JOURNEY WITHIN LLC
EMDR - Therapy - Coaching - Tools for life
Life transitions, feeling stuck, trauma, depression, anxiety, confusion, PTSD, lacking life skills, Learning life mastery, how to deal with negative thoughts, how to deal with reactivity/emotions, how to become the MASTER of your life, how to build your LIFE Practice
Lori Gordon-Michaeli LCSW - Experiential Psychotherapy
Unique Therapy Practice
Therapy/Coaching
"The most important thing in therapy
is not just learning tools to deal with what is happening in the moment
but learning to master our outcomes through personal empowerment" - Lori
vibroacoustic soundbed modality coming soon...
Accepting: BCBS; Blue Care Network, McLaren, AETNA, Medicare and Private Pay
Therapy Services
EMDR
Creative Expression
CBT, DBT
Trauma
ART
Theater/Cinema Immersion room for meditation and relaxation
Therapy should be an "experience." In this intimate setting my client can to explore the greatest asset they are born with - their inner all-knowing voice. Inside of each of us are ALL the answers to our own lives and deep down we can all connect to them with the right training.
For those that would like to participate in a creative way - No need to know how to paint or draw - everything is abstract expression.
Through art we work on personal development and greater understanding of why we are the way we are and we learn how to connect on a deeper level to ourselves and develop our intuitive side to help guide us as we walk the path of life. The goal is to accept our selves and learn to grow from there.
For those that would like a more traditional track - Traditional research based therapies are used: CBT, DBT, EMDR along with motivational interviewing. These modalities are also given with the add on of creative personal exploration when deemed appropriate.
Clients are encouraged to set personal goals on a weekly basis and a weekly focus is given at each session. "Personal growth is like climbing a ladder - we build one rung at a time and climb together to reach the top."
Life management tools are also taught. We can overcome our own struggles when we have the right tools to carry on and then we can learn to thrive and master our world.
Whether there is depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsiveness, stress, trauma, overcoming life altering changes such as loss of (a loved one, divorce, sickness), PTSD, family therapy, personality disorder, life maintenance or just self exploration - this practice is a place to learn and grow. Creative art is used as a tool to observe what is happening within and then used to alter how we see things looking out.
From grandparents to children as young as 16 - this program has already worked for many.
This is a very unique program not to be confused with Art Therapy - I use CBT, DBT coping skills training, insight therapy, motivational interviewing, exposure therapy techniques and other research based tools based on each person's specific needs.
An intake session is conducted at the initial meeting. Each session is approx. 60 minutes. For those that decide to take the creative path - materials are provided and mixed media techniques are taught. Canvases over 24" x 24" are not included.
All artwork belongs to the client. A small monthly art fee of $35.- does apply for those that take the creative route. For those who do other techniques that do not include art - there is no extra charge - just your co-pay.