Our Services

Eye Movement Desensitization
Reprocessing
(EMDR)

  • Dr. Sylvia Peske

    Abhishek Bardoloi

EMDR is one of the weirdest forms of therapy that there is out there. It incorporates eye movements in our therapeutic processing. Now how in the world can eye movements help us to process what is going on in our psyche and make us feel better? Well, the brain is very mysterious and we will continue to learn about its magnificent workings indefinitely. Relative to EMDR, which stands for eye movement desensitization reprocessing, we are utilizing the brain’s natural process for processing and integrating information. How?

Have you ever heard of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep? REM sleep occurs in our natural sleep cycle, particularly in our deepest sleep and dream states, where our eyes move back and forth behind closed lids. This natural movement is seen by scientists to be the brain’s way of processing and integrating information/sensory data from the day or previous events. While the exact mechanisms underlying EMDR are not yet fully understood, some theories suggest that the bilateral stimulation used in EMDR may facilitate the brain's natural information processing mechanisms, allowing traumatic memories to be integrated more effectively.

EMDR uses this natural system consciously as a technique in therapy to help clients work through and process the pieces of their experience that are currently active in the brain and creating distress or disturbance. I know…it is weird, right?! So in session, we go through brief sets of eye movements with short breaks to track data pieces to help you integrate information and balance your perceptions. When information is balanced/integrated, we are simply no longer triggered or disturbed by certain perceptions, images, memories, sounds, sensations, etc. EMDR does not erase or help us forget memories; it simply allows us to recall events/memories without feeling distressed by them.

For more info on EMDR, click here to visit the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA).

Individual &
Couples Therapy

  • Dr. Sylvia Peske

    Erin Makowsky, MA

    Mitchell Reitz, MS

    Abhishek Bardoloi, MC

    Jayme Fath, MC

  • Abhishek Bardoloi, MC

    Jayme Fath, MC

Whether you are looking to improve your self, your relationship, or your family dynamics, we offer a well-rounded group of psychologists who have experience and interest in various counselling demographics.

Individual therapy (sometimes called “psychotherapy” or “counselling”) is a process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained therapist—in a safe, caring, and confidential environment—to explore their feelings, beliefs, or behaviours, work through challenging or influential memories, identify aspects of their lives that they would like to change, better understand themselves and others, set personal goals, and work toward desired change.

Marriage counselling, also called couples therapy, is a type of psychotherapy. Marriage counselling helps couples of all types recognize and resolve conflicts and improve their relationships. Through marriage counselling, you can make thoughtful decisions about rebuilding and strengthening your relationship or going your separate ways.

Family Therapy

  • Abhishek Bardoloi, MC

Families may seek psychotherapy or counselling services for a variety of reasons. Most commonly, families come to our clinic hoping to improve communication, gain tools to support conflict resolution and even gain support with processing grief.

In family therapy, “Family” is a term used to describe any collection of people who care about each other in a familial context. Families might include children, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, siblings, cousins, friends and caregivers.

Larger groups may find it helpful to book longer appointments. For more information about family therapy availability, please contact us.

Sandplay Therapy

  • Mitchell Reitz, MS
    Abhishek Bardoloi, MC

Sandplay Therapy was established in the late 1950s. Sandplay is a therapeutic approach for adults and children based on Jungian analytical knowledge. Through spontaneous imaginative play in trays of wet or dry sand, clients sculpt sand and position miniature figurines and objects to create three dimensional scenes that express and bridge communication between their inner and outer worlds.

When psychological trauma has occurred or typical development has been interrupted or impeded, a sandplay process can encourage an increase in personal awareness and psychological healing. Using symbols and imagery, Sandplay Therapy assists clients in the expression of their issues and search for understanding. This process works on many levels of client’s understanding, helping clients to access their inner potential and resources for healing and lasting change.

Play Therapy


  • Mitchell Retiz, MS
    Abhishek Bardoloi, MC

(Excerpt by Garry Landreth & Sue Bratton from the APTA Web site)

Play is to the child what verbalization is to the adult. It is a medium for expressing feelings, exploring relationships, describing experiences, disclosing wishes, and self-fulfillment.  Because children’s language development lags behind their cognitive development, they communicate their awareness of what is happening in their world through their play. In play therapy, toys are viewed as the child’s words and play as the child’s language.

Play therapy, then, is to children what counselling or psychotherapy is to adults. In play therapy, the symbolic function of play is what is so important, providing children with a means of expressing their inner world. Emotionally significant experiences can be expressed more comfortably and safely through the symbolic representation the toys provide.

Play therapy is based on developmental principles, and thus provides through play, a developmentally appropriate means of expression and communication for children. The use of toys enables children to transfer anxieties, fears, fantasies, and guilt to objects rather than people. In the process, children are safe from their own feelings and reactions because play enables children to distance themselves from traumatic events and experiences.

Please note: Our clinic does not offer or provide services for court or legal-related purposes. We do not offer parenting assessments.

Online Therapy

  • Dr. Sylvia Peske

    Erin Makowsky, MA

    Mitchell Reitz, MS

    Abhishek Bardoloi, MC

    Jayme Fath, MC

Video sessions work well in situations where travel or other circumstances make it physically difficult to attend in person. Video sessions are ideal for clients who are 12+; individuals, couples and families. a sacred journey utilizes JaneApp and Zoom for online therapy sessions.

There are many reasons some prefer Online Therapy:

  • Commuting to sessions can be inconvenient or impossible.

  • Clients can be more comfortable and open while at home.

  • Clients do not have to cancel if they get sick or their kids are keeping them at home.

  • Clients may worry about the stigma of in-office therapy.

  • Clients may worry about people they know seeing them enter or leave a therapist’s office.

For those that are concerned about the effectiveness of online (internet) therapy, studies show it has become a viable alternative and supplement to face-to-face therapy.