Victoria HummerLCSW

I expect you to feel some sense of relief, support and the validation of truly being heard in the first session. I also try to teach or demonstrate at least one "pearl" that you can take home and put to use right away. I often use well-researched assessments before and after a course of therapy to help you gage improvements in symptoms. I always ask the degree to which distress has increased or lessened within each session, and want to know your goal for each session and the course of therapy.

I use a person-centered, psychodynamic approach to therapy with a focus on development, object relations, integration of mind, body and spirit, and family systems. I am trained in Parent-Child Psychotherapy, EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, Clinical Hypnosis, Sensorimotor strategies in therapy and I have a certification in Telemedicine. I have practice Child-Centered Play Therapy for 30 years, and Crisis Intervention for 15 years.