Cayla Townes

having tried therapy before but have not found it very helpful - lots of talking with no real change.

having a high-stress job.

never feeling "okay" with themselves or their life circumstances, no matter how successful they appear to others.

feeling haunted by things that have happened in the past and wanting that to change.

struggling with chronic or terminal health issues, or supporting someone else who is ill or dying.

you want to get to the root of an issue in order to resolve it.

you want to try something other than just traditional talk therapy.

you've experienced pain in your childhood that's affecting you now (this shows up as anxiety, depression, unhealthy relationship patterns, negative sense of self, etc.).

you're feeling skeptical about whether or not therapy would actually be helpful.

you'd like to experience a non-pathologizing approach to therapy - the problems we struggle with are not because we are "broken" or "bad"; the difficult thoughts, feelings, or behaviours we want to change often make sense and began as adaptations to help us feel safe and survive.

heard

supported

affirmed

respected

valued

what you're hoping to get out of therapy.

why I'm a good fit or not to help you with this.

my non-pathologizing approach to therapy.

any questions or concerns you have about therapy with me, therapy in general, or my qualifications and approach.

logistics (scheduling, billing, virtual sessions, etc.).

meet you where you are, with no expectations other than that you want something to be different.

make sure you have the resources and tools to feel safe before doing any difficult or painful work.

let you know what we're doing and why and for that to make sense to you; there's no need for mystery in therapy.

check-in with you about the work we're doing and if it seems like it's helping you in the way you hoped.

be honest with you, but not push you to talk about or work on anything you don't want to.