Brianna Palacios LCPC

In one of our early sessions (within the first 4 appointments) we will work together to identify your goals for our sessions together. This will turn into your Care Plan, which we will use together to keep on track with what you are hoping to gain from your therapy. Our routine sessions will vary based on what has brought you into therapy. We may use creative approaches such as art, music, or play for younger clients, learn new skills or explore new ways of viewing a situation, and process/discuss aspects of your life that has created challenge for you. I always take the approach that you are the expert on you, so if something is not working, we adjust so that our time is comfortable, safe, and helpful.

ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy): Looking at our values and exploring how by committing to those chosen values, we can tolerate stressors, remove barriers, set boundaries, and lead a more fulfilling life Narrative Therapy: Processing our life or specific events through the lens of story telling Play/Art Therapy: Using creative approaches to explore symptoms and increase distress tolerance as well as gain coping skills Trauma Informed-CBT: Learning new ways of thinking, coping skills, and exploring behaviors to see what is and is not working, all from the approach of understanding and honoring potential traumas and how those impact us Family Systems: Looking at situations, patterns and behavior from a whole family perspective and understanding the roles each person plays

• Illinois, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, 180011478