Chronic Pain Therapists in Lakewood, OH

I became a therapist after overcoming my own adversity and trauma.  I confronted the impact of it as a young adult through therapy where I was empowered with the tools I needed to positively evolve as a person.  I want to assist others in their struggle with trauma by empowering them with similar tools to confront the impact of their own trauma and to positively grow. I specialize in working with people that have experienced significant trauma, abuse or neglect. But I can also help you if you're experiencing anxiety, depression, mood disorders, relationship issues, adjustment issues or gender identity or sexual identity concerns.

I hold that you inherently deserve unconditional love and acceptance - and that healing must include the internal relationship to Self, in order to welcome a profound connectedness to others. I see trauma not as something wrong with you, but something right - a deep wisdom rising up that must be heard. In collaboration we will design the path that best serves your healing, whether through tools of immediate relief (like parasympathetic release / polyvagal theory) or in long arcs of subtle process toward deeper healing (like Somatic Internal Family Systems and EMDR).

Hello, I am a trauma therapist as well as a life coach. My favorite approach to helping others to overcome trauma is with EMDR. For life coaching I like to help others stay on track to help meet their goals and become their ideal self. I have experience working with clients who wish to overcome symptoms from: addiction, dual diagnosis, domestic violence, teen dating violence, depression, anxiety, bipolar, sexual abuse/assault, trauma / PTSD, codependency, stressors, career guidance, grief, sleep disturbance, and life transitions. My goal is to work with each client and help them on their own journey of recovery.

Sometimes we just need our own space—a space to process, explore, and challenge ourselves to learn and grow from our situations. My goal is to help people develop new insight and understanding of their experiences and make changes that allow for a happier, healthier version of oneself. I place a lot of value on the therapeutic relationship—it has the power to help and heal. I strive to create a space where people feel safe and accepted, so they can dig deep and make change happen.

I believe people are more than the sum of things that have happened to them or the challenges they face, and the core of my practice centers on collaborating with you to help you find a way forward. I provide a safe, non-judgmental space where you can be yourself; a space where your own personal story, life experiences, values, and beliefs are accepted and valued.

I am a licensed professional counselor and art therapist at Grow Well Cleveland. I have experience working with individuals experiencing a variety of mental health challenges including anxiety, depression, life adjustments/transitions, effects from trauma, ADHD, chronic pain, and relationship challenges. I utilize an eclectic and person-centered approach to treatment which may include art therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and EMDR.

My intention is to provide an accepting and compassionate space to allow for healing, growth and change to occur. I seek to empower you to make helpful changes in your life, as well as helping facilitate healing from trauma and other issues in life that may have prevented you from allowing the fullest expression of yourself. My aim is to promote enhanced resiliency, self-love, and evidence-based clinical tools to help you create the life you want, and to help you find freedom from patterns that no longer serve you. My goal is to provide an environment in which to facilitate positive changes, personal growth and self-empowerment.

Sorry... NOT accepting new clients at this time! Welcome! I love being a therapist and assisting clients through anxiety, depression, compassion fatigue, chronic illness/pain, career/education/life transitions, LGBTQ+ concerns, neurodiversity, Partners of Addicts, peri/post-natal, peri/post menopause, parenting, relationships, spirituality, sexuality, & trauma. I see adults 18+ using trauma informed Somatic Therapy skills to cope with fight, flight, fawn, freeze, & pain responses. We will deepen our ability to ‘respond’ rather than ‘react’ while developing healthy and supportive communication and coping skills.

As a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, I work with clients with a variety of concerns. Clients who work with me desire to grow and learn individually and interpersonally. I work with concerns from individual to professional to relational issues, including mental health concerns like anxiety, depression, and trauma. In addition, my background in special education allows me to address further parent-child and child-education issues, including those with special needs. I am also trained in EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing).