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Depression, Grief, Loss, Sadness
Low and challenging points of life happen to all of us, varying from daily life grief and depletion, to unfortunate and tragic events. If that is currently your lived experience, please remain hopeful!
To treat these types of personal challenges, Joanna Ferreira LPC offers multiple techniques and approaches. Great results yielding combination, in the available treatment for grief, loss, depression and sadness related symptoms, is based in mindfulness based cognitive and behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, trauma reprocessing and working with somatic and polyvagal states, to allow the body to reconnect with the mind, heart and soul via movement, feeling through stagnant feelings, and finally letting go of the pain. These goals are achieved via somatic and polyvagal activation, energy field therapy, and behavioral activation, as well as existential and psychodynamic therapy, and occasionally EMDR. Additionally, frequently, expression of pain and moving on, can be achieved with expressive, narrative and existential means. These combined therapeutic practices help individuals manage mental health conditions, particularly depression, prevent relapse, improve emotional regulation, and enhance self-awareness and acceptance.
Anxiety, Worry, Stress, Panic
If you are affected by worry and anxiety, and on occasion you feel overwhelmed by it, stay hopeful, healing is possible.
To treat these types of personal challenges, Joanna Ferreira offers multiple techniques and approaches. Typically, great results yielding combination, in the treatment for anxiety, worry, stress, and panic related symptoms, is based in mindfulness cognitive therapy,dialectical behavioral therapy, trauma reprocessing and working with allowing the body to connect to the mind, and retraining the nervous system via polyvagal and neurofeedback based interventions, as well as exposure and EMDR based interventions.
Traumatic events, trauma, PTSD
Frequently, tragedy of immense negative impact or smaller but frequent harmful events, feel like a breaking point and a point of no return to daily life. Please don’t give up! Joanna specializes in working with trauma sensitive approaches and uses a variety of techniques to help reduce the experienced effects of traumatic events. Most effective therapy is EMDR therapy, alongside MBCT therapy and Polyvagal interventions, however existential and spiritual methods can be also offered. Ready to dive deeper?
Personal Growth and Major Life transitions, Identity, Social injustice effects
Personal growth and major life transition are important and overlooked mental wellness aspects. Distress, related to the existing social systems, as well as societal formation, not supporting or reflecting a person's lived experience and choices can be a major road block to healing, growth and happiness. Joanna, offers an integrative approach of narrative, existential, feminist, expressive art and spiritual resourcing to hold a safe and supportive space as well as guide through these pivotal moments in their patients lives.
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Relational struggles: intimate relationships, friendship, family ties challenges
The human connection, closeness and love are necessary to full wellness, and yet so tricky and complicated at times, Joanna works with attachment styles and attachment wounding to facilitate beautiful and healthy relationships for her clients. Please don’t give up on your hopes for current and future meaningful connections with others in your life!
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SEX, Intimacy and Sex Positivity
Sex, intimacy and fulfillment of passion are frequently a tabu subject and a neglected area of mental and relational help. If you are looking to renew or build a fulfilling sex life and embrace the joy of your body, as well as be a source of joy for your spouse or lover, look no further!
Joanna Ferreira LPC holds a certification in Integrative Sex and Couples Certification Training with Tammy Nelson: Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional (CSTIP), which is an evidence-based specific method of assessment and treatment of various sex and intimacy related challenges.
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Special Offerings
Joanna Ferreira LPC offers an intensive and immersive healing experience which are based in mindfulness and expressive art therapy and spiritual resourcing, these are designed and priced on an individual basis, please contact Joanna to learn more!