Who The Hell Am I?
Do you have thoughts like; “I don’t know what I am doing with my life.” “I am not sure where I am going.” A free in-person counseling group for
20-somethings who are trying to figure out who to be, what to be, and how to be will be starting next month.
8 sessions from September 25 – October 13th, 2023 5:15-6:30pm
To reserve a space and for more info, email Oskar Norlander at oskar.norlander@accent-counseling.com
Accent Counseling offers in-office counseling for individuals, families, couples, and some group sessions at this time. In-office availability is set by individual counselors. Administrative staff are generally available from 8 am – 5 pm Monday – Friday, except holidays.
Many Accent Counseling clinicians offer telehealth (virtual) appointments, and our practice maintains a client portal through the HIPAA compliant platform SimplePractice. Telehealth availability is set by individual counselors. Once an appointment is set with one of our counselors, an email invitation to the client portal will be sent. The portal can be accessed by clients at any time to schedule appointments or message with their counselor.
Counselors working with our practice offer a variety of types of one-on-one counseling and areas of focus. Some of the terms used elsewhere on the website are defined below.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Helps people learn how to identify and change destructive or disturbing thought patterns that have a negative influence on behavior and emotions.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): The main goals are to teach people how to live in the moment, develop healthy ways to cope with stress, regulate their emotions, and improve their relationships with others.
Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT): A therapeutic approach based on the premise that emotions are key to identity and can be defined as the practice of therapy informed by an understanding of the role of emotion in psychotherapeutic change
Gestalt Therapy: A form of psychotherapy that is centered on increasing a person’s awareness, freedom, and self-direction. It’s a form of therapy that focuses on the present moment rather than past experiences
Inner Child Work: An approach to recognizing and healing childhood trauma. It recognizes that our behaviors as an adult stem from our childhood experiences.
Narrative Therapy: A form of counseling that views people as separate from their problems and destructive behaviors. This allows clients to get some distance from the difficulty they face; this helps them to see how it might actually be helping or protecting them, more than it is hurting them.
Somatic Therapy: A type of therapy that helps treat post-traumatic stress and effects from other mental health conditions. This type of therapy connects a person’s mind and body to apply psychotherapy and physical therapies during treatment. More details can be found under the Somatic Therapy tab.
While many of our counselors can offer therapy regarding relationships, several of our counselors do have additional, specific training in marriage or couples counseling. Kelby Broddie and Kaileh Butler can offer specific types of support, with more information found on their bio pages.
Many insurance company plans do not cover Marriage, Couples, or Family counseling. Please reach out to your individual insurance provider for information regarding coverage.
Marathon Couple’s Therapy (MCT) was designed in the early 2000s by three of the six original Master Clinicians at the Gottman Institute in Seattle. This approach was created when it was noted by their research that the traditional model for couple’s work (55-minute sessions once a week) in some cases was not effective and was instead showing to have an adverse effect. They concluded that when couples repeatedly “open and close” their challenges and needs in such condensed sessions each week, there was a potential to leave couples more disconnected and detached.
The Marathon model works to untether from the clock and allow space for couples to organically work through built-up emotions and cycles weighing them down while simultaneously teaching new processes and developing new systems for relating and communicating. Marathon sessions are held over three consecutive days for 4-6 hours (sometimes more as needed) each day.
Marathon couples sessions are not covered by insurance and are a set fee for the three days.
For more information or to sign up for a consultation please contact Kaileh Butler, MA, LMHC, NCC. at kaileh.butler@accent-
Sometimes concerns brought to counseling can involve the entire family system and how we operate within our families. Some clinicians at Accent Counseling are able to provide family counseling to address these concerns.
Accent Counseling is unable to offer reunification counseling at this time.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is an evidenced-based form of psychotherapy that utilizes side to side eye movements to help clients address common problems such as depression, anxiety, phobias, relationship issues, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and more. ART works directly to reprogram the way in which distressing memories and images are stored in the brain so they no longer trigger strong physical and emotional reactions. Clients who have received ART often experience rapid results from the treatment.
For more information, follow the links below:
Brainspotting is a powerful treatment for trauma and mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, and interpersonal distress. This clinically-proven therapy engages deep parts of your brain through your senses (primarily sight, sound, and the felt-sense of your body) so that healing can safely occur without requiring that you explain your experience.
The simple technique used in Brainspotting –resting your eyes on a pointer held by a trained Brainspotting therapist while tuning in to your emotions and bodily sensations– can have a surprisingly profound impact on your ability to connect with meaningful emotions. Looking at the brainspot during therapy helps you focus on painful experiences and beliefs. This gentle process allows stuck patterns to shift and self-limiting beliefs to be re-considered so that growth and change can occur naturally. You can learn more at brainspotting.com.
Lees Hopkins LMHCA, trained in Brainspotting Phase 1, provides this therapy to adults virtually and in-person. If you are interested in Brainspotting, please contact them for a consultation.
Relational Healing: A Developmental and Relational Trauma Therapy Intensive Group
Developmental and Relational Trauma Therapy (DARTT) is an approach developed by the Healing Our Core Issues Institute for addressing the impacts of childhood and family-of-origin trauma. In this model, we work to improve six core areas often affected by this type of trauma including: self-worth, boundaries, sense of self, self-care, spontaneity, and attachment style.
DARTT is an experiential approach using a blend of therapeutic interventions for treating trauma, including somatic work, inner child work, mindfulness, emotion-focused, and attachment-based modalities
In this intensive-style three-day group, you will work alongside others in your healing journey to process your trauma, work with inner parts, and release stored shame with the guidance of licensed and trained DARTT therapist, Kaileh Butler, MA, LMHC, NCC.
FAQ:
Why in a group?
Connection with others is vital in our healing. By witnessing and allowing others to bare witness to our pain and growth we give way for a level of connection that is often inaccessible and unmatched in our everyday lives. Our wounded inner parts require emotionally safe and nurturing connections, as it was often the very absence of such that caused the wounds to begin with. This allows us to reshape how we are relational with ourselves, our inner parts, and our interpersonal relationships.
Groups are limited to 3-4 participants and will be carefully selected to ensure the best group cohesion.
Why an “intensive”?
Intensives offer the opportunity to take an uninterrupted approach to this form of trauma work. By engaging in this process untethered from the traditional 50-minute once-a-week therapy model we are afforded the chance to explore new depths and make greater leaps toward your needs and goals.
What is the cost?
The full cost of the 3-day intensive is $950. This is not a service covered by insurance. Payments can be made as a 1-time payment or over 2 payments ($475 due at registration and $475 due one week prior).
What is included?
- A 20-minute consultation to ensure that this process is a good fit for your needs.
- Training materials and handouts
- Three full days of guided trauma therapy work (typically from ~9-4:40); which includes breaks and an hour for lunch. Participants will also receive guided mindfulness sessions and psychoeducation.
- A one-time 90-minute follow-up group to check in, connect, and discuss how integrating the practices and process is going.
- Resources and suggestions for continuing the work after the intensive
For more information or to sign up for a consultation please contact Kaileh Butler at kaileh.butler@accent-
Additional resources can be found at the following links:
More information coming soon