Psychotherapy: A Dialogue to Self-Understanding

The Benefits:

• Develop a relationship with yourself
• Find out what is important to you
• Take action from your commitments
• Get centered from the inside out
• Live from your heart
• Love your life
• Stay focused
• Be clear

The Therapy Process

In your therapy session, you and I have a conversation to address the areas of concern that are present in your life. We focus on those areas that rob you of vitality and decrease your energy level. Together we look at what is important to you. I will help you stay focused on your commitments even as fear arises. Fear is the natural response that we have towards many situations in our life. Instead of avoiding a fearful situation, you will learn to look at it closely and use it as an opportunity to gain insight into the nature of your being.

As you define your truth, you will learn to stay centered internally so that you can work with your discomfort. Through this process you will learn to diminish behaviors that distract and take your energy away and focus your attention on your inspirations and commitments. You will gain a set of practices that will help you distinguish clarity from confusion, encourage love, develop forgiveness, and amplify your self-acceptance. Self-acceptance provides you with the ability to be patient and achieve the goals you desire. Self-respect is the key to facing your adversities, living a life of integrity and unleashing your creative desires.

Skills Gained

• Concentration
• The ability to make decisions
• Self-respect
• Patience
• Increased energy level
• Confrontation skills

Issues Commonly Addressed in Therapy

• Depression - experienced as lethargy, fatigue, hopelessness, tearfulness, lack of ambition or motivation towards daily activities
• Anxiety - experienced as nervousness, stress, impatience, muscle tension, unstoppable thoughts, inability to sleep
• Codependency/Addictions - experienced as an inability to say "no", using people or things to provide pleasure, feelings of emptiness
• Relationship/Communication Issues - fighting with partner or co-workers, fear of intimacy, inability to listen or verbalize without projecting blame onto others
• Self-Esteem - a desire to gain self-awareness and responsibility for ones own happiness
• Image/Eating Disorder - challenging issues such as dislike of body, bulimia, anorexia and overeating.
• Aging Parents
• Life-Changes - Divorce, employment status, relocation, emptiness syndrome, retirement

Techniques Used

• Biofeedback
• Gestalt Psychotherapy
• Group Sessions
• Relaxation/Meditation
• Coaching

General Information

Sessions are 50 minutes and are scheduled by making an appointment with Paula. Please call (972) 239-4202 or send email to pweithman@aol.com. A 24-hour notice of cancellation is appreciatively required to avoid cancellation fees.

Professional Training

Paula Weithman M.Ed., LPC

Paula studied at the University of North Texas receiving her Bachelors degree and Masters of Education in Counseling Psychology and Alternative Medicine. She continued her post-graduate training with the Dallas Group Psychotherapy Training Program, the Midwest Institute of Gestalt Psychotherapy, and the National Institute of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Her current interests are in the areas of alternative healthcare, using eastern psychology and body centered psychotherapy as modalities into her treatment style.