Sisu Balanced Healing

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 Casarah has been working in the social service field for 15 years in various roles. She began her career working with teenagers in a residential setting, moved to working in privatized foster care case management for a couple of years before settling into her clinical roots. She spent 8 years working in a substance use disorder rehabilitation program. Her first role was working as a therapist in the Family Treatment Court program before moving into the role of Clinical Supervisor. A couple of years ago she realized how much she missed practicing clinical work with individuals and chose to make a change and start in private practice. 

• Grief and Trauma are two main focus areas in practice. Grief is a normal expression of loss and seeking that culturally we have rushed expectations of. Trauma can be big or "small" things that have happened in our lives that cause long lasting discomfort.  
•  Complex Mental Health diagnoses (schizophrenia, schizoaffective, etc.) and work in a way that validates what is being experienced while also normalizing the symptoms. 
• Substance Use Disorders
• Woman's Health  ranging from postpartum, pregnancy, pregnancy loss, relationships, etc.
• First Responders and their families from a perspective of understanding the lifestyle, the stress, and the overall environment. 

 I believe that healing modalities should match what feels meaningful to my clients. I like to think outside of the box and find what works for them. I frequently utilize EMDR within my practice. I have been trained in EMDR and have gone through the certification training as well. I also believe education and proper diagnoses is crucial. We can get labels put on us and have no idea what they mean or find they are not correct.  

 My overall focus is my clients long term health and wellbeing. I place a huge emphasis on person in environment and want to understand where my clients are with their physical health, nutrition, family, friends, and home environment.