Individualized care
Therapy Services
Whatever you are seeking care for, the research shows that a strong and consistent relationship creates a beneficial therapy experience. Developing a relative ease and sense of safety relies on a rapport between you and your therapist that nurtures growth and often gives you the feeling of both being seen in all of your nuances and complexities while simultaneously appreciated for and connected by the shared journey of human living.
At Shade Tree Counseling we strive for you to feel known as an individual with a complex history and constellation of identities — ethnic, racial, gendered, socio-economic, bodily, and sexuality — who, like all of us, labors daily for meaning, dignity, and fulfillment.
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Anxiety
Anxiety looks a little different in all of us and finds its foothold based on a variety of factors: genetics, early experiences, current stressors, and social discomfort, to name a few.
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Trauma
Trauma affects your whole life and it impacts everyone differently. We will join you in acknowledging how the past has affected your present and finding healing that works for you.
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Relationship Difficulties
Whether you have a hard time creating them, keeping them, or enjoying them, problems with relationships are painful for social critters like us humans. Understanding what is making relationships hard and what to do about it are common therapy goals. In fact, relational problems are such a common strand in therapy that you may find them interconnected to one or more other issues.
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Neurodiversity
Traditionally, therapy was built on a “neurotypical” model—assuming there is one “right” way to think or communicate. However, contemporary counseling is shifting toward neuro-affirming care, which views differences like Autism, ADHD, or Dyslexia not as deficits to be “fixed,” but as natural variations in the human experience.
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ADHD
Attention, impulsivity, and executive functioning may be your primary reason for seeking therapy, or may be an underlying challenge that contributes to other struggles you face. Many people with ADHD have received and internalized the message that they are lazy or not living up to their potential; it is common for individuals with ADHD to be hard on themselves in an attempt to increase productivity and reliability. Yet, each failure reinforces the message that they are inadequate. Moreover, the nature of ADHD often makes it difficult to organize and soothe difficult thoughts and emotions, leaving one vulnerable to anxiety and depression.
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Autism
Autism is an ever widening spectrum. Autistic folks frequently inhabit social situations in ways that the dominant, neurotypically-oriented society does not appreciate, leading many people to feel misunderstood, anxious, or overwhelmed with the demands of masking. Many autistic adults struggle to have connections with others in ways they would like. Moreover, social situations may feel downright confusing and anxiety-provoking and intimate relationships may seem impossible. In the professional sphere, you may struggle to keep steady employment, often finding that your ways of communicating with co-workers and bosses make it hard to feel you belong or that your talents are appreciated.
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Parenting / Parenting Neuro-diverse Children
Understanding your child’s unique experiences with autism, adhd, and/or sensory sensitivities and how that impacts your role as their parent is a journey. Advocating for them in the school and medical systems is a challenge. Navigating the already complex demands of contemporary parenting can be even more nuanced when your child is neurodiverse. We appreciate the unique challenges facing parents of neurodiverse children and offer you the opportunity to take a moment to reflect, soothe your nervous system, and connect to your parenting identity in new and meaningful ways.
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Somatics / Chronic Pain
Due to well-meaning attention that Somatic Therapy has received in recent years, the term has taken on a bit of a buzzword status. However, Somatic Therapy is far more than learning new coping skills and breathing in a new way. Thanks to current neuroscience, we now know what the body carries due to generational, life, and cultural trauma.
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Couples Counseling
We are all deeply shaped by the patterns, histories, and communication styles of the people closest to us. Acknowledging that individuals do not exist in a vacuum, and the problems in a relationship do not exist solely within one partner, in therapy we work together to clarify the origins of unhelpful communication patterns and determine what we can do about them. Sometimes couples therapy helps in times of significant change, like when a family grows to make space for children and the intimacy and connection once there seems like a nostalgic memory from long ago.
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