Pape Psychological Services
 
 
 

My Approach to Therapy

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Brain science and the advent of imaging technology
have made it clear just how embodied the mind is.
— Psychotherapy Networker, July/August 2004

 My therapeutic approach is based on an existential-phenomenological, humanistic, interpretive, and feminist approach.  It involves reflective listening, understanding with you how your history influences your present experience, and helping to mirror back to you aspects of yourself which may be unclear or that may hold important but unacknowledged wisdom and insight.  In addition to listening and dialogue, I may use specific therapeutic interventions such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR); Lifespan Integration (LI); guided visualization; Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills (DBT) of emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness; and mindfulness practices.

One of my areas of expertise is in reproductive justice and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. I am featured in the upcoming film Between Ourselves Documentary:

https://www.betweendocumentary.com/

 

 

I look forward to speaking with you.

 
 
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