Caroline Brown

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of therapy where we discuss the relationship between your thoughts, feelings, and actions or behaviors. We will work together to help you recognize common cognitive distortions, or thought traps that can influence the way we think and feel about our life circumstances. This type of therapy can involve journaling exercises in which you write about your thoughts and the patterns you notice in them, which we discuss together in our next session. Many clients looking for activities and exercises to continue the work done in therapy outside of session find cognitive behavioral therapy to be a good fit for them.

When working with clients experiencing anxiety, I provide a safe, supportive environment to challenge the anxiety voice. Together, we can explore the thoughts, emotions, and previous life experiences, and practice tools to help "talk back to" and manage the anxiety. We can explore the role that anxiety may have had to protect you in the past, and practice ways to communicate to the anxiety voice that you don't need its protection anymore.

Throughout my childhood, I always enjoyed listening to others, and felt a genuine sense of care and empathy for others. My peers often identified me as a good listener, and I wanted to incorporate this into my career path somehow. As an adolescent and young adult, I recovered from an eating disorder. During this time, I worked with several wonderful therapists. I started my recovery journey as an undergraduate college student in a nursing program. I realized that as a healthcare provider, I had the opportunity to help others pursue recovery. I worked to become a psychiatric nurse practitioner so that I could help others to prioritize their mental health and pursue embodied, fulfilled, happy lives. I continue to be inspired by my clients every day. It is truly an honor and a privilege to work with the kind and resilient people I get to meet with every day.

When working with clients experiencing depression, I provide a supportive, non-judgmental environment to discuss and help relieve symptoms. Together, we can explore the depression voice, and use "opposite action" to accomplish things that the depression voice says you cannot do (but I know you can!).

Reaching out for help is frightening, especially in our culture that stigmatizes mental health. Many people feel concerned that they may be judged for starting therapy, or think that going to therapy says something negative about them. On top of this, therapy is a commitment that takes time and money, which can be anxiety-inducing for anyone. However, trying therapy is an incredibly rewarding experience. Through therapy, we give ourselves a safe space to discuss any topic we would like, and learn to support ourselves through our toughest moments. We realize just how strong and resilient we are. Through practice in therapy, we can empower ourselves to make real, tangible changes to our everyday lives.

I am here to listen and support you! When you are starting therapy, you get to make decisions about what YOU want- what you wish to talk about in session, how often you wish to meet, what style of therapy you prefer...I, as your therapist, am here to listen, guide, and support you! You are doing the hard work in reaching out and practicing what we talk about, and therefore, you are the one making positive changes in your life!

The first few times we meet, we will discuss what you are looking for in therapy, and what types of life experiences or struggles you have been through that you are hoping to improve. In follow-up sessions ("typical" sessions), I will touch back on these topics, as well as asking about things have been going in general since your last session. If we discussed any tools or exercises to practice, we can review those in session. You are free to discuss anything you wish in session, and to change the topic at any time if you wish to discuss something else!

Psychodynamic therapy helps us to understand how our past life experiences, as well as outside sources such as societal pressure, influence the way we think and feel. Through psychodynamic therapy, we can develop insight into why we think and feel the way we do, which can help us to break unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior.

Remote care can be a helpful and effective solution for people who are not able to travel to an office for any reason, or who feel more comfortable receiving care in their own homes. Many people find that remote care allows them to fit therapy sessions into their day-to-day lives more easily. In remote care, I provide a welcoming, HIPAA-compliant environment on my end of the screen, so clients can feel free to discuss issues with me with the same privacy they would have in the office.

Eating disorders can hijack our thinking and make us feel like we have to listen to the eating disorder voices' every whim and demand. At the same time, that voice says nasty and vicious things to us, things we would never say to a friend. I am here to help you understand what role the eating disorder has played in your life so far, whether it has provided a coping strategy, a sense of identity, a source of protection, or all of the above. At the same time, I can help you to challenge the eating disorder voice and focus on your own voice, so that you can make choices that support and empower you, not the eating disorder.

When clients are experiencing stress, I provide a supportive environment that seeks to help them reduce stress where possible, and manage remaining stressors. My office is a judgment-free zone, where clients are safe to show up as they are. If they are experiencing stress or overwhelm, we can work to set goals that feel realistic for them based on their current life circumstances.