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Emotions
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I specialize in helping clients learn to work through, manage, and cope with difficult emotions associated with anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional and physical pain, anger, mental health diagnoses, aging, chronic illness, and generational family difficulties.
I'm passionate about helping clients find a way forward when they are faced with difficult life transitions, such as divorce, grief, loss, shifts in family dynamics, empty nests, retirement, chronic illness, aging parents, or sudden career changes.
Life Changes
STRUGGLING WITH
AT TURNING POINT IN YOUR
Relationship?
Relationships are vital for us as humans, when they are damaged, lost, or become difficult to maintain, we suffer . . .
“connection is the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.” ~ Brené Brown.
“If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding,
shame can't survive.”
~ Brene Brown
About
Change is the only constant in life . . . Heraclitus
The one thing I do understand is life is not stagnant, change is the constant, sometimes just when we think we have it figured out, life tends to throw us a curve ball. Change can be exciting, terrifying, or freeing, sometimes all at once.
Many events or milestones in life usher in changes that can leave us feeling anxious, depressed, indecisive, resistant, unsure of relationships, our emotions, our abilities to cope, and can frequently cause us to doubt our resiliency. When you or your child are struggling to cope with difficult life events, trauma, or mental health issues, I am passionate about helping identify the issues, find solutions, develop skills, and create that life worth living.
I work with:
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Preteens and adolescents struggling to cope with home, school, peers, social media, and other pressures often unique to them.
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Young adults trying to find their way forward in life
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Parents and families striving to find harmony whether beginning a family, fostering, adopting, establishing family values and goals, negotiating the teen years, facing an empty nest, or caring for aging parents.
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Adults facing changing landscapes in personal relationships, the workplace, career shifts, retirement, or embracing the challenges of aging themselves.
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Individuals navigating the difficulties of mental health issues
In working with you, your child, or family, I draw from training in:
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) informed therapy
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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Mindfulness
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Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
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Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
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Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
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Integrative Behavioral Health
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Jennifer Hrebar-Ihler, MSW, LCSW
Meet our Intern
Lisa is currently a social work graduate student finishing her Master of Social Work at the University of Missouri, Columbia. She is completing her second practicum at Changing Tides and will soon be a Licensed Master of Social Work supervisee. Lisa graduated with a bachelor’s in social work, BSW, in 2002 and has over 20 years’ experience first as a parent educator, then school social worker in the Fulton community. Her special passion has been working to implement positive change for children and their families.
Lisa uses an empathetic, client-centered approach to create a safe, non-judgmental environment to meet adults and children where they are.
Lisa integrates therapeutic techniques from:
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT),
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Trauma Focused-CBT,
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Somatic Experiencing,
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT),
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Mindfulness,
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Integrated Behavioral Health.
Lisa works with individuals struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, life transitions, and chronic stress. She teaches stress management, communication, parenting, coping, and social skills. Working with pre-teens, adolescents, and young adults are close to Lisa’s heart. She believes we all have individual strengths, and that when we identify and use them, we can discover a healthier version of ourselves and move toward a more peaceful life’s journey. Lisa works under the supervision of Jennifer Hrebar-Ihler, MSW, LCSW.
“Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together."
~ Brene Brown
