Rebecca Hargraves (she/they)

Somatic Therapy (Body Centered)

Somatic therapy is incredibly helpful in acknowledging and processing emotions and stress stuck in the body. We can integrate body scans, movement exercises, deep breathing exercises, and any energy healing practices that feel attuned to you.

Narrative 

I greatly value hearing the stories of my clients and hold those stories with honor. Your story and journey is sacred. We can explore what you have been told to believe about your story, and reimagine how you want to remember parts of your story. I encourage creative expression of your story through journaling or visual arts in addition to talk therapy.

Feminist

This to me means that I will always view people's stories and experiences through the lens that capitalism and patriarchy has caused harm to most everyone. I am passionate about anti-racist and liberatory theories and practices and will bring these ideas to therapy. Acknowledging the systems of oppression that led to your pain and suffering can alleviate the personal blame and is essential for healing for anyone with a marginalized identity.

Relational 

A strong connection between therapist and client directly influences the effectiveness of therapy! I focus greatly on getting to know my clients and building a foundation of trust. If there are moments of tension, it is important to me to model and practice trauma informed and healthy conflict resolution. I hope in our work together you will learn that conflict is not always scary, but an essential part of building stable, secure, healthy relationships.

Motivational Interviewing

Change is hard. Decisions are hard. This is especially true for anyone with anxiety, trauma, ADHD or Autism. I am trained in motivational interviewing which can assist in helping you make difficult decisions and build more confident with decision making overall.

ADHD

ADHD is beautiful and misunderstood! I love working with folks with ADHD, especially women or queer identified folks who were diagnosed in adulthood. ADHD often molds people into creative, passionate, kind, justice-oriented people. Living with ADHD can be frustrating while navigating work life, school, relationships, and just living under capitalism. We can work together to understand how your ADHD shows up in your world - the beauty and the frustration.

Anxiety

"When did it begin running in the family to always want to run? When did we begin fearing everyone and everything around us? The world keeps telling me to run, keep running, keep numbing, keep forgetting." Anxiety can be powerful and impact someone's whole life and wellbeing. We can learn regulation skills, and also explore where anxiety comes from in your body, story, & possibly your family's story. This can be especially powerful for marginalized folks who have experienced oppression/trauma.

PTSD

I work with PSTD as well as Complex PTSD - the result of ongoing, repeated, or prolonged trauma. Trauma can be processed in many ways and I work to create a strong foundation of trust with clients before any deep trauma work. Trauma work can integrate somatic, narrative, and feminist approaches. My goal for trauma work is for clients to feel seen, validated, understand how their trauma impacts their current struggles, and to empower clients to find strength and meaning in their traumatic pasts.

Polyamorous and Open Relationships

Are you new to polyamory or ethical non-monogamy? Struggling with a certain relationship dynamic? Wanting a therapist who just understands and won't judge your relationships? Here I am! I love supporting folks with working on improving communication in all relationships and navigating polyamory/ENM requires a lot of communication AND creativity! We can be creative together in finding the relationship style or dynamic that works best for you.

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

PMDD shows up more with neurodivergent folks, and is also a misunderstood and serious condition. We can track your cycle and depressive symptoms and find ways to manage those symptoms. PMDD can be misdiagnosed for other fluctuating depressive disorders but is specific to hormone cycles and also often to neurodivergence.