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Integrative Treatment Approach

You Belong Here If…

→ You’re barely coping & getting by & just want to finally thrive in life

→ You’re stuck in unhealthy / ineffective coping behaviors & need new approaches

→ You criticize / question your patterns in lifestyle & relationship choices

→ You’re heartbroken from trauma, grief, or loss & are struggling to face your feelings

→ You’re moving thru a crisis, loss, or transition & want steady support for some relief & ease

→ You’re ready to move forward from old, familiar patterns & explore new ways of thinking, being, & relating

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Therapy For Your Desired Goals:

Adaptive Coping

Whether you are coping with daily stress, insecurity, anxiety, depressive moods, trauma symptoms, paranoia, or grief & loss, our therapy is focused on nurturing your skills & perspectives to more effectively manage living though each day. As such, adaptive coping therapy is designed to be short-term & solution-focused.

Pattern Insight

Insight-oriented therapy is past- & present-focused, exploring the question of why do you behave the way you do in pursuit of your goals &/or in relationship with others now as a consequence of formative past experiences. Together we will dive into this question seeking the clarity you need to move forward no longer repeating your past patterns.

(Post-)Crisis Adjustment

You just experienced or are still moving through a significant crisis, loss, or transition & are seeking a resourceful mental health companion to offer you a steady, supportive presence as you & your life adjust. Together we will build back up your sense of self & your life to reflect how you’ve just evolved through hardship.

Our sessions will be…

REGULAR

weekly, every other week, or monthly

up to 55 minutes long

each session

& VIRTUAL

conducted online (via the client portal platform, Therapy Notes) or by phone

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CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (CA)

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BLUE SHIELD of CA

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ANTHEM BLUE CROSS (CA)

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I ACCEPT HEALTH INSURANCE: ~ AETNA (CA) ~ CIGNA (CA) ~ CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (CA) ~ BLUE SHIELD of CA ~ ANTHEM BLUE CROSS (CA) ~

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My Specialties

Here’s what I feel personally confident in treating from my professional clinical experience & personal healing journey:

Your Concerns,

MANY CONCERNS IN LIFE BRING YOU TO SEEK THERAPY.

What you are experiencing in life…

→ What I am treating in therapy…

  • The toggles below each grouping detail how I conceptualize progressing that set of concerns from immediate crisis back towards healthy living through therapy.

    Please consider the buttons Ctrl+F to try to search for where your personal concern may fall amongst these groupings.

“ I AM SEEKING THERAPY NOW BECAUSE… ”

“ MY EMOTIONS ARE:

  • OVERWHELMING, COMPLEX, & CONFUSING,

  • COMPELLING UNDESIRABLE ACTIONS & CONSEQUENCES,

  • UNCOMFORTABLE,

  • &/or SIMPLY UNCLEAR. ”

“I ineffectively express my emotions. I may ignore & suppress them, not understand them very well. Then, I may unload my emotions (into others &/or habits that are immediately relieving), leading to a sense of guilt, shame, defeat, isolation, & steady tension. I can’t, am scared of, or just really don’t like, feeling my emotions.”

→ emotional expression & regulation: anger, fear, shame, guilt

  • Emotions are a natural & intuitive - intelligent & informative - mechanism our body uses to communicate its experience. Together through therapy, we re-establish that natural mental relationship with your emotional experiences by:

    • curbing undesirable expressions of emotional overwhelm & discomfort — such as reactive behaviors & intrusive thought patterns,

    • identifying, practicing, & refining coping behaviors chosen to adequately release overwhelming waves of emotional experience,

    • spending time patiently witnessing, curiously exploring, & compassionately understanding what emotions are being expressed & why,

    • developing your intuitive sense & acceptance of how each emotion wants to be expressed through & released by you,

    • solidifying your emotional intuition & coping pattern across varied situations over time.

“ I AM UNHAPPY WITH:

  • MYSELF,

  • MY DAY-TO-DAY EXPERIENCE,

  • MY RELATIONSHIPS,

  • &/OR THE WORLD. ”

“…so much so that it can be a struggle to get up in the morning, complete daily tasks, uphold routines & roles, & reach personal goals.”

“What’s the point?” is a common, compelling thought/feeling each day.

