Priya Loess (she/her)

My Approach to Helping

If you are ready to heal from your trauma, I can help you feel more grounded in your mind and body. Being present in mind and body is often very scary and is usually avoided if you have experienced trauma. I will teach you skills to help manage the symptoms that interfere with daily life. For a deeper level of processing trauma, I offer evidence-based treatments, such as Prolonged Exposure, Written Exposure, and Cognitive Processing Therapy. Therapy will go at a pace that makes you feel most safe. Feeling safe and trust within the therapeutic relationship is a critical component to making therapy successful. My style is validating and non-judgmental. I will also guide you and challenge you when appropriate and necessary.

Why I am a Good Fit for You

Part of my approach includes helping you develop self-compassion and mindfulness. You may be surprised to learn that being self-critical is damaging and doesn’t actually help in the long run. It can erode our confidence and satisfaction in life. Instead, being self-compassionate means we recognize our mistakes as a normal human experience that we can learn from. To be self-compassionate means to treat yourself with kindness as you would treat a friend who is suffering. In addition, mindfulness practice can help us notice what is happening internally and externally, which allows us to make more empowered choices. Practicing mindfulness means learning to let go of judgment and feel more connected to the present moment, which is where we make the changes we need to make. Together, self-compassion and mindfulness help us find the space for difficult emotions in order to reduce our suffering and increase our ability to live fully in our lives.