Isabella Bowers (she/her)

When clients come wanting to work on self esteem, I like to help them explore how they view themselves. I think it's important to develop self awareness and a kind inner voice. We can be so critical of ourselves and fail to recognize the things that we are doing really well. In session, I help clients explore the beliefs they have and to determine steps they can take to increase their confidence.

For relationship issues, I create a space where clients can process their relationship and how they see themselves in relation to it. I offer psychoeducation on communication skills, conflict resolution, love languages, and coping skills to best support clients in their relationships with others and themselves. I am careful to help clients determine what is best for them without giving advice.

I understand how anxiety can feel all encompassing and overwhelming. It's easy to think that how you feel will never end and that there isn't a solution. But, there is. In sessions with clients, I first seek to determine what coping skill they have and to help them explore further ones to help them experience relief from their symptoms. I then like to explore what could be underlying their anxiety and to work towards resolving it.

Using mindfulness-based therapy, I aid clients with staying in the present moment. I do this by helping clients develop deep breathing skills, connecting with their senses, and body scans as well as other techniques.

With narrative therapy, clients have the opportunity to explore difficult situations and trauma through stories. It allows clients to explore the narrative through which they view what has occurred. Narrative therapy aids clients with rewriting their story in a way that allows them to externalize issues instead of internalizing them.

By using CBT, I help clients with exploring the connecting between their thoughts, emotions, and behavior. I like CBT because it allows clients to explore their thoughts and determine if they are distorted. The elements of CBT are easy to understand and can be applied in and outside of sessions.

Do you feel as if you're unable to move forward? Does your loss encompass your daily life? Do you struggle with feeling numb or emotionally overwhelmed? I've worked with clients on honoring their grief and remembering their loss. We work towards honoring their feelings while helping them reconnect with their lives. You don't have to go through this alone. Together, we can work towards healing.

With EMDR, I like offering clients the opportunity to do trauma work, process anxiety, or other challenges in a way that allows them to reconnect with their bodies in order to diminish the emotion and vividness of difficult memories.