→ depression, suicidal thinking, sadness, hopelessness, loneliness, low motivation

  • The opposite of depression is - not happiness, but - expression. Together through therapy, we re-connect with your body’s natural way to express & release heavy mental-emotional experiences by:

    • curbing undesirable behavior patterns driven by an intensity of these concerns,

      • then considering & choosing simple desired actions you will follow through on to remember what you are capable of,

    • recognizing & then making behavior changes & mental choices that directly shift your situation &/or your perspective:

      • changing the makeup of your life — routine, relationships, settings, career, etc. — to align more with your experiential definition of happiness,

      • revisiting & challenging your currently unhappy lens of life, & possibly redefining your concept of a happy life,

        • reflecting on & re-establishing a solid perspective of hope in your/the future,

    • identifying & surrendering to your natural ways to express & release heaviness & sadness with presence & rest,

      • developing a habit of mindful acceptance & compassionate presence with uncontrollable lows in situations, mood, & energy,

      • fostering a respect & gratitude for the natural, necessary cycles of rest & lulls in life,

    • choosing & refining your effective methods to cope with these concerns each day so that you stay getting up each morning:

      • refocusing your thoughts: emphasizing moments of joy & connection, & recognizing your effort & progress,

        • having an attitude of gratitude, no matter what,

      • scheduling joy: from carving out time for what &/or who we love to choosing regular moments to simply appreciate what is,

        • developing & leaning on your chosen support network for regular: relational connection, emotional presence, & inspiration,

      • implementing physical activity into your routine to regularly inspire & energize you,

    • clarifying & solidifying a fulfilling sense of self & direction in life over time.

“ I AM SO DEVASTATED BY LOSS,
I CAN’T STAND HOW MUCH IT HURTS. ”

“…so much so that it can be a struggle to get up in the morning, complete daily tasks, uphold routines & roles, & reach personal goals because the loss can feel like spontaneous, potent moments of a breathless, deeply unfurling thread of despair that I sometimes just don’t know what to do with when it’s triggered. Since the loss, I am struggling to feel like I’m moving forward in life — so much of the adjustment was unanticipated/hard, & the feelings of loss can be so sudden & so strong.”

→ grief, heartbreak, relationship endings, loss of meaning

  • What begins, ends. Loss is natural. And then through denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance, & meaning-making, you cycle in your own way. Together through therapy, we focus on your relationship to this loss, processing & adjusting to life afterwards by…

    • compassionately & thoughtfully navigating the crisis, with its repercussive losses or subsequent necessary/natural changes,

      • reflecting on what it means for you & feels like to you each day, now being without who/what was lost,

      • leaning on your chosen support network for regular: relational connection, emotional presence, & inspiration,

      • regulating intense emotional experiences & reactions:

        • curbing undesirable expressions of emotional overwhelm & discomfort— such as reactive behaviors & intrusive thought patterns,

        • learning with grace over time & patience each time what can trigger emotions (& overwhelm), & practicing staying present,

          • spending time patiently witnessing, curiously exploring, & compassionately understanding what emotions are being expressed & why,

        • identifying, practicing, & refining desired coping behaviors chosen to adequately release overwhelming waves of emotional experience,

          • considering expressive art modalities,

        • solidifying your emotional intuition & mindful coping behavior pattern across varied situations over time,

    • knowing & gradually accepting what is not in your control,

      • reaching your desired extent of understanding the unfolding events,

      • coming to terms with “what if’s”,

    • remembering & celebrating who/what was lost, their meaning in & what aspects of them remain in your life,

      • grieving — whatever that means for you,

      • developing your own regular rituals honoring & connecting with who/what was lost if helpful,

    • over time, developing new meaning in or a vision of life without who/what was lost,

      • clarifying & solidifying a fulfilling sense of self & direction in life over time without who/what was lost,

      • reflecting on & re-establishing a solid perspective of hope & reason to live in the future.

“ I JUST CAN’T FEEL SAFE OR AT EASE.
THE STRESSES & TRAUMAS I CARRY THROUGH EACH DAY OF LIFE WEIGH HEAVY IN MY MIND, HEART, & BODY. ”

“…so much so that it can be a struggle to get up in the morning, complete daily tasks, uphold routines & roles, & reach personal goals because there are so many layers of mental & emotional processing I am actively navigating each moment on conscious & subconscious levels. Sometimes I just disconnect from the present moment because of my unprocessed/actively processing stresses/traumas.”

→ trauma, daily stress, life transition, relationship wounds, dissociation

  • The body has an intuitive response mechanism when we endure trauma — it stores overwhelming strain in our subconscious memory for long-term, digestible processing. (And then, the stressful experiences our subconscious carries echoes in present-day moments to remind us what needs to heal, while in so doing, dissociates us.)

