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Lasting change is possible. "EMDR really worked. Dr. Messic really made a difference in my life," from a 30 year old female client. "This is the only time in my life that therapy has made a difference, after almost 20 years of seeking help! I have my own life now," from an anonymous clint satisfaction survey.
Making change is hard. Making change that lasts is harder. Selecting the right therapist for you and most effective process to help is important and can make changing easier. True healing and real, lasting change is possible, with the right therapist, support and treatment. Starting with a thorough assessment, we develop a plan together based on your goals, needs and strengths.
Whether it is a particular behavior such as drinking, a persistent disturbing or limiting past experience or thought, or a feeling such as anxiety or More >>> depression, deciding if you indeed do have a problem is not easy. Most people are plagued with doubts and uncertainties when trying to answer that question. They vacillate between “yes it is a problem,” and “No it is not really a problem.” I can help you sort out your answer to that important question.
Most of us are not really sure the best way to go about making the changes we desire once we decide that something is indeed a problem for us. “I want to change this, but I don’t know how.” Together we formulate a clear plan that’s most likely to produce the changes you want. Sure, it takes work. But with the right plan, the work really pays off.
Once you have made the changes you want, how do you sustain those changes so they last over the long run? It takes a different plan and a different set of skills to sustain the gains you have made. We work together to customize that plan for you.
My experience with EMDR
EMDR provides a means to process past painful issues that is effective – it works – efficient – it doesn’t take years of therapy – and results last. One of the earliest clinicians to receive training in EMDR, I was first trained by Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., in 1991, in both basic and advanced training levels. Since then, I have received continued training and consultation. I am an Approved Consultant and Certified Therapist in EMDR. I use EMDR as an effective tool daily in my private practice. I have experienced the power of EMDR to help clients:
Resolve fears and reduce anxiety and panic,
Process upsetting and distressing past issues, including childhood trauma,
Get along better with others and enhance relationships,
Reduce cravings for drugs and/or alcohol, and promote their recovery:
Lower blood pressure,
Stop smoking,
Minimize chronic pain, including migraines,
Achieve weight loss goals,
Work for children as young as 3 years old,
Work with hurting, angry, confused, uncommunicative adolescents.
As both a licensed Clinical Psychologist and licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (since 1982), I have 28 years experience working with individuals, couples, families, and people of most ages. I have worked in a variety of public mental health settings, specializing in treatment for people with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders. As a Certified Addictions Speicalist, I work extensively in the area of treatment of substance abuse and its affect on relationships, children, and families. In addition to being a Certified Therapist, and Approved Consultant in EMDR, I am also certified in Clinical Hypnosis. I have advanced training in, and regularly use, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), couples and family therapy, as well as skill and resource development.
My treatment approach is based on a thorough assessment of you, the client, your strengths, needs, and goals. With this understanding, a course of treatment individually suited to you is developed. We develop the plan together in a collaborative partnership. Through this process, you learn new connections about old patterns and behaviors. Your motivation to change is enhanced. You learn to relate to yourself and others in new, life affirming ways. Combining an understanding of brain science and a heart for children and families, my approach to helping you make enduring change depends on doing the right things at the right time. As a Christian therapist, I integrate spirituality into the therapeutic process based on the preference of each client.
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