Private Practice

On Being an Eclectic Therapist Treating Trauma

By aliahealycross | August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 by aliahealycross

I use the term “eclectic therapist” when describing my counseling style. This means that I use a variety of counseling methods in order to build rapport, assess for issues and to help clients discover their own answers to their problems. I’m asked to describe which techniques and approaches I use on various marketing directories and when I speak with potential clients. I have mixed feelings about this line of questioning. On one hand,…

Soon-to-be-Divorcee Offering Couples’ Counseling

By aliahealycross | June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 by aliahealycross

I don’t have a lot of experience counseling couples. The majority of my background involves treatment of adult individuals, with some experience working with pre-teen children. Occasionally, I have worked with an individual who wanted to bring their partner into session in order to enhance their own therapeutic process. After one of these sessions went terribly wrong (think: new-to-me partner dominated the conversation and then had a full-blown panic attack/temper tantrum when I pointed…