Life can only be understood backwards; but must be lived forwards-Soren Kirkegaard, Danish Philosopher 1813-1855
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Freedom is not
worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes -Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear - Mark Twain (1835-1910)
"...a long habit of not thinking a thing WRONG, gives it a superficial appearance of being RIGHT, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom.” From Common Sense (1776) –a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating freedom for American colonies from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Living a life is filled with contradictions and negotiations in whatever times we live. Engaging in this natural process sometimes could result in feelings of loss of control over life subsequently giving rise to anger, depression, anxiety, and other psychological challenges When such a process makes one feel trapped, sapping one of the energy to move forward, therapy facilitates the journey toward uncovering/discovering inner resources to regain a sense of control and to reclaim joy . Life is a continuous exploration of what works and doesn't as one engages in living it on a day-to-day basis while attempting to live it in a manner that is meaningful and authentic to them. Life is not to be put on hold while this exploration is taking place. It is meant to be lived.
Vidya Vara, a Seattle psychotherapist, believes that every individual has the capacity to move toward experiencing and reclaiming joy when the capacity to engage feels hampered due to challenges one encounters in life. She is an experienced, licensed clinical mental health counselor and has been practicing for more than 20 years, with compassion, understanding based in knowledge, and a results-driven approach. She is also a trained clinical hypnotherapist in the tradition of Dr. Milton Erickson who founded the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis about fifty years ago. In addition she is a child mental health specialist as well as an Ethnic Minority Mental Health Specialist who understands the impact of culture on one's personality.
Getting better should not be a hit-or-miss process; it should be a conscious process of engagement in treatment, both by the therapist and the client, while living one's everyday life. The purpose of therapy is to develop a healthy identity and the ability to develop resiliencies in the face of past and current challenges. Factors such as attachment history, previous trauma, spiritual inclinations or absence, quality of one's support network and ethnic minority status as they influence one's identity development are given importance as and when necessary in facilitating the journey of
self-discovery and reclamation of self.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Freedom is not
worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes -Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear - Mark Twain (1835-1910)
"...a long habit of not thinking a thing WRONG, gives it a superficial appearance of being RIGHT, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom.” From Common Sense (1776) –a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating freedom for American colonies from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Living a life is filled with contradictions and negotiations in whatever times we live. Engaging in this natural process sometimes could result in feelings of loss of control over life subsequently giving rise to anger, depression, anxiety, and other psychological challenges When such a process makes one feel trapped, sapping one of the energy to move forward, therapy facilitates the journey toward uncovering/discovering inner resources to regain a sense of control and to reclaim joy . Life is a continuous exploration of what works and doesn't as one engages in living it on a day-to-day basis while attempting to live it in a manner that is meaningful and authentic to them. Life is not to be put on hold while this exploration is taking place. It is meant to be lived.
Vidya Vara, a Seattle psychotherapist, believes that every individual has the capacity to move toward experiencing and reclaiming joy when the capacity to engage feels hampered due to challenges one encounters in life. She is an experienced, licensed clinical mental health counselor and has been practicing for more than 20 years, with compassion, understanding based in knowledge, and a results-driven approach. She is also a trained clinical hypnotherapist in the tradition of Dr. Milton Erickson who founded the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis about fifty years ago. In addition she is a child mental health specialist as well as an Ethnic Minority Mental Health Specialist who understands the impact of culture on one's personality.
Getting better should not be a hit-or-miss process; it should be a conscious process of engagement in treatment, both by the therapist and the client, while living one's everyday life. The purpose of therapy is to develop a healthy identity and the ability to develop resiliencies in the face of past and current challenges. Factors such as attachment history, previous trauma, spiritual inclinations or absence, quality of one's support network and ethnic minority status as they influence one's identity development are given importance as and when necessary in facilitating the journey of
self-discovery and reclamation of self.
