Find your Calm
Feeling Disconnected and Overwhelmed?
For so long, your anxiety has been a major part of your life. You constantly worry, second guess yourself and have a running monologue in your head telling you that you are not good enough. You lie awake at night worrying and ruminating about your day and what you should have said or done differently. The constant anxiety and overwhelm have you reacting in ways that you are not proud of. You are yelling at your kids, feel disconnected from loved ones or avoiding situations that you want to be a part of. You feel like you can’t cope and it all seems too much. You’re not sure where to turn and it feels like no one understands. It is a constant spiral with no way out. But there is a way out of this cycle, and I can help.
I use an individualized, client centered approach to treatment that allows us to take a look at your unique situation and develop a plan tailored to the specific ways that anxiety shows up in your life so that you can feel empowered to take back control of your anxiety and spend your time doing things you love. I provide you with the cognitive and behavioral tools to be able to apply when life throws challenges your way.
Anxiety
Anxiety can interfere with so much of our daily life. We will work together to build skills to challenge those anxious thoughts and feelings and help you feel freed from constant worry and second guessing yourself.
Trauma
Whether you feel like you overreact to a situation or are in a mode of always people-pleasing, trauma can be the underlying issue. We will explore past relationships, identify how your ways of coping have helped in the past but may not be working anymore and work toward making you less reactive so you can go from surviving to thriving.
Parenting Struggles
Parenting kids who struggle with mental health and behavioral issues can be isolating, feel shameful and the uncertainty of how to navigate daily situations can be overwhelming. Together we will work through your own emotions related to your child’s struggles and having to be a different parent than you may have expected. We will build skills to help you become a more effective parent and be able to navigate the hard times.
Ready to embark on a journey of healing, empowerment, and transformation?
Our time together will help create space for you, teach you how to have a deeper understanding of yourself, and create an environment that is optimal for you both and your family.
Hi, I'm Tina.
Mom. Wife. Daughter. Sister. Friend.We all have multiple roles we play in our lives every single day. I know how overwhelming and stressful it is to balance it all and be present in all of your relationships. As I’ve gone through my own journey of navigating judgement, carrying the mental load and feeling the responsibility to be everything to everyone, I’ve realized that I can’t do it all, and frankly, neither can anyone else. Being able to let go of some of that need to have it all together helped me to see things differently, not only in myself but in other people, and find ways to be present in the moment and there in the ways that matter.
I focus my work from a client centered perspective. My work has a cognitive behavioral focus through a trauma informed lens. Working together, I will help you face the anxieties, fears and past traumas that are keeping you from being the person you want to be. Together, we will build skills to help you be more present and feel like a more confident and capable parent, friend, sister, etc. We will work to undo some of the behaviors that make you feel bad and move toward building habits that bring you feelings of joy and excitement.
- Tina Maltese Gio, LCSW