Mindfulness Counseling and Therapy
All of our therapists are trained and practice mindfulness on a daily basis. Although they overlap, mindfulness and meditation are not the same so don’t be afraid that we’re going to recommend you start meditating (although it could be helpful too). Also, if mindfulness isn’t your thing, that’s fine too, we’re just happy to share a little bit about it with you since you’re here.
Mindfulness is simply bringing awareness to the present moment and accepting that what is at the present is. That last component, the acceptance piece, is often the most challenging. Mindfulness is not about what comes after awareness and acceptance, but merely a check-in and status update to what your experience is at present. From this perspective and space, one can then make choices with insight that will likely be more aligned with what your needs are, what is asking for attention, and are informed from a more wholistic, integrated view.
Mindfulness plus action is a powerful approach to change and healing.