Nicole Grayson LMFT

After we meet for our first session, during which I will conduct a full biopsychosocial assessment, I will provide you with my recommendation for services moving forward. I typically prefer to meet with new clients once a week in the beginning and then we can discuss decreasing sessions as clients meet their treatment goals. Your treatment plan will be written in collaboration with myself- this is your journey and your input on your goals is vital to the process! My role as your therapist is to be a guide. I believe everyone has the answers within themselves and my role is to help you find those answers. I do assign therapy homework from time to time and this will be to supplement what we discuss in session as well as to provide a way for you to practice new skills.

I am first and foremost a client centered therapist. I look to my clients to tell me what they want/need out of therapy. This is your journey, not mine. You are the expert of your life. The specific modalities I most frequently utilize are Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I am also fully trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). EMDR is an evidence-based trauma therapy and is a modality that I am happy to explore with clients looking to address trauma.

• California, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, 35002154A