    Seeking therapy now suggests you may be ready to return to & process some of the burdens your subconscious is safe-keeping of past experiences. Together through therapy, we align with your body’s intuitive response mechanism &…

    • prioritize turning towards practices, spaces, & relationships that offer physical & emotional safety & consistency,

      • & effectively turn away from where & who is/has been unsafe,

    • develop nervous system attunement & regulation practices,

    • allow your subconscious memory of past events to present naturally while:

      • applying emotion regulation skills, grounding you in your body,

      • learning, understanding, & addressing triggers,

      • re-processing how you feel & think about what happened,

    • reinforce the stabilizing factors in your life,

      • identifying what is within your control to ease your current strain,

      • reframing what is not in your control to sustain hope & motivation,

      • & empowering you to continue to move forward through the hardships you are carrying with you each day.

“ MY MIND IS OVERWHELMED, UNSTEADY, UNCLEAR, & INSECURE. ”

“Worry is on my mind, anxiety is in my body. I’m struggling with believing I can handle what I feel in my mind & body, much less what is happening in my life — worse less, both at the same time. My sense of self is shaky because of this (&/or other past-current stresses-traumas).”

→ anxiety, overwhelm, insecurity, low self-esteem

“ AN ASPECT OF MY IDENTITY EXPERIENCE HAS BECOME A NEW, DEVELOPING, OR HEAVY FOCUS ”:

  • “My identity is changing” or

  • “My identity is the reason stress/trauma is present”

“I feel a strain that is hard to influence or control, a dissonance of dissatisfaction with & resentment toward parts of who I am, my circumstances, &/or the relational & societal (systematic) ways of being that sustain shame, guilt, separation, & oppression. In our worldwide context today, it can be a struggle to get up in the morning, complete daily tasks, uphold routines & roles, & reach personal goals because there are so many layers of ways we, as humanity, misunderstand & neglect each other embedded in our systems of living.”

→ identity issues: gender, sexuality, ethnicity/race, ability, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, spirituality

“ MY MIND & BODY CANNOT SEEM TO REST. ”

“My mind moves quickly, with so many ideas & thoughts. I have all this energy I don’t know what to do with. I’m restless, & can be compulsive in my behaviors.”

→ mania, can't rest, intrusive thinking, risky behaviors

“ MY MIND STRUGGLES WITH SEEING BEYOND FEAR. ”

“I’m unsure of/afraid of my reality, mistrustful of others.”

&/or

“This way of viewing & responding to reality relieves my fears”.

→ psychosis, paranoia, delusional/distorted thinking, obsessions

“ MY BEHAVIORS NEED TO CHANGE. ”

“I have compelling habits that bring undesirable consequences & risks. I can’t help myself to stop sometimes, but I want to. ”

→ behaviors: substance use, self-harm, addictive patterns, compulsions, codependency

“ I NEED NEW SKILLS & PERSPECTIVES TO IMPROVE MYSELF — TO EXPERIENCE HEALTH & FULFILLING LIVING. ”

“I’m struggling to move forward with clear, hopeful direction because I’m struggling with (any of):

  • seeing beyond my immediate concern,

  • discerning & choosing long-term fixes over immediate, temporary relief,

  • maintaining healthy dynamics in desired relationships,

  • making consistent, conscious, thoughtful choices in my daily lifestyle for my health & well-being.”

→ adaptive coping skills: relationship-building, problem-solving, self-care, mindset

“The soul always knows how to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.”

– Caroline Myss, Author & Teacher

Become My Client

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    • directly by

      → phone (951-889-7312)or
      → email (jenniferqsangolmft@healingasartcounseling.com)

    • OR indirectly by

      → FORM (linked)

    & then, I will reach out for your phone consultation within 24 hours.

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  • a ~15 minute CALL discussing:

    • your concerns, hopes & goals,

    • treatment logistics,

    • & our alignment as a treatment team.

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  • After your consultation, we…

    1. Finalize payment plan

    2. Review Informed Consent on Therapy Notes (online portal)

    3. BEGIN TREATMENT

    — by defining your treatment goals & plan

Integrative Treatment Approach
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Through therapy, my integrative treatment philosophy heals you holistically — fosters awareness & ease in your mind, body, & spirit.

Together, we will always view your treatment concern & process through a holistic lens — that you have relationships with & between your mind, body, & spirit to steadily nurture through life — in order for you to experience well-being & fulfillment.

At Healing As Art Counseling, I am here as your therapist guide & human companion on your journey of healing toward well-being.

Through deepening your sense of self-love, growth, & creativity, you become a healthier you & enrich your fulfillment in life.

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