Andrea wiens, Registered Psychologist

Style of Therapy:

I AM A REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGIST WITH OVER 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD. MY APPROACH IS GROUNDED, COMPASSIONATE, AND CLIENT-CENTERED.

TO ME, PSYCHOLOGY IS “THE STUDY OF THE SOUL” AND IS A PROCESS OF DISCOVERING AND RELATING TO YOUR DEEPEST SELF, RELATING BETTER TO OTHERS AND THE GREATER WORLD, AND FINDING PURPOSE AND MEANING THROUGH THE STRUGGLES IN YOUR LIFE.

MY TRAINING IS VARIED, AND I WORK IN AN INTEGRATIVE WAY, CONNECTING MIND, BODY, AND SOUL. MY APPROACH TO HEALING DRAWS FROM A BLEND OF PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS AND COMPLEMENTARY PHILOSOPHIES, SUCH AS MINDFULNESS. A KEY FOUNDATION OF MY WORK IS TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE.

BEING AN INTEGRATIVE THERAPIST WITH A BROAD RANGE OF TRAINING ALLOWS ME TO DRAW FROM A DIVERSE TOOLBOX TO CREATE INCLUSIVE, EFFECTIVE, AND INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANS TAILORED TO EACH CLIENT'S UNIQUE NEEDS.

I DRAW FROM Evidence-based PSYCHOLOGY APPROACHES INCLUDING POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, BRIEF ACTION PLANNING, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, AND THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL OF CHANGE. I also incorporate somatic-based therapies such as SENSORIMOTOR PSYCHOTHERAPY and INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS THERAPy. I also utilize energy psychology approaches such as Emotional Freedom Technique (tapping) and can offer a spiritual component alongside psychological methods.