BRING THE JOY BACK

I treat debilitating mental health conditions such as mood disorders, depression, anxiety, substance abuse and chronic stress among others, using evidence- based best treatment approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment Theory and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. I also integrate cutting edge research on Neuroscience and Brain-based Therapy, (to explore the specific ways in which your brain systems and chemistry may be impacting your mood), and mindfulness-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, (to help you deal with painful feelings effectively so they have much less impact and influence over you, i.e. feeling the pain but not suffering, and strengthen your resilience instead).  

MOVING FROM EMOTIONAL DISTRESS TOWARDS PSYCHOLOGICAL WEALTH AND LIFE SATISFACTION

Not only could customized clinical treatment interventions and our effective therapeutic relationship help you move from an area of distress or impairment to an area of well-being on your mental health scale, but in addition, they can help you move beyond by increasing your capacity for achieving optimal functioning and unleashing your full human potential.  Try picturing this on an imaginary line on a graph, where you can see yourself going from, let’s say, a -7 to a -2 or even 0 (as when diminishing/eliminating emotional distress), and then moving forward from 0 to +2, +5 or beyond, as when already achieving greater fulfillment and life satisfaction. 

The field of Positive Psychology and Neuroscience research supports the fact that you can raise your level of happiness and well-being from your current set point by increasing the frequency of actively experiencing positivity in your life. Positive experiences are a primary source of inner strength. We need them to deal with the hard things in life. They are the main source of the neural structures underlying motivation, self-worth, the executive functions, good mood, kindness, resilience, and other inner strengths. However, just having positive experiences is not enough. We need to engage in positivity actively, mindfully, and gratefully to weave it into the brain, so that it can hardwire for happiness.

In addition to positive experiences, values are also a fundamental foundation of well-being. In our sessions you will see how these ingredients can help you acquire increased psychological wealth by enhancing your pool of emotional resources and self-confidence towards achievement, improving relationships, and increasing your ability to find meaning in life with your commitment to engage in value driven behavior, utilizing your strengths and cultivating an approach to life that makes you feel good about yourself and the choices you make. 

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