Adjustment Issues
In using goal setting, visualization and cognitive and dialectical behavioral approaches along with mind/body techniques like yoga, meditation and mindfulness, the Move Therapy and Wellness team will help to support you in manage challenges related to significant change (including loss, separation, transition from school to career, career shift, etc.) developing a sense of confidence and direction in difficult transitional life phases.
Anxiety
The team at Move Therapy and Wellness uses a variety of effective therapeutic and psycho-educational techniques for helping clients build coping strategies for anxiety management. From Cognitive and Dialectical Behavioral techniques, to nutritional strategies, to the practical (daily) application of self-healing brain/body modalities like breath-work, visualization, meditation and gentle movement (yoga) the combination of these therapies will help to break the psychological, biochemical, and physical cycles of anxiety.
Balance and Personal Growth
In using goal setting, visualization and cognitive behavioral approaches along with self-care coaching, executive functioning training (routines, schedules, organization, prioritization strategies) mind/body techniques like yoga and meditation for stress relief and self-awareness/self-discovery, the Move Therapy and Wellness team will help to support you in gaining personal insight, identifying obstacles, uncovering or rediscovering strengths and achieving fulfilling and meaningful growth.
Relationship Issues
The Move Therapy and Wellness team will help you to identify problematic patterns, manage conflict and strengthen connections within a variety of relationship types, including friendships, familial relationships and intimate partner relationships. Therapists are trained in specialized techniques including the Gottman Method of Couples Therapy.
Trauma
The Move Therapy and Wellness team includes and collaborates with certified
yoga therapists and licensed acupuncturists as well as hold additional professional certifications in Yoga-Informed Psychotherapy, Mind Body Exploration and Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy which includes guided mindfulness meditation practice, breathing and relaxation techniques and yoga practice for addressing symptoms of anxiety, unresolved trauma, anger management, perinatal mood disorders, depression and anxiety and can improve stress management and self care skills, symptoms of insomnia, inflammation and poor digestion.
Women's Issues
Psychotherapists at Move Therapy and Wellness are certified in treating perinatal mood disorders including post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), depression and anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum through targeted therapies, relationship and communication supports and holistic approaches that include self care, natural supplement regimen, nutrition education, and exercise.
Education
University Of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and Loyola University Chicago
License
License No. 149.015277
Years in practice
9 years