Anna Valenti-Anderson
LCSW, LISAC, CSAT-S. CSAT-M
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.
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4202 N. 32nd. Street | Bldg. 1, Suite J.
Phoenix, AZ 85018
Serving: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Tempe, Glendale, Surprise, Goodyear, Chandler
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