Natassia Dickey (she/her)

A lot of people come to me with external relationship trouble and find opportunities to work on their relationship with self or their life. We engaged in interpersonal skills (communication skills, assertiveness skills, problem-solving skills, boundary setting), but also intrapersonal skills (attachment, codependency, trauma histories, inner work, self-care, burnout, spirituality).

Excessive worry, sleeping issues, body pain, racing thoughts, avoidance behaviors, feeling misunderstood, being easily agitated, lashing out/being reactive - these are common complaints that fall under the anxiety umbrella. I use validation, insight, and skill building to help you change your understanding of and response to anxiety.

Whether you align with the disease model, psychological model, or social model of addiction, I support you in defining what recovery means to you. Through that definition of addiction and recovery, we identify relapse prevention plans, trigger identification, and healthy coping skills to make the compulsive behavior of addiction less likely. I have ample experience helping those in both early and long-term recovery. I also work heavily with family members of those struggling with addiction.

Holistic therapy is centered upon the mind-body-soul[-breath] connection. Therefore, whatever issue is arising for discussion the therapy setting is perceived through the lens of the whole body. This includes techniques to help a person become more familiar and comfortable with emotions, thoughts, moods, intuitions, physical and physiological responses, and techniques to support each experience.

Depending on the person's needs we may engage in all or some of the skills training of DBT: 1. Mindfulness Skills, 2. Interpersonal Skills, 3. Emotional Regulation Skills, 4. Distress Tolerance Skills.

Energy Psychology supports the idea that we as human beings are made of energy, both emotionally and with the inner workings (physiology) of our body. Therefore, we need techniques that focus on managing our energetic responses to life that talk therapy cannot do for us; that trying to change our thoughts does not always yield a change in emotions. I utilized Yoga, Emotional Freedom Techniques (tapping), Breath Work and Meditation.