Our work together is grounded in seeing you as a whole-person, with multiple avenues toward wellness. We’ll consider the mind, body, spirit, emotions, and environment as interconnected facets of your life and pathways to growth.

My therapy approach is grounded in the belief that you are the expert of your own story. You know yourself best. You possess an innate understanding of yourself, and my role is to help you reconnect to your inner wisdom, listen to it deeply, and access resources for healing and growth.

Some optional offerings in our sessions might include Art Therapy or Eco Therapy

What to Expect in Our Sessions Together:

You can expect a warm, caring, and non-judgmental space where your voice will be heard. My priority is to build a partnership where you feel safe to be yourself, without fear of criticism or rejection. Together, we will explore what you want from therapy and create meaningful goals to help you get there. While every journey is unique, many clients start noticing positive changes within the first five sessions.

These changes may include:

Greater Self-Awareness and Clarity:
Developing a deeper understanding of yourself and your experiences.

Reduced Anxiety:
Feeling more calm in both your mind and body.
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‍Decreased Burnout and Overwhelm:
Learning to manage stress more effectively.
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‍Improved Communication Skills:
Expressing yourself more clearly and effectively in your relationships.
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‍A Sense of Hope and Empowerment:
Feeling more in control and optimistic about your future.
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‍Self-Compassionate Narrative:
Transforming self-criticism and past pain into compassion and understanding.
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‍Scientific Understanding of Symptoms:
Gaining insight into the biological and psychological roots of your experiences.
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‍Personalized Coping Strategies:
Creating tools and techniques to manage stress and anxiety throughout your life.
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‍Decolonized and Anti-Oppressive Framework:
Acknowledging and addressing how power structures impact mental health.
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‍Strength-Based Recognition:
Focusing on what you do well and finding ways to build on those strengths.
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‍Increased Access to Power and Freedom:
Discovering your capacity to make empowered choices in all areas of your life.
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Art Therapy

Some of us resonate deeply with pictures, colors, sensations, movement, symbols and metaphors - and we may struggle to translate our inner experience into words. Art Therapy is an active process that provides another avenue for self-expression, allowing you to convey and explore your emotions, perspectives and experiences wordlessly. The art-making process itself may also inherently promote relaxation, less anxiety, and soothe an active nervous system. Any age can benefit and no art experience is necessary to participate in this type of therapy.

Ecotherapy

Ecotherapy (also referred to as nature-based therapy or ecological psychotherapy) recognizes that humans are a part of nature, and when we improve our connection with the natural world, we experience more health and balance. It is based upon the growing evidence that time spent in nature - even looking out a window or handling natural objects, is therapeutic. Our nervous system is biologically wired to relax easier when we are in proximity to nature. Nature provides grounding experiences, easy opportunities for mindfulness, simple wisdom, and for most people, a deep sense of calm connectedness.

How we work together

What to Expect in Our Sessions Together:

"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for."

- Georgia O'Keeffe

Art Therapy

"Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world"

- John Muir

Ecotherapy

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Faith Reyes, MA, LMFT,

Art Therapist & Ecotherapist