Hello!
My name is Tracey. I’m a licensed mental health counselor for adults, individuals and couples.
I believe individuals and couples seek therapy to:
resolve trauma from challenging life events
heal painful relationships
learn healthy coping behaviors
reduce pain and suffering
It is my goal to help you become more authentic with yourself and others.
My style is empathetic, collaborative, and compassionately direct. I don’t do awkward silences.
I am LGBTQIA+ and poly affirming. I deeply value racial and social justice.
My Approach:
Trauma work with adults 22+
Maternal narcissism
Childhood sexual abuse
Spiritual abuse
Verbal, physical, and emotional abuse
Attachment injuries
Areas of Expertise:
Couples See Me to Work On:
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Building a deep connection with your partner is essential to having a deep emotional bond. Good communication skills and practice is essential, but this does not always result in showing your true self, your more vulnerable self.
Deep connection is about safety and vulnerability. Intimacy is the essential capacity to confront issues and take each other on.
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As Terry Real, author and therapist, writes there are 5 losing strategies in relationships: being right; controlling your partner; practicing unbridled self-expression; retaliating against your partner; and withdrawing from your partner.
Shifting from being reactive individuals to being proactive teammates is essential. Each partner needs to be present. he more passive one to speak up and the more dominant one to shut-up.
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Feeling safety in another person with whom we interact consists of two important qualities—the absence of an agenda, and the absence of judgment.
Individuals See Me to Work On:
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Developing empathy for self often requires us to understand our experience. The lessons you took from your caregivers, your experiences, your environment, and your physical and mental health all affect the way you treat yourself and others.
Compassion doesn’t mean excusing yourself or pretending what you did wasn’t wrong; it means showing compassion for yourself and recognizing your humanity. People make mistakes, sometimes huge ones. What’s important is making amends, if you can, and learning new tools so you don’t make the same mistakes.
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Emotions are feelings and bodily sensations that help us understand ourselves and the world around us. They help us connect with other
Emotions are important because they contribute to our overall wellbeing by signaling what we value and prioritize in life. Identifying and understanding our emotions is essential to our mental well being.
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Trauma healing takes dedication, intention, and learning to love yourself.
It is also about learning your emotions and how to regulate them in a healthy, vulnerable manner.
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful tool that can address emotional, physical, sexual, and spiritual abuse.