Authentically You Counselling and Psychotherapy

AREAs of focus

Trauma

For when you feel you are constantly reliving the past, or so removed from what happened that you have gaps in your memory, or when you have unexplained outbursts to seemingly neutral/minor situations.

Abuse (Domestic Violence, Emotional, Financial, Neglect, Physical, Psychological, Sexual)
Betrayal Trauma
Bullying
Divorce
First Responders
Grief/Bereavement
Sexual Assault
Unmet needs in childhood (lack of parental attunement, unstable/chaotic environment, harsh parenting, lack of attention, not feeling heard, seen, or understood, lack of safety)

Emotional Regulation

For when you feel as though your emotions have more control over you than you have over them.

ADHD symptoms; ADHD paralysis
Anger management
Anxiety
Burn out
Depression
Dissociation
Emotional Outbursts
Fear
General feeling of unease
Irritability
Overthinking
Panic Attacks
Sleep Disturbances
Stress
Suicidal Ideation

Relationships

For when you feel isolated, alone, and disconnected from others. For when you feel unsafe but you long for a secure attachment.

Betrayal
Commuication struggles
Difficulty attuning to others
Difficulty empathizing
Difficulty forming secure attachments
Domestic Violence/Abuse
Inability to perspective take
Infidelity
Emotional outbursts
Lack of intimacy/depth
Lack of understanding

Parenting

For when your role as a parent feels all-consuming.

Loss of identity
Life transitions
Misattunement
Discipline
Challenging behaviours
Emotional outbursts

Self

For when you feel disconnected from your authentic self.

Self-acceptance
Self-compassion
Self-esteem
Self-harm
Self-worth

Various Diagnoses

For when you feel your diagnosis is a part of you that needs healing.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Anxiety Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD)
Depression
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Panic Disorder
Specific/Non-specific Phobia
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Social Anxiety Disorder

The attempt to escape from pain, is what creates more pain.