Conventional psychotherapy uses time honored therapeutic approaches that help improve a client’s mental health and overall well-being, mitigate troublesome compulsions and emotions, facilitate conflict resolution, and improve relationships.
Psychotherapy methods include one-on-one personal interactions between Nancy and the client in a comfortable office setting, or at her farm in southwest Hinds County and incorporates approaches such as:
This therapy encourages the client to identify and change patterns of thinking and/or reacting to life situations in order to change feelings.
Mindfulness is a practice of maintaining a non-judgmental focus on things happening in the present moment. This purposeful attention to sensory perceptions, thoughts, body sensations, etc, when practiced over time, can lead to a calming of mind and body to cope with stress, pain, and other difficulties.
With a focus on the interpersonal relationships of the client, the focus is on an improving the communication patterns and the way the client relates to others.
Unlike traditional "talk" therapies, this is a category that helps clients access subconscious or hidden issues through activities that engage the mind and body. It can often be more powerful than words alone.
Utilizing a positive therapeutic relationship and conversational style, the goals are focused on improved mood, enhanced self-esteem, and strengthened coping mechanisms.
