Beth
“Finding a good therapist can be a daunting task. When mine was retiring, I honestly wanted to quit. I didn’t want to start over again with someone new. When I started searching, I went through a few that were not a good fit for me.
When I found Rita, I knew within the first 2 minutes that we were going to connect. Her calm presence immediately put me at ease. She let me know that we were in this together and that I was the one who would control the pace of our sessions. She is very compassionate and truly listens without judgment. Telehealth can sometimes feel impersonal, but she made me feel like I was talking to a friend all while maintaining her professionalism. It’s not easy for me to be vulnerable with my thoughts/feelings; especially with a stranger, but I felt safe with her almost immediately. This is a big deal for someone who’s had their guard up for many years. She is the first person that I was willing to try EMDR with and I’m so glad I did! We have made huge progress and I am beyond grateful for her guidance.”
ClarityStrikes
“I came to my first therapy appointment both desperate and cynical. My experiences with therapy had not been fantastic, up to that point. I’d been involuntarily committed after suffering a psychotic breakdown…I figured that since, at that point, I’d medically retired from the Army, had a psychotic breakdown, and was suffering from crippling, debilitating pain, life couldn’t get worse. Therapy wouldn’t help, I remember thinking, but at least going would help me pretend I had a chance.
Life actually got better, after I started working with Rita. It was incredibly slow, there were false starts, I cried a lot. I did hard work, and I had to make the choice to do that work. I realized I was angrier than I thought I was - and that I had reason to be. Rita helped me see that the parts of me I had thought dead were still there.
It’s been five years now since my first therapy session. I’m married, speak to law enforcement about my lived mental health experience, have three books out, am married (last year) and had my first child (this year). I never thought that would be possible. I not only started recovering… I started to thrive.”
Jenny
“I really feel like I've learned and grown and healed a lot with the help of our sessions. And especially getting your help working through my Spravato treatment. I'm so grateful for all of your patience, understanding, and support these last few months.”