Therapeutic Models Used

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an evidenced based approach to create emotional healing. IFS utilizes the language of "parts" to help clients recognize how different experiences, emotions, and beliefs are stored differently.  For instance, imagine you are trying to make a decision on what you want to spend the evening doing. "A part of me wants to stay in and another part wants to go out to dinner."  Parts are the way that we have learned to navigate the world.  Some of our parts respond the way they did when they were "created," which isn't always the way we need to respond presently. IFS allows us to hold space for our experiences the way we saw them and release the pains/beliefs/burdens that we carry as a result. 

Aisha is a Level 2 Certified IFS Therapist. This means that she has invested over 100 hours of learning this model of therapy.  

For more information, please visit www.ifs-institute.com

EMDR is a specialized approach that allows clients to process beliefs and experiences that they have been through.  The brain processes experiences by moving things from the short term memory bank to the long term.  When something is so upsetting that the brain can't make sense of it, the memory is stored in short term, where emotions remain present.  EMDR allows the brain to move the memory into long term, where the emotional attachment to the memory is released.  EMDR can allow us to process Trauma and negative beliefs. 

Aisha has received her training through EMDRIA.  While under licensure supervision, Aisha received advanced supervision on the various ways EMDR can be applied to all clients. 

For more information, please visit  www.emdr.com

Brain spotting was created out of EMDR.  Our brains hold experiences that are mirrored in our bodies.  Brain Spotting, using eye placement, allows us to more deeply connect to these experiences and create release and healing.  Brain Spotting is less rooted in words and more in the feelings and sensations in the body.  When we talk, we use the front part of our brain, however our memories and emotion are stored in the deep brain.  Brain Spotting allows us to access the parts of the experience that we can't always put words to which allows the processing to take place. 

Aisha has completed her Phase 1 training. 

For more information, please visit www.brainspotting.com

EFT is a couples approach to therapy.  Each partner plays a role in the relationship that influences the way the couple interacts.  Helping clients understand their individual role and the role of their partner allows for healing in the relationship.  EFT is rooted in how an emotional connection between the partners leads to a better understanding of the dynamics and roles of the couple. 

For more information, please visit www.iceeft.com

Our Emotions, Cognitions and Behaviors are all related.  In other words: What we think impacts what we feel which influences what we do.  CBT allows us the change our thoughts in an effort to shift our feelings and change our behavior. Identifying our errors in thinking is such and important part of our growth and development as individuals.