Maddison Herrick

Whether it’s your first time in therapy or returning, I want to acknowledge the courageous step you are taking. Life is difficult and filled with so much unknown. Along our life journey, we get wounded along the way whether from family members, relationships, friends, leaders, or even small incidents that get built up. These past wounds can show up as a mirror in our current relationships or self. My approach focuses on digging deeper and looking at the core of the distress through a trauma-informed and relational lens so that we can heal from our wounds adaptively. I believe in creating a space where each client feels seen, heard, and supported. My hope is to help clients out of feeling “stuck” and move towards a more authentic and fulfilled life.

My Style

The work I do is focused through an Attachment framework, with Internal Family Systems and EMDR interweaved in. These frameworks are what allow us to do the deeper work and move towards the goal of long-lasting growth. From the very beginning of our work, we will create a new understanding and insight with connections of our current distress to our past wounds and re-integrate our wounded parts in a way that holds less weight. I am a trained EMDR therapist and enjoy utilizing a mix of talk-therapy processing with EMDR structured sessions. I find that this mix allows individuals to have a multitude of tools and resources to combat their distress while keeping space for emotional and somatic processing. 

I also utilize some Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Play Therapy techniques dependent on age and/or clients’ needs. I have a passion working with teens and their parents to help navigate the fun, but difficult life stage with many autonomy shifts. My approach allows teens to have a safe space to express and explore their emotions, while creating tools to help manage and advocate for their needs. During this process I also create space for parent sessions to have a parallel process for the best outcome for all.

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Populations:

• ​Teens/ Parents

• Young Adults

• Adults

• Other Therapists

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Clinical Focuses:

·      Anxiety

·      Trauma & PTSD

·      Childhood Emotional Wounds

·      Depression

·      People Pleasers

·      Perfectionists

·      Chronic Illnesses

·      Parenting

·      Self-Esteem

·      Relationship Distress

·      Life Transitions 

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Contact:

counselingwithmaddison@gmail.com

Alexxis Nankervis

Starting the therapy journey and wanting to enact change in one’s life is a huge step! Daily stressors from life can become very overwhelming and effect your day-to-day routine, work performance, relationships, or family dynamics. I'd be honored to be that support system for you and to dive deeper to understand the root cause. Taking into account the world around you and current environment is important in order to understand what makes you into the individual you are today. My goal is for you is to be the happiest and healthiest version of yourself in order to live in your preferred future!​

My Style

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I utilize frameworks such as EMDR, and interweave some Attachment and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy techniques in order to tailor a unique approach for each individual. My focus is to build a strong therapeutic connection from the start in order to dive deeper into the past, create a better understanding of the present, and identify your preferred future. My number one focus is to provide a safe and empathic environment for you to feel comfortable talking through difficult emotions and events. Whether it’s providing appropriate coping mechanisms, talking through the difficult emotions, or processing and identifying feelings, I want to provide that unconditional support.

I am also trained in Play Therapy that I utilize with children as young as four-years old. Having a child development background allows me to utilize a child’s primary form of communication which is play. Utilizing techniques such as Sand tray, Art Therapy, and other play-based intervention. These approaches allow me tailor to the needs of each child and family. Alongside my work with children, I value the involvement of parents in the therapeutic process for the best possible treatment outcome.

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Populations:​

• Children (Ages 4 and up)

• Teens/ Parents

• Young Adults

• Adults

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 Clinical Focuses:

·      Anxiety

·      Depression

·      Chronic Illnesses

·      Social Anxiety

·      Peer Relationships

·      Parenting/Family Conflict

·      Trauma wounds

·      First responders

·      Self-Esteem

·      Life Transitions 

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Contact:

counselingwithalexxis@gmail.com