I want to empower my clients to find joy, health and peace with positive change and insight. I am particularly interested in being of assistance to individuals on the high functioning spectrum of Autism. We know that individuals with Autism often think in pictures- Sandplay therapy is a series of pictures with miniatures placed in the sand tray, which communicate how we think and feel. Additionally, the sensory experience is soothing and helps focus for all ages and most problems.
Sage Owl Therapy specializes in working with children, teens, and individuals of all ages and with a variety of needs are welcome. We support parents who are the most important individuals in their child’s life. We want to assist with communication and coping skills for your child and your family.
Sage Owl Therapy provides a warm, safe, honest, and nonjudgmental space where you will receive unconditional positive regard. The techniques are strength and evidenced based, where we work to highlight your strengths and provide clear perspectives on the emotions, thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes whether positive or negative- that form the landscape of your life. We believe you have the power within you for change and you are the expert, and the therapist a guide, while you continue your journey toward that change. Sometimes therapy is brief, and solution based requiring only a few sessions, others may require a longer journey of months or even years. We desire to empower you to achieve your therapeutic goals at your pace and time.
- One on One talk therapy utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Therapy: CBT sheds light on negative thinking and internal inaccuracies to help young and adult clients change their thinking and behavior patterns and this in turn improves their emotions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of talking therapy. It is a common treatment for a range of mental health problems. CBT teaches you coping skills for dealing with different problems. It focuses on how your thoughts, beliefs and attitudes affect your feelings and actions.
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy helps you manage your behaviors and emotions. It teaches you new skills to cope with day-to-day life and finds new behaviors to replace harmful ones.It helps you understand why you struggle with the things you do. Provides coping skills of mindfulness, acceptance, and distress tolerance.
- Creative Counseling Choices: Art therapy-drawing or painting and Sandplay- a creative Narrative type of modality of placing miniatures in a sand tray; children and adults have commented how Sandplay is fun, relaxing, and meaningful. Sandplay therapy give children and adults a way to narrate their story with a visual display. The difficulties portrayed in the sand with miniatures produce a cathartic response, and clients begin to visualize changes they need to make or resolutions. A picture really can tell a thousand words and sometimes verbalize what we cannot. Clients comment how meaningful it is to them and request a photograph of their Sandplay story.We often intervene with roll plays to foster better social communication skills.
- For our Adults clients they may benefit from Psychodynamic Psychotherapy – seeking self-awareness by looking at the past and examining how it effects present behavior and emotions or moods. Benefits may also be derived from Gestalt Therapy – exploring personal responsibility, experiences, and coping adjustments through a focus on the relationship between mind, body, and soul.