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Solution-Focused Therapy
therapy for the go-getters & goal-setters who want results NOW
Sometimes we need a calm, listening ear.
Other times we need a loving but firm shove in the right direction.
Therapy is not a place where broken people come to be fixed. It's where we learn to heal by rediscovering the best parts of ourselves.
There is so much value in the processing parts of therapy, but talking in and of itself is not what leads to change. At the best of times, processing allows us to get to know our selves better, more deeply. At the worst of times, it can create opportunities to overanalyze or overintellectualize that just perpetuates the negative spiral. Solution-focused therapy is a purposeful shift towards values-oriented goal-setting rather than the processing part alone. If you find yourself ready to put your money where your mouth is, and actually make the changes you want to see in your life, then components of solution-focused therapy may be right for you.Â
Key Components of Solution-Focused Therapy
You are the expert in your own life. No one knows your life better than you do, and this work acknowledges that with deep respect for your lived experience. As your therapist, I’m not here to give you advice or tell you what to do. Instead, I show up as a collaborative partner to help you tap into your own wisdom and identify the steps that feel right for you.
You possess inherent strengths that can help you overcome these problems. Put simply, you are more than the problems you bring into therapy. You have a reservoir of strengths, skills, and past successes that have helped you get through tough times. Solution-focused therapy helps you identify and appreciate these resources, even if you can’t see them right now.
You can redirect your focus from the impossible to the possible. At the end of the day, if we go looking for problems, we most certainly will find them. Instead of getting stuck on what’s out of your control, this style of therapy directs your energy toward what can change. It’s all about finding opportunities, even in tough situations, and using them to create positive momentum.
Your smallest step is just as important in creating the change you hope to achieve. You might not notice it at first, but even the smallest shifts can lead to big transformations. High-achievers, I’m talking to you! Sometimes we set goals that are too unrealistic, which, in turn, just creates more anxiety. This style of therapy challenges us to focus on small, manageable, and sustainable change rather than the idealized goals we tend to hold ourselves to.
Credentials & Experience
I’ve had the honor to support individuals of all ages, identities, and cultural backgrounds with a wide array of struggles. I’ve worked in schools, community mental health and primary care clinics, as well as in hospitals. In this current season of life, I feel a specific call to provide support for women, mothers, and high-achievers navigating anxiety and burnout.
Rewilding Collective was created out of the desire to listen to the small voice inside of my head, gently encouraging me to follow my dreams. All of that to say, I’ve come a very long way to be here with you in this moment, and I can’t want to start our work together.