Relational Therapy
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Relational Therapy

Relational Therapy with Ascend provides a safe, facilitated space for couples, families and/or relationships of all varieties to work through conflicts, enhance love and connection, and heal past wounds…

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Ecotherapy
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Ecotherapy

At Ascend, we currently offer “walk and talk” sessions and customized events outdoors. We have found our clients deeply resonate experiencing the natural world, the elements and the changing of seasons through our work together…

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Polyvagel Theory
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Polyvagel Theory

Polyvagal theory explains the role that our autonomic nervous system (ANS), which you could consider the smoke detector of the body, plays in our ability to feel safe and connected in our day to day lives…

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Brainspotting
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Brainspotting

Brainspotting is an innovative, brain-based intervention that helps identify, process, and heal neurophysiological sources of trauma, emotional pain, dissociation, and a variety of other symptoms, as well as enhance creativity and performance enhancement…

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DBT Skills Training
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DBT Skills Training

DBT Skill Training helps you develop the art of experiencing your emotions and senses fully, with a broad view of life’s complex situations and the ability to make skillful choices towards building the life you want…

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EDMR Therapy
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EDMR Therapy

The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs has seen incredibly positive results among soldiers, military personnel, victims of violence, abuse, war, etc.  One clinical study of single-trauma patients, 84% to 90% of people no longer had PTSD after only three 90-minutes sessions…

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Clinical Hypnotherapy
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Clinical Hypnotherapy

Many people think of hypnosis as inducing sleep; that’s actually not the case. The hypnotic trance is a simple shifting back and forth between the conscious and subconscious mind. It is a natural state of mind that many of us encounter in everyday life, on a regular basis…

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EFT or “Tapping”
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EFT or “Tapping”

EFT means "Emotional Freedom Technique." It’s a powerful self-help method based on research showing that emotional trauma contributes greatly to disease…

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Life Coaching
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Life Coaching

Life Coaching can take many different forms based on the training and personality of your coach. At Ascend, I value the coaching world and the many amazing professionals who inhabit it. I also recognize that this branch of self-help is like the Wild West! Truly, anybody can call themselves a “coach”…

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