Carol Dickinson is Offering In-Person and Online Therapy in Goodyear, AZ
Carol Dickinson, LPC
Special Training: EMDR, CPT, DBT, CCTP
I believe that
recovery from trauma and loss is a combination of evidence-based
treatments and the strengths and resiliency of each person that is
already there. Sometimes we just need a nudge in the right direction.
When not working you can find me in yoga class, walking, or watching
the latest marvel movie.
“I already
believe in you and know that you can do this no matter what the
challenge is.”
What constitutes
a traumatic event is a very personal experience. Often it isn’t
until you are in therapy that you discover the full implications and
impact on the quality of your life. The footprint of trauma can show
itself as difficulty at work, unhealthy relationship patterns,
anxiety, depression, or a lack of sleep. It can also be the total and
complete interruption of your life. What you may think is anxiety or
depression could be early trauma or developmental trauma. It can also
be complex trauma created after multiple events and experiences. It
is never what's wrong with you but what's happened to you!
Within the power
of EMDR therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy is the foundational
understanding that healing and freedom from trauma and the past are
possible. We may also use Dialectical Behavior Therapy and other
interventions for PTSD, OCD, addiction, anxiety, personality
disorders, bipolar disorders, grief, self-harm, and dissociation.
Sometimes life
can be hard and feel very confusing. Having a trusted partner on the
road to healing is invaluable. The direction counseling takes should
always be doing what works based on your goals.
Lao Tzu said, "The journey of a thousand
miles begins with a single step." Tzu didn’t say you were
meant to make the journey alone. Let's begin.
