Tools and Resources
My approach is shaped by a number of creative thinkers and trailblazers in psychotherapy. Here are three of my favorites. I encourage you to check out their work.
Dr. David Burns of the Feeling Good Institute loves his work, his colleagues, and his clients. He has pioneered a powerful form of cognitive behavioral therapy that uses storytelling, humor, and whimsy to shift our perspective on the fears and doubts that haunt us. He explains his highly accessible techniques in his podcast series, which you can listen to here.
Robyn D. Walser is a leader in the practice of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps clients find joy and meaning through an clear-eyed understanding of life’s ongoing challenges. The real crux of ACT is that it’s possible to heal, even while facing hurt.
I use ACT techniques to help my clients stay present, exercise psychological flexibility, embrace their core values, and learn to shift their perspective away from blame and shame and toward meaningful decisions.
David Kessler helps us shift away from the idea that we must “get over” grief and learn instead to hold our grief tenderly and find meaning in the experience of loss. He offers more than two dozen grief support groups online.
Mindfulness Resources from UCLA: https://www.uclahealth.org/uclamindful
https://www.uclahealth.org/ulcamindful/ucla-mindful-app
This app offers a fun, interesting, and soothing suite of resources to help lull you to sleep. All with gorgeous artistry. When’s the last time someone read you a bedtime story?
What is EMDR?
I offer “Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing,” or EMDR, a practice that helps clients process intense emotional trauma and difficult life experiences.
These helpful videos provide more details about that process.