Why should I fear darkness when I know the dawn comes after, when I know the light will follow as the spring must follow winter, as the tide rolls in and leaves its lovely seashells on the shore.
- Thomas Malloy
Sometimes when people are troubled or they’re having a really hard time in their lives or they’re feeling depressed and anxious, they need to work with a competent therapist. What’s wonderful about therapy is it allows you to have a skilled clinician listen without judging so that you can feel safe and at ease to discuss whatever issue comes up. I can help you figure out a plan for yourself to feel better.
My specialty is working with parents and children to make life in the family easier and calmer. If your child is misbehaving, I can help you figure out what to do. The fifteen years I’ve spent working with families has equipped me with a multitude of good ideas for parenting to make it a whole lot simpler. I believe that parents love their children but sometimes do not have enough tools to deal with the enormous challenge of parenting children in today’s world. I also encourage and work with parents in taking care of themselves, leading to more relaxed, effective, and happy parents and children.
Sometimes people are confused and are upset by something traumatic that happened to them in the past. The distress can impact them even though the event happened years ago or sometimes it can seem like the memory wasn’t really that traumatic but it continues to bother them today. The memory of a traumatic event can lead to self defeating behavior and low self-esteem. That’s when EMDR can be extraordinarily helpful in the healing process. EMDR can change your life in just a few sessions by helping you not think negatively about yourself if something bad has happened to you. It takes away the sting in the trauma but it doesn’t take the memory away.
BENEFITS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
- A new perspective
- Feel hopeful
- Less sadness and anxious
- Better parent
- Kids behave better
- New ideas
- More skillful ways to parent
- How to cope with strong feelings
- Feel better about yourself
- Better communication in your relationships
- Know what to do when you get so angry and feel out of control
- Be supported by a caring person
If you’re feeling sick of your life or you’re wondering what happened to yourself or you feel like you’ll never have your dream house or job or lifestyle, then Jo can help. If you’re tired all the time, you feel overwhelmed and stressed out all the time, if you’re irritable and angry, if you’re just unhappy with the way things are going in your life, like you don’t have enough time to do things you really want to do, then Jo can help with coaching, retreats, therapy….all of these are way important ways to get you back on the track to having that kind of life you want.
