Animo C&C LLC

Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing

EMDR has had dozens of clinical studies around treating trauma. Before and after EMDR scans of the brain show a change in the reduction of the portion of the flight/fight/freeze region “lighting up”.

EMDR helps you understand how the shame or negative narrative that you are holding of yourself is stuck in the body, but that can be released to lead to freedom.

Accelerated Resolution Therapy

Advanced Certified in ART: Find out more. + An article from PsychCentral

ART uses the same science of the bilateral eye movement you experience during REM cycle, to help address the way the brain stores distress to move it out.

We can discuss if brief therapy of 3-5 sessions, for 90-minutes each, might be all you need to address & resolve a single incident trauma, which has been causing you distress, hyper-vigilance, and fear in the present.

Processing through Boxing

Incorporation of boxing (non-contact) into the therapy room to work through the discomfort of mental and emotional pain in the body. Visit the FAQ page or contact me to learn more.

The anger, anxiety, and tension in the body might be hard to get rid of by just talking about it. We can move to help shift those parts and gain coping tools outside the counseling room.

Pre-Martial & Fostering

Prepare & Enrich: An evidence-based assessment tool for pre-marital and married couples. Find out more.

The journey to and in foster care is beautiful and weighty. If you have been part of the foster system or fostering kiddos, I would be happy to walk with you.

Support for New Mothers

Do you feel stuck in your role as mom? Has post-partum depression & anxiety taken some of the joy or hope out of being a parent that you expected to have?

Working through the trauma & pain of miscarriages or anxiety around infertility?

We can tackle this with ART. I also use ‘Parts Work’ (IFS) within the bilateral tools, like EMDR or ART, to address the childhood patterns that are impacting your parenting in the present and the anxiety or depression from post-partum.

Spirituality & Faith-based

I offer Christian Counseling if you desire to bring it into the room.

Two years of overseas ministry experience plus work for an international ministry organization for 10+ years.

*No matter what background of religion or spirituality you follow, I am happy to hear how you would like to incorporate it (or not) into our sessions. Don’t hesitate to reach out to ask how this could look in the therapy room.

Questions? Need more information?

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Counseling is meant to free you from feeling stuck or in those endless shame cycles so you can know & trust yourself.

Further Trainings Include:

Seeking Safety: PTSD and Substance Abuse course – Certification.

Credentialed in Disaster Mental Health Counseling course

Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing course

Jennifer Sweeton’s Intensive Trauma Treatment certificate

Completion of UBOX training from ACE.