Therapy Services
Only you are the expert of your lived experience!
THERAPY SHOULD LOOK DIFFERENT FOR EACH PARTICIPANT, WITH GOALS DEFINED BY THEM, NOT THEIR THERAPIST.
Services
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Here’s the cool news! We can feel bad and still act from our best self! ACT builds on developing this skill. ACT is a behavioral therapy that helps us increase present moment awareness, define our most important values and increase psychological flexibility. In a world often focused on fighting fears, avoiding uncomfortable memories and distressing sensations, doesn’t an ACT way of living sound more realistic?
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
SFBT asks us to focus on where we are now and our future goals, avoiding an in depth dive into the past. This type of therapy is incredibly collaborative between therapist and client, as the therapist does lean on knowing the client’s history nor prioritizes a need to assess. SFBT is a short term intervention based on what is changeable and possible in real time.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a way of being, a person centered approach that acknowledges the difficulty of commitment to change. MI is particularly helpful in eliciting behavioral changes around addictive tendencies like substance use, food addiction, and codependency. Through empathetic reflection, motivation is built to resolve ambivalence.
Somatic Psychotherapy
Somatic psychotherapy is a broad holistic approach that looks at the mind-body connection, particularly as it relates to trauma. Within this modality, we draw on Polyvagal Theory, which explains how the nervous system shuts down when trauma takes over the body. We also draw on more traditional psychotherapy, uncovering the root causes of our defense mechanisms. We then discuss how to resolve this, with an emphasis on the breath work and nervous system regulation.
Somatic Psychotherapy
Mindfulness focused & Strengths based
Mindfulness & meditation aren’t explicitly considered therapeutic interventions, but drive the therapy that we do. We live from a less reactive place when we put this into practice. I approach some sessions with a “mindful minute” meditation to help hone these tools.
Strengths based therapy works by finding and acknowledging your strengths, then building on them to build esteem. People have a tendency to see the negative, and this is especially common for those who struggle with their mental health. Accepting the good parts of ourselves is essential to the healing process.
Ego State Therapy
Ego state therapy is a modality that helps understand and modify conflicts between stuck parts of ourselves. We identify our most healthy, adult states while restoring a level of safety to parts that feel dysfunctional. Often, ego state therapy is useful for those of us whose childhood caregivers did not meet our attachment needs, resulting in a lack of self soothing skills. As adults we can take responsibility and heal.
Ego State Therapy
Telehealth
Although some providers only use video chat as a response to COVID-19, I see telehealth as an easily accessible resource I’d like to to offer long term. I use a HIPPA compliant video platform and offer flexible scheduling, so that you can attend counseling without getting a babysitter or even changing out of your gym shorts. Telehealth also allows me to see individuals throughout Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Florida.
Walk & Talk Therapy
Come take a walk with me along the beautiful Eastern Trail! Trauma is often trapped in the body & movement is a great trauma recovery tool. I find that walking is a great metaphor for the journey of life, too. Confidentiality is of greater concern, so we’ll have a discussion first to see if walk & talk therapy could be a comfortable option for you.
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location
The Rising Sun Counseling is based out of Falmouth, Maine. My varied licenses, however, allow me to practice therapy across Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Florida. Telehealth sessions allow for a continuity of care. I meet with moms while they are nursing, busy professionals on lunch break, and students between classes. No more excuses! 🙂
Contact
207.560.5758
veronica@therisingsuncounseling.com