Experiential Therapy
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How does it help?
Many times talk therapy is not enough to delve to the root of the problem in therapy and create lasting, profound change. In the words of Confucius: “I hear and I forget. I see I remember. I do I understand.” With the help of expressive tools, activities, and techniques, our brain has the ability to create a surplus reality or reconstruction of past or present experiences in order to work through them in real time. In experiential therapy you can heal the disconnect between what you know and what you believe, essentially the disconnect between the head and the heart. It can lead you to new places of understanding and health that you never thought possible.
Types of Experiential Therapy at Affirming Life Therapy, Inc.
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EMDR
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a specific modality that helps clients decrease negative beliefs about the self and disturbance around traumatic memories. This could be anything from chronic misattunement with a caregiver growing up to war or sexual assault. Repeated studies have shown that clients can make lasting and profound treatment progress in EMDR much quicker than previously thought possible in the world of trauma treatment.
Psychodrama
Psychodrama used in an individual or group context that allows individual to role play or act out intrapsychic or interpersonal events in one’s life. What needs to come out will come out in psychodrama.
Expressive Arts
Painting, drawing, poetry, and music used in a therapeutic context can aid clients in deep self-discovery and self-expression. Traumatic events can sometimes impede our ability to access the language parts of our brain. Expressive arts can built a bridge between the abstract and the concrete therefore fundamentally shifting perspective.
Sand Tray Therapy
Sand tray therapy allows a person to construct their own world using miniature objects in sand. The scene created acts as a mirror of the client’s life and helps to resolve struggles, gain clarity, and increase acceptance of self. It is helpful for couples, adults, and children.
Call to Action
For questions or to schedule an appointment email Jill Terhune, Ed.S, LPC at jill@affirminglifetherapy.com