Development
Ed.S in Mental Health Counseling
Certifications:
LCPC: Board Certified Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
CCTP: Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
Professional Education and Training:
EMDR Institute trained, EMDR International Association Specialty trained, and extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, self-compassion & mindfulness, Internal Family Systems, neuroscience, somatic interventions, psychopharmacology, integrative medicine, Polyvagal Theory in Therapy, Deep Brain Reorienting.
What issues do I specialize in?
Women's mental health, self-efficacy, identity
Adjustment to major life stressors and transitions
Anxiety
Depression
Trauma and PTSD
What therapeutic modalities do I use?
EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing essentially "unlocks" negative memories, emotions, beliefs about self, stored in the nervous system. This method helps the brain to successfully process negative experiences so they are no longer triggering or charged in day to day life.
CBT: Modality focuses on how our thoughts affect our feelings, addresses coping, mindfulness, self-compassion & corrects maladaptive thinking patterns.
Dynamic: Therapy is personalized to each client using other clinical methods including Internal Family Systems, Polyvagal Informed, Self-Compassion work and psychoeducation.
A note about telehealth:
Is Telehealth as effective as in person?
For evidence based therapies (ex. CBT, EMDR), telehealth is generally comparable in efficacy to in person treatment. (JMIR Mental Health, NCBI).
Research consistently shows that EMDR delivered via telehealth is essentially as effective as EMDR delivered in person. Studies find comparable reductions in PTSD, anxiety, and depression, with similar treatment completion rates and therapeutic alliance across both formats. (NIH, PubMed).