{"id":10,"date":"2009-03-08T13:50:58","date_gmt":"2009-03-08T20:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulabest.bestliveshosting.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2023-04-11T04:30:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T04:30:50","slug":"therapeutic-approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paulabest.net\/therapeutic-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Therapeutic Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/learn-about-therapy\/types\/relational-psychotherapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relational<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traumainformedcare.chcs.org\/what-is-trauma-informed-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trauma-focused<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emdria.org\/about-emdr-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EMDR therapist<\/a>, I find my home and roots in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/Psychodynamic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">psychodynamic<\/a> tradition and the concept of establishing and sustaining safety and security to help you discover, explore and work with your greatest fears and deepest desires.<\/p>\n<p>Often our struggles, problems and traumas stem\u00a0from our relationships. The anxiety, depression or distress we\u00a0feel can often be helped through better understanding ourselves and others. Understanding the ways we cope and survive makes way for more freedom and choice within ourselves and in our relationships with others. The counseling process is a relational partnership between therapist and patient where this work can happen.<\/p>\n<p>As we begin our work together, we will explore what brought you into therapy as well as spend time understanding the relationships with important people in your life &#8211; past and present. These relationships likely inform and influence your fears and desires. We will look at how your way of relating impacts yourself and the relationships around you, with the ultimate goal to restore hope and freedom in you and your relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a relational, trauma-focused, EMDR therapist, I find my home and roots in the\u00a0psychodynamic tradition and the concept of establishing and sustaining safety and security to help you discover, explore and work with your greatest fears and deepest desires. Often our struggles, problems and traumas stem\u00a0from our relationships. 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