Therapy for Healing Hearts in Palm Springs
4-hour sessions designed to help you recover from toxic relationships or narcissistic abuse.
With a spirit of optimism, we will illuminate a bright path forward.
Whether you are still in a relationship that is not healthy for you, or recovering from narcissistic abuse, therapy intensives offer a compassionate space for you to process your pain, heal your wounds, and unravel the tangled emotions of guilt, confusion, heartbreak, isolation, and self-doubt that can accompany toxic relationships. I provide a safe and non-judgmental space for you to heal, discover new possibilities, and regain inner peace. Each intensive involves a minimum of 2 hours of talk therapy, education, experiential activities to promote healing, and skill development to calm your nervous system.
Common goals
- Self-reflection about boundary setting
- Healing from trauma by processing blocked emotions
- Identifying your green and red flags moving forward
- Enhancing emotional regulation and stability
- Reframing negative experiences as opportunities for spiritual and personal growth
- Breaking trauma bonds
- Cultivating self-love and self-compassion
Targeted focus areas:
- Tackling low self-esteem
- Addressing substance abuse
- Improving uncomfortable anger
- Increasing safety and decreasing harm
- Improving body image
- Overcoming self-doubt
Theoretical Orientation/Approaches
- Integrative therapy: I blend traditional therapies (ie: cognitive behavioral) with creative expression, mindfulness, new experiences, storytelling (therapeutic journaling, narrative therapy, support groups, etc.), and other holistic wellness practices.
- Humanistic/Rogerian therapy: An approach to therapy that emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and a genuine therapeutic relationship.
- Women-centered Therapy: An empowerment approach that can help you navigate societal expectations, challenge female stereotypes, assert your needs, and cultivate self-compassion.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). DBT informed treatment can help with emotional regulation, by providing practical tools and strategies to help you navigate complex emotions and achieve inner peace. I integrate tools such as radical acceptance, distress tolerance, and self-validation.
“I believe that when a woman decides to take ownership of her own life, when she decides to write her own story, destiny understands that there is no greater force than that of a determined woman.”— Shakira
