Lauren Brennan (she/her)

We will work with anxiety by getting curious and asking what this anxiety may be trying to tell us, and where it may be coming from. Can this anxiety be helpful at times, and at what point does it feel overwhelming or harmful? We will work to know ourselves and build up skills, so that when anxiety comes around we have the confidence and skills to take action to care for ourselves.

When working with trauma, we tend to start with basic psychoeducation on how trauma shows up in our bodies and may impact our thoughts, emotions, body sensations, and behaviors. We can use EMDR to reprocess memories, thoughts, and body sensations that may leave you feeling stuck in the traumatic memory. We will also build up skills for self-soothing, comfort, and self compassion to support you in this work.

When working with trauma we will get curious around how trauma may show up in our bodies and may impact our thoughts, emotions, body sensations, and behaviors. We can use EMDR to reprocess memories, thoughts, and body sensations that may leave you feeling stuck in the traumatic memory. We will build up skills for self-soothing, comfort, and self compassion to support you in this work.

We will work with depression through behavioral activation plans, skill building, increasing social connection, and setting goals around taking valued action. We may use cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to increase mindfulness of thoughts, emotions, body sensations, and behaviors that may lead to us feeling stuck in our depression. We will work to form a flexible plan around what helps you live your best life.