Marriage & Family Therapy
Sarah Nicholson, Licensed MFT
Sarah Nicholson, Licensed MFT
Sarah Nicholson, Licensed MFT
I have been counseling people with depression, anxiety, addictions and eating disorders for 15 years. I use my personal experience, clinical training and intuition to guide my work. Often there are unresolved issues such as grief and loss or trauma that lead us to deny or shut down parts of ourselves. My unique approach to psychotherapy a
I have been counseling people with depression, anxiety, addictions and eating disorders for 15 years. I use my personal experience, clinical training and intuition to guide my work. Often there are unresolved issues such as grief and loss or trauma that lead us to deny or shut down parts of ourselves. My unique approach to psychotherapy allows all parts of you a safe place to be present and integrate. This process of becoming whole is gradual, and we set the pace of our work together.
Sarah's Tools
Sarah Nicholson, Licensed MFT
Sarah Nicholson, Licensed MFT
Many of us weren't given the emotional tools we needed in childhood, or the tools we had were broken and inadequate for life's trials. In our sessions we can practice new tools or sharpen existing ones, to provide a sense of relief and control by managing emotions. It's easy to distract ourselves with; food, exercise, drugs, alcohol, spen
Many of us weren't given the emotional tools we needed in childhood, or the tools we had were broken and inadequate for life's trials. In our sessions we can practice new tools or sharpen existing ones, to provide a sense of relief and control by managing emotions. It's easy to distract ourselves with; food, exercise, drugs, alcohol, spending, television, computer gaming, social media browsing, or sex to avoid facing our feelings, but recovery is about discovering new ways of coping. See my tools page for free "Spoonfuls of Therapy" counseling videos that remind us how to take care of ourselves, mind, body and spirit.
What to Expect
Sarah Nicholson, Licensed MFT
What to Expect
My psychotherapy practice provides a private and sacred sanctuary where we can meet individually or in small groups to go through the process of recovery and growth. In our weekly therapy sessions we will get to know each other and create a plan to address your unique needs. This may include practical components like expanding your social
My psychotherapy practice provides a private and sacred sanctuary where we can meet individually or in small groups to go through the process of recovery and growth. In our weekly therapy sessions we will get to know each other and create a plan to address your unique needs. This may include practical components like expanding your social life and daily self-care practices, or exploring underlying emotional issues and discovering a deeper sense of meaning in your life. Your plan will be flexible and focus on your personal life goals.
What Ails You?
Soothing Grief & Loss
Facing a loss in your life can be an extremely painful transition. Loss of a loved one by death, divorce, break-up, miscarriage, abortion, and even retirement or empty nest syndrome, can bring up a myriad of confusing feelings. Your healing process can be made easier with genuine caring support. Our sessions provide soothing resources that allow you to manage the mixed emotions you may feel and bring hope for your next step.
Transforming Anxiety
Anxiety includes worry and an inability to control it, panic, hyper-vigilance (being on high alert and feeling unsafe), or being frozen and paralyzed with fear. All of these can become manageable with the right tools. You can learn how to calm your body using simple movements, gestures and breathing techniques to shift into relaxation. Your thoughts can also be slowed down and redirected when you observe them without judgment. In our sessions we practice replacing negative, self-destructive thought patterns with a compassionate encouraging attitude.
Relieving Depression
Depression or low mood can be a debilitating vicious cycle, but you don't have to be alone with it or stay stuck in it. Breaking your isolation is the first step to relief. In our therapy sessions we explore what's missing in your life and find renewed interest and vitality. Together we will help you carve a path away from depression and towards a life that provides more meaning, purpose and satisfaction. The road to recovery becomes much easier when we face it together.
Climate Aware Therapist
Climate change distress is now a well documented experience globally so if you're struggling with overwhelm about it you are not alone. Climate emotions vary widely and can include sadness, despondency, anger and outrage, guilt and shame, fear and panic, gratitude and hope. I'm trained to meet you where you are on this issue. (See ClimateMentalHealth.net/Wheel to explore further.) Together we can process your climate emotions and find your unique path toward solutions. I also facilitate The Green Circle Group to provide community focused on building connections internally, with the earth and each other.