Mindfulness and Cognitive-Behavioral
Therapy
False narratives influence your view of self.
“Why did I say such a stupid thing? Now, what will others think? Boy, I hate myself! I’m such a loser.”
Your core belief system of who you think you are will often shape how you perceive yourself in life situations. During childhood, your parents, siblings, peers, and teachers helped to create a narrative that gave you a false sense of self.
Emotions created by your thoughts and perceptions can often bring up feelings of anxiety, fear, and hurt. The old tired narrative of “I’m not good enough” brings up all kinds of fears.
“How am I going to get through this situation?”
This stuff in your head will plague you to the point that you feel emotionally and physically exhausted, discouraged by the thoughts and emotions.
“I would rather stay in my bedroom, shut the blinds, and be done with the world.”
Unfortunately, you carry that false self into many life situations!
Change the narrative; change your life.
As a clinician, I can help you see how the stuff in your head hurts you and discuss what you can do to change it to get some relief. Gaining that relief will help you begin feeling good about yourself again.
As you gain confidence, you realize that you can get through many life situations by seeing who you truly are and not this false sense of self that others fed to you repeatedly without knowing any better.
My job is to help you replace those false narratives with accurate versions of who you are – based on evidence from real-life situations. You have successes every day, but you may not see them. Being successful doesn’t always compute because you fail to see the evidence and claim it for yourself.
Like water off a duck’s back, all those successes represent missed opportunities for growth and healthy self-esteem. The techniques of Mindfulness and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) will help you gain the understanding necessary to become the person you are!
Experience transformation; gain a new narrative.
Through working with me, I will help you transform from the old make-believe self and replace it with an authentic version based on your life experiences.
When you can genuinely see that core belief system, you can make the necessary changes to reflect who you are in the present and not the childhood version of what you heard from others.
Mindfulness will help you objectively lean into those thoughts and emotions and not be afraid of them by viewing the “I’m not good enough” or the “what if” thoughts. You can become comfortable with those more painful thoughts and emotions and see that they can no longer hurt you.
But now is the time to throw out that old baggage from your past!
It takes courage to look at yourself and make the necessary changes. You may be comfortable with that old self and all the emotional pain that goes with it. After all, you’ve done this all your life, and doing something new can be scary. But if you are willing to take that chance, as you change, life changes in ways you would have never expected!
Opportunities can present themselves to you, because now you project a more confident self that will help you cope effectively moving forward!
I can help you get there and live a life free of that old burden. It’s time to be confident!
Reach out now… and let’s find your confident self.