Nevedha White (she/her)

I know that attachment styles can affect how we work together and how well you work with and connect with others. I think allowing the attachment wounds to heal and better understanding your current attachment style can help guide you into better understanding how to become more secure in your attachment style. If you already have a secure attachment, it can be important to figure out how to maintain that with yourself and others through the course of whatever brought you to seek me.

There are many aspects of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. The main four parts are Mindfulness, Emotional Regulation, Distress Tolerance and Interpersonal communication. Mindfulness deals with grounding yourself in the present moment. Distress Tolerance teaches you how to better tolerate uncomfortable emotions and situations. Emotional Regulation teaches you how to better regulate the intensity and frequency of emotions. Interpersonal Communication teaches you how to effectively communicate.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has to do with how thoughts actions and emotions all interconnect and how to reframe thoughts so that you aren't caught in false thought spirals, ineffective behaviors or intense uncomfortable feelings. I utilize this as the framework for most of my treatment but incorporate a lot of other modalities that are useful to include.

I have experience working with individuals who have experienced trauma or stressors in their life. I seek to utilize trauma-informed practices an create a safe space where you can set the pace at which we explore the trauma and whether you want to go into detail or work around talking about the actual trauma. There are many methods for addressing trauma and chronic stress and there is no need to retraumatize yourself while processing how to cope. 

I have extensive experience working as a crisis counselor and with individuals with high risk suicidal thoughts. I am empowering and will seek to help you create a toolbox so that suicide no longer feels like an option and you feel confident you can keep yourself safe. I utilize primarily Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfullness as well as education on emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills. Suicidal thoughts are often fueled by hopelessness. My goal is to foster hope. 

As a clinician, I have seen the prevalence of personality and mood disorders in the clients I treat. I treat each client in a catered unique process to create treatment goals based on what they want to address in our sessions together and work towards. I do incorporate education on the mental illnesses suspected and reasoning behind the treatments and methods I utilize. For personality and mood disorders I primarily utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.