Healing Through Therapy
Feeling Like You're Stuck, Stressed & Settling for Less?
It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard
Offering Counseling Services Online and Face-to-Face in the Folsom Area
Does This Sound Like You?
- You feel stuck - There are changes you want to make but you're not sure where to start, or you have no idea what needs to change but you know something just isn't quite right.
- You feel confident, followed by the voice of self-doubt and you question yourself.
- You have this nagging sense that you've done something wrong, upset someone, or that you are just inherently flawed.
- You wonder why you feel the way you do and you feel guilt and shame about your thoughts and feelings.
- You've been told that you are too much, too sensitive, or maybe just weird.
- You are chronically worried about everyone else's feelings while yours are on the back burner. Some might call you a people-pleaser and you have difficulty saying no.
- You rarely ask for help because you are afraid it might inconvenience other people or they'd probably just let you down, so you do it yourself.
- You constantly worry and stress about how you should be doing things.
What if it didn't have to be this hard? How different would your life be if you could...
- Go from self-criticism to self-celebration & feel confident being yourself while going for what you want.
- Hold space for your past without allowing it to intrude on the present, doing things grounded in self trust, authenticity and integrity, making room for the limitless possibilities of your future.
- Be brave even in the moments that scare you the most.
- Go from hiding, avoidance, and denial of your own wants and needs to validating yourself so you can connect and communicate more effectively with the people in your life.
Specialties
Trauma & Anxiety Therapy
Trauma can leave deep emotional wounds, but healing is possible -- and you don't have to go through it alone. I help people who've experienced traumas and have a hard time trusting, feeling safe, are stuck on "high alert" or are feeling like they're always waiting for the other shoe to drop.
I utilize evidence- based treatment modalities, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), all of which I have extensive training in and years of experience practicing.
Your healing starts now. Reach out, and take that step toward the life you deserve.
Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
If you have experienced narcissistic abuse, please know this: what happened to you was not your fault, and you deserve healing, love and peace. The effects of this kind of abuse run deep, but so does your strength. With compassion and care, let's explore the impact - and most importantly, the hope for recovery.
Recovering from narcissistic abuse takes time, but you are not broken - you are healing. And, you don't have to do this alone. Please allow me the opportunity to walk with you on this journey.
If no one has told you this today: you are strong, you are valuable, and you are deeply worthy of love. Healing is not just possible - it is your birthright. Let's begin!
Emotional Abuse & Neglect
Emotional abuse and neglect occur when a person's emotional needs -- such as love, support, validation, and attention --are consistently ignored or dismissed. Unlike physical neglect, which is more tangible, emotional neglect is the absence of something essential: emotional connection and responsiveness.
There are many causes; parenting style, intergenerational patterns, mental health issues, trauma or stress, and cultural or societal expectations.
The effects can have long-term psychological and behavioral consequences, including; low self-esteem, difficulty identifying or expressing emotions, fear of intimacy, people-pleasing tendencies, chronic feelings of emptiness or loneliness, just to name a few.
The good news, is it can be reversed with the right support and treatment approach.
Independent Codependents
What is an independent codependent? Someone who has learned to put others' needs before their own, because you learned the only way to get what you want is to do it yourself.
This can be great. You can take care of yourself and don't need too much help. Maybe you thrive at work, seem super autonomous, and your friends and romantic partners love that you are so chill and laid back.
The problem is it comes at a cost and it's just not sustainable. People need people and it's difficult in this world to manage everything all on your own. Asking for help, or allowing someone to assist, is a strength and not a weakness. Let's talk about how this approach, independent codependent, is really effecting your health and wellbeing and begin the work towards recovery.
Contact us
Telephone: 9162056165
E-mail: marlenezlmft@gmail.com
Address: 507 Natoma St, Folsom, 95630, California, United States
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