As a psychotherapist, I work from a client-centered perspective to offer you the space and time to explore your thoughts and emotions in a non-judgmental environment. I take a holistic approach that focuses on all aspects of your life, including physical, mental and spiritual components. I will support you on a collaborative journey toward insight, awareness, connection, and personal growth.
I have always been searching for a practical approach to counseling and coaching – something that is simple enough to understand, easy enough to apply right away in your everyday life and give you immediate results. Because oftentimes, counselling and coaching tools and techniques sound good on paper, but your mind will say: “This is something good, but it’s not who I am. I’m never gonna be able to do it.” I realize that for it to work, it has to click. When you don’t just understand it, but feel it and connect it with your emotion, it makes a world of difference. Knowledge is potential power. You need to find a big enough leverage to apply that knowledge into your life. And that’s when you discover the real power to change. There is a science behind it. Let me help you utilize new skills, experience happiness, and find exciting ways to enjoy a newfound hope in life.
Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT) is a good place to start as it helps us discover what you would like to achieve in our sessions and in your life. After we map out a desirable goal, we can start taking necessary steps towards change. We can also incorporate Adult Attachment Focused Therapy (AAFT) to see how your feelings, thoughts and behaviors in present significant relationships relate to your childhood experiences. You will explore how the attachments that you developed in the early years of your life profoundly affects every component of your life – your mind, body, emotions, relationships, values, and self-perception.
I utilize a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach to assist you in recognizing how your feelings, thoughts and behaviors are connected. I also use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to come to terms with what is out of your control and to commit to action that improves and enriches your life. Mindfulness techniques are also useful to help you discover or rediscover your inner strength and ability to grow.
I find EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a good Body-and-Brain approach to incorporate with Cognitive-based talk therapy. EMDR allows clients to see results and experience those results in a faster timetable than just usual talk therapy. The best thing is that your own brain will be doing the healing and you are the one in control of the whole process.
Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) works with the conscious and subconscious mind to help you shift your thoughts, feelings and behaviors to your desired outcomes. It helps you to identify, access your internal resources, and enable you to overcome obstacles. NLP techniques aim to help you to develop rapport , connect with important people in your life, and communicate and understand them more effectively.
No matter how smart you are, your willpower alone will most likely not get you where you want to be in life. It is so easy to get off track or get stuck in the vicious cycle of negative thinking. We all need someone who creates a space and process for us, and stay with us while you work through your struggles. My goal is to create a safe place for you to explore your inner-feelings and needs. And once you feel validated, we can figure out ways to empower you so you can create life on your term – a life of Joy, Happiness, Love, Passion, Success and Fulfillment.
Tracy Nguyen 