Cognitive Transformation

We use a variety of approaches in our therapy sessions including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Informed and EMDR Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and After-Care for Medicine Work (Psychedelics).

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  • CBT is an evidenced-based transformative approach to understanding how our thoughts shape our emotions, beliefs and behaviors. It shines a light on how our core beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world are often distorted, shaping our reality in ways we may not even realize. It challenges our negative thinking traps, like perfectionism or assuming the worst will happen, and helps us change our automatic thoughts. This mind shift leads to better emotional responses, better decisions that align with our values and beliefs and stronger coping skills.

  • Trauma-informed therapy is a  holistic approach that seeks to understand the profound impact trauma and post traumatic stress disorder can have on our emotional, psychological, and physiological well-being. At its core, trauma-informed therapy recognizes that trauma is not just an event from the past—it is an ongoing, pervasive experience that shapes how people interact with the world. Trauma-informed therapy prioritizes stress reduction, safety and trust with the goal of restoring a sense of control, autonomy and inner peace.

  • EMDR is a therapy designed to help people process and heal from traumatic memories. It works by focusing on a distressing memory while simultaneously following a therapist's guided directions. This dual focus—thinking about the memory while engaging in eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation—helps the brain reprocess the memory in our subconscious, reducing its emotional intensity. Over time, the memory becomes less disturbing and is stored more like a neutral event, which helps us feel better and move forward from difficult memories.

Steps To Cognitive Transformation

  • We work to understand and accept your life, with all its beauty, pain and uncertainty. We learn to feel our emotions fully, not denying but allowing them to move through us. We learn how to manage and let go of intense emotions.

  • We explore our core beliefs which is the way we see ourselves, others and the world around us. Core beliefs shape our values and worldview, impacting how we think about our abilities, our self-worth and what we believe is possible for our lives.

  • We identify cognitive distortions, unhelpful thinking patterns, negative automatic thoughts and thinking traps. We learn how to restructure our brains and experience a mindshift in the way we feel, think and act.

  • We learn how to challenge our unhelpful emotions, thoughts and behaviors. We reframe our automatic thoughts, which determine how we respond to life challenges, which are subconscious and attached to our emotions.

  • We change our self-talk. Our brains are like computers and we store all our programmed thoughts- both good and bad. The strongest programs are the things we repeat to ourselves the most often and studies show that 70% of self-talk is negative.

  • We build coping skills, resiliency and find workable solutions. We learn skills and techniques like distraction, relaxation, mind processing, impulse control and mood trackers.

  • We find our voice and censor our inner critic through freewriting where we write down our thoughts, ideas and feelings without questions or judgment. Freewriting can free our minds, unlock our memories and improve our creativity.

FAQ

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  • We do not accept insurance but we can produce a super bill which you can submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.

  • Our hourly fee per session is $125.00. The initial assessment and all EMDR sessions are $150.00 per hour. 

  • Yes, if you are in the Austin, Texas area. We primarily offer teletherapy.

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