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Anna Valenti-Anderson
LCSW, LISAC, CSAT Supervisor
Arizona
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Therapy ~ EMDR ~
Consulting
Individual work
with you will involve varying degress of confrontation and challenge,
and also traditional insight-oriented psychotherapy approaches. I also
use educational and experiential processes when treating mental and
emotional disorders to improve your mental health, emotional and
social, and behavioral problems. I believe that although past
influences and genetic traits lead you to where you are, you are
responsible for choosing to be willing to overcome your past
influences. Although I do not prescribe drug therapy, I may refer you
for medication that may be used adjunctively.
Couples work
typically involves you and your partner (or ex-partner) who meet to
address the dynamics in your communication. Each of your are encouraged
to share, and to respect, individual opinions, thoughts, feelings,
needs and wants. Both of your are educated in a healthier communication
model in order to listen, understand and appreciate the issues and
perceptions of the other without shaming responses.
Individually as part
of a couple therapy:
When you're in couples therapy you're working toward the same or at
least, similar goal of increasing intimacy, reducing harmful conflict
dynamics and improving positive communication skills through empathy,
compassion and acceptance. Sometimes I will, occasionally, see both
people for individual work as well; however, each person must be
working toward being completely honest with the other person. If you
are both wanting to repair your relationship then it is important that
you are clear about your thoughts, feelings, needs and wants. I will
not collude on any lies or secrets that are damaging to the strength or
safety of the relationship. If there are secrets that need to be
disclosed then I will allow for some time only to prepare for the
disclosure as long as there are no immediate health and safety issues.
If at some point both of you are no longer working toward the same goal
of reconcilliation and couple intimacy (for instance, one of you
chooses to divorce), then depending on the circumstances, we may decide
to continue only with individual therapy to address specific individual
issues and grief work related to the divorce. Sometimes, however, it
will be necessary for one of you to be referred to another therapist.
Family work
includes at least you and another family member (usually several
members of your family) that come together to learn, reflect and talk
about your various roles and how individually each person brings to the
system his or her own personal patterns that positively or negatively
influence individual and family functioning.
Group work
involves directive and non-directive/supportive sessions attended by
several individuals with similar concerns who confront personal
problems together. The group interaction is an integral part of the
therapeutic process because much of how you think and feel involves
your adaptation and response to other people. Your group becomes a
microcosm of the outside (macrocosm). As you become more comfortable
being real in group (sharing your thoughts, feelings, needs and wants
appropriately), while learning how to give and receive feedback
(containing inappropriate behaviors), you will likely begin to use
these behavior patterns outside the group.
Intensives involve
weekend or week-long sessions. These sessions are attended by only you,
or several members of a group, or several individuals from your family
or relationship system. The process is educational and experiential in
nature as you are encouraged to share your thoughts, feelings, needs
and wants appropriately, and to hear feedback from others, while
working toward some type of resolution.
Email
Anna
2400 E.
Arizona Biltmore Circle | Bldg.
4, Ste. 2430
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Serving: Phoenix,
Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Tempe, Glendale, Surprise, Goodyear,
Chandler
In the
case of
a LIFE-THREATENING
emergency ALWAYS call 911 first.
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