I think about patients from a psychodynamic perspective, and I make liberal use of both psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral techniques. In plain English? In all therapeutic endeavors, I try to maintain a balance between exploring early contributors to current troubles on the one hand -- and, on the other, focusing on present-day patterns that maintain or exacerbate them. I work from the premise that our choices and behavior often have unconscious motivations and unarticulated assumptions. ...
We provide high quality counseling, Psychological and Psychiatric mental health services to children, teens and adults in the Richmond and Fredericksburg, Virginia areas. We were founded on the principle that all individuals will face challenges in life, and we all posses the ability to overcome them. However, sometimes circumstances can feel overwhelming and we struggle to manage the realities of everyday life. This is when feelings of depression, anxiety and hopelessness can begin to dominate ...
Life kind of sucks right now. You feel way more stressed and anxious than you ever have. Most of the time, you feel like you are just living to be whatever your friends and family expect you to be. It feels like you are living someone else’s life altogether, not your own. Sometimes, your heart starts to beat fast and you feel edgy. The voice in your head starts playing on a continuous loop predicting every worst-case scenario imaginable. It’s been like this for awhile and you are sick of it. ...
Sarah Albert is a licensed professional counselor. She is licensed in Louisiana, Virginia, and Colorado, and provides therapy services virtually through a HIPAA-compliant Zoom platform. She earned her M.Ed degree in counseling from the University of New Orleans and also holds a J.D. degree from Yale University. Her therapeutic specialties include mood disorders, trauma, anxiety, life transitions, and adjustment difficulties. She uses mindfulness approaches as part of treatment, as well as i...