Roots To Wings Wellness NY

I’ve been working with individuals, couples and families, specializing in trauma and relationships for almost 15 years.  I have been extensively trained in DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and IFS (Internal Family Systems).  As a Gottman trained therapist, I apply skills that encourage healthy dialogue in all sessions while encouraging boundary and goal setting for more effective communication while treating underlying psychological and emotional trauma.  I am also a Board Certified Marriage and Family Therapist.  I am certified as an EQ Relationship and Emotional Coach.  My background includes positions as a Child Play Therapist, clinician at an Abused Women and Children’s Shelter and providing therapy to six Foster Homes. I have also managed psychiatric units in two prisons. These community based experiences have provided broad exposure to a wide variety of social issues and learning to develop realistic solutions. It is my goal to establish a safe space where you feel heard, validated and can learn to develop healthy habits, including how to process your emotions and promote change. Your self-esteem and confidence is imperative to this healing process. I will encourage you to further learn how to grow self respect and love for oneself. Whether you choose to engage in individual or group sessions, you can be assured that you will be made to feel welcome and treated with empathy and understanding.    I am a military wife and mother of two active duty members and a SUNY Fredonia International Studies freshman. I currently reside on the Canadian/US border in NY with my fabulous husband of 21 years and daughter.  If I’m not working, sleeping or eating, you can find me loving my fur babies; Chinook the Husky, Osa the Great Pyrenees and Seiche the Chiwennie or Fuzzy Fozzie the Mini-Golden Poodle (yes, I am a dog lover)! *************************FALL GROUPS*********************   "Becoming a Knew You" Do you feel stuck? Do you feel like your relationships don’t work or that maybe you display specific patterns of behaviors you may want to change? Let’s work together to make these changes happen while exploring how our past experiences show up in our present lives. ~Mon 5pm beginning August 5th (8 weeks) "Your Brain Is Listening: Taming Your Amygdala" Overcoming the amygdala’s influence isn’t easy; you can tame your amygdala and put yourself back in the driver’s seat. Rather than allow fear, anxiety and worry control your life, you can push through these experiences with a determination to reach your goals, recognizing the primitive fight, flight and freeze response are not always helpful. Join us and take back your life by reducing your reaction to triggers. ~Thurs 5pm beginning August 7th (approx 13 weeks) "Out of the F.O.G."  Fear, Obligation and Guilt is the acronym these three emotions stand for that are the core of the manipulation used by toxic persons to control us. Join us as we work to understand why this happens, work our way through what happened to us and heal by learning what is and isn’t healthy. ~Wed 5pm beginning Sept 4th (12 weeks) All groups are $25/week.  If you miss a week, you don't get charged!  I don't advise this because you fall behind and you miss out on all the fun! Groups run between 60-90 minutes at the discretion of the facilitator. Groups max out at 20 members.  If you miss 1st 2 weeks, your spot in the group will be given to the next person on the waitlist.  Please TEXT to reserve your spot today!