Sheila Addison
Counselor, PhD, Marriage & Family Therapy; LMFTBuilding relationships to last a lifetime!
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Family systems therapy is a therapeutic technique that thinks about the family as a single, emotional unit. Each action and family member affects the others. Family systems therapy focuses on families and couples in intimate relationships with a goal of nurturing change and development. It tends to view change in terms of the systems of interaction between family members. It emphasizes family relationships as an important factor in psychological health. A professional trained in this technique will work on understanding the relationships within a family, and create a family history that will be the foundation for how current behaviors are viewed. No individual can be understood in isolation from the others in the familial unit. Issues shared among family members, such as substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, anxiety, and schizophrenia are good candidates for a family systems approach. Think this approach might work for you? Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s family systems specialists today.
Holding it together on the outside but feel VERY different inside? Do you feel gripped by anxiety, self-doubt, anger, dread, fear, or numbness? Having thoughts that you are not enough, or too much, or that you have to be perfect? There is a reason this is happening. Getting to know yourself takes time and intention - and often the support of a confident guide. You can love what it feels like to come home to your life.
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Does it feel like you and your partner speak different languages? Are you questioning your gender/sexuality? Do you need support because someone in your family just came out as LGBTQ? Are you struggling with your kids? Your parents? Trying to balance it all? Are you going through perimenopause? Any of this can feel overwhelming! Let's work together to help you make sense out of it and feel better about life. Learn to communicate effectively with your partner and repair those ruptures.
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I work with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, trauma, and relational struggles. Specializing in working with those navigating active substance use, gender identity questions and those healing from primary or family of origin relationships that were exploitive, invalidating, dysregulating, and have created a daily reality where you do not trust yourself. I hold space for the complexity, fear, and hope that come with releasing old habits and creating new ones.
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GOT ANGER? GOT ANXIETY? Well, you're human. Yet, you are here because something's not right. Despite your best efforts, you realized you need someone specially trained and experienced to guide you to a better place. I help people for whom anger or anxiety has become a problem by improving behavioral and emotional self-awareness, identifying triggers and underlying causes, and developing effective coping skills that can help you manage you anger and anxiety in more constructive ways.
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My goal and passion is to help you get out from that place of "stuckness." Whether it's about relationship issues, parenting woes, career burn-out or other life transitions, I work with clients to disrupt unhelpful patterns, heal wounds, and find creative approaches to life’s challenges.
I enjoy assisting a wide variety of individuals, couples and families, including those new to the process of therapy. While offering a general practice, I have extensive experience serving adoptees and persons who have experienced early life loss, neglect and abuse as well as persons recovering from adversities in adulthood. I have a special interest in supporting couples with histories of trauma or living with cultural differences and persons with strong creative or spiritual orientations.
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I am drawn to those who are in transition or processing a loss of some sort; of romantic relationships, careers, loss of family members, or grieving parenting they didn't receive. I love to work with people who are struggling with issues of self esteem, shame, and anxiety. I find it very rewarding to help individuals to develop a stronger relationship with themselves using self compassion and acceptance and then to help individuals empower themselves to make wanted changes.
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I work with couples who avoid conflict and feel lonely in their partnership, and those who fight frequently and find conflict escalates quickly. I also work with individuals who struggle with anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, have a hard time asking for their needs to be met and often don't understand their emotional reactions. Many experienced childhood trauma that has hurt their sense of self. Others come for support during life transitions or because they are grieving.
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Clients range from ages 12+, including couples and families. We serve individuals seeking a holistic approach that integrates mind, body, spirit, and environment assessments, offering broader spectrum of treatment approaches.
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Sexuality and pleasure are often stigmatized, this plays into how we feel about ourselves, our bodies, and in relation to others. I specialize in sex and relationship issues with couples/partners and work towards undoing harmful stories that harm us and create shame. I work from a trauma-informed lens to undo and empower. I work with clients to significantly reduce distress and undo longer-standing concerns.
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My practice is centered on providing empathic support and effective strategies primarily in Marriage Counseling and Couples Therapy. I specialize in addressing relationship issues, helping partners understand each other better, communicate more effectively, and resolve conflicts to strengthen their bond. My therapeutic approach is tailored to the unique needs of each couple, integrating various methods to foster deeper connections and mutual respect among partners.
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Do you find yourself becoming what you fear most? Overwhelmed by anxious thoughts and a depressive state? I know firsthand what it's like and the shame that it brings. It's an isolating experience and one that can feel lonely. Together, I'll help you discover what drives your anxious thinking and depressive moods. Teaching you the skills to manage those symptoms and develop a healthier version of yourself that feels more in line with your vision for yourself.
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We work with a diverse population of adult individuals, couples, and special interest groups who may be struggling with any number of mental health challenges related to anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, relationship issues, and substance abuse, among others. We are committed to providing culturally competent care across the spectrum of age, race, gender, sexuality, religion, and background.
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Do you find yourself constantly giving to others—whether at work or home—while your own well-being takes a back seat? Maybe stress, burnout, or relationship struggles leave you feeling disconnected. I work with individuals navigating life’s challenges, helping you build insight, resilience, and a sense of calm. Together, we’ll uncover patterns, develop practical tools, and create a path toward greater ease and fulfillment.
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Your unique perspective, identity, and culture are the basis for our work together. You will find safe and non-judgmental support in coping with symptoms of anxiety and depression and in managing key areas of your life, including relationships with family members and partners, and career.
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90% of my couples clients share these traits: They are VERY DIFFERENT from each other: mixed-race, interracial, mixed-cultural background, earning capacity varies; One or more is neuro-divergent; High-conflict; Multiple partners involved; ENM; Open relationship/marriage. The rest of my 10% is court-related: Court-referred reunification family therapy; Court-referred co-parenting counseling/child custody mediation; Self-referred co-parenting counseling/child custody mediation.
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