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About My Clients
Those I work with may be dealing with symptoms I specialize in, and in that process often work on: Prioritizing your physical & mental needs; Accepting that nothing is wrong with you; Normalizing trauma; Unlearning shame; Learning to love & trust yourself; Setting boundaries with yourself and others; De-stigmatizing mental illness; Recovering from people-pleasing & perfectionism. I also have experience treating sleep disorders. My website has testimonials if you want to hear more about my work.
My Background and Approach
I specialize in healing through reconnecting with our mind, body and our world. I am a certified Accelerated Resolution Therapy clinician, a specific intervention used to treat and reduce symptoms of PTSD, phobias, anxiety, depression, grief and other issues. Theories that inform my work to help understand the underlying causes of issues are psychodynamic, relational, trauma-informed, and internal family systems. I also teach coping skills, which are tools that help us deal with stress and symptoms in our daily lives. Therapies I use to teach skills include Mindfulness & Meditative Therapies (learning to be present with your body, thoughts & surroundings, and increase self-compassion), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (improving mindfulness, relationships, emotional regulation & distress tolerance) & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy -(reframing thinking patterns that may be unhelpful to our emotions & behaviors). Many of these are also connected to health & wellness.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I'm a cis-gendered woman and my pronouns are she/her. My work has often involved addressing the impact of systemic oppression including (but not limited to) racism, ableism, homophobia and transphobia and on unlearning beliefs associated with these. I am a Health at Every Size provider, I do not subscribe societal expectations of what our bodies should look like, and believe that we should be the only ones to determine what our bodies need. I support folks navigating LGBTQ+ identities. I aim transparent about all aspects of our work together, including financial logistics. I do not accept insurance, I am an out-of-network provider. If you have out-of-network benefits with your insurance plan, I can provide you with all of the information you need to submit a claim for reimbursement from your insurance company. Take a look at my website if you'd like to learn more about me, my work and my client's experiences while working with me. www.SarahAftab.com