Compassionate care to help you move from surviving to thriving.
Therapy for Anxiety, OCD, and
Eating Disorders in Danbury, CT
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Currently accepting clients for in person therapy in Danbury and online therapy throughout Connecticut.
You’re not broken-Just overloaded.
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Your thoughts race relentlessly and leave you too tired to follow through on a plan. You know (or at least feel like) you have great potential, but struggle to make your goals come to life. You can think through most sides of any choice and get caught in decision paralysis regularly. You can weight the pros and cons of most situations so well that you feel like there is no perfect or good enough option. You are constantly doubting yourself. You find yourself saying “yes” to plans that you don’t want to commit to. You’re used to going with the flow so often that you aren’t sure where you are anymore. It’s exhausting. The good news: your anxiety is treatable!
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Maybe the idea of waking up and the endless catalog of all of your to-dos is enough to overwhelm you. Maybe that dread steals your sleep and makes you want to sleep during the day when you need to be moving. You can have fun when you are with your friends, but on the drive home alone a familiar, yet unnamed, feeling begins to creep in without any specific trigger. You’re happy right? Life is going fairly well. Sure there are stressors, but you speculate that you “should” be happy. Yet, there is a nagging need wanting attention but hiding from the spotlight. Depression is often an experience of feeling low, even when there isn’t one specific thing to blame. It can occur following loss and trauma, but there is not always a clear correlation. The load can get lighter. You can feel motivated to do things again. We can help.
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Maybe the frequent calls from the school make you dread looking at your phone during the day. You know that they are a good kid, but they don’t seem to be learning from their mistakes or consequences. You worry that they will fall behind in school or fall in with a rough crowd of friends. Do you worry that they aren’t developing the resilience needed to be successful as an adult? Do changes in plans or the need to be flexible max out your child’s ability to cope. You aren’t sure how to help them through the tantrums, meltdowns, overwhelm leading to tears.
Maybe you are beginning to question if your child’s “what if” questions are more about persistent worry than genuine curiosity. They have always been a quiet kid, but you worry that they aren’t confident enough to speak out in a group.
You can right the course and work towards wellness. We see it everyday.
Our brains are set up to keep us alive, not to keep us happy.
Fortunately, when we learn how our brain works and the reason why we developed those pesky patterns and frustrating habits, we can then learn how to heal. I want to help you identify where you have control and how you can steer a course closer to wellness.
Together we will explore your current struggles. Our highly trained therapists can help you to see how these dynamics have developed overtime, and most importantly we will explore what function they serve, what need they are trying to nurture. In our sessions, you will have the space to freely explore all the options that life has to offer free from judgment, we will empower you to make changes that you believe are in your best interest. We can get you unstuck and grow momentum in whatever direction sounds right to you.
Not sure of your next steps? We will help guide your thinking through the process and get you on your feet.
Meet our team of expert therapists
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1. Amber Young
Amber is the founder and original therapist of Cope & Calm Counseling. She will often say that "My job is my hobby", and can often be found digging into research and attending trainings just for fun. Amber encourages this thirst for professional development for her associates. She is a member of the IOCDF. She trains her associates to treat OCD in accordance to IOCDF recommendations. This includes Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), iCBT, and ACT. As as trauma-informed provider, she puts an emphasis on somatic healing and the mind-body connection when treating anxiety disorders.
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2. Ashley DeFreitas
Ashley is a counseling associate that has extensive experience with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). DBT is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) developed to treat mood instability. DBT has proven effectiveness for anxiety therapy. Ashley has an easy sense of empathy. It is easy to feel safe whole learning new coping skills from the first session. She treats kids who struggle with social anxiety, fears, school stressors, and ADHD/ASD. Ashley implements play and art therapy strategies into her counseling sessions. These strategies allow her school aged clients to explain their feelings without having to rely on talking. For adults, she cultivates acceptance, self-compassion, and understanding while clients share their stories.. Ashley understands that learning where we have been can help us to where we want to go. She keeps this in mind when teaching new coping skills.
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3. Danielle Sterry
Danielle is an associate at C&C with an extensive background in treating addictions. We know that therapy for substance use is usually trauma treatment. Addictions or maladaptive coping develops out of a need to numb. It can also serve to lose a sense of control or to act in the face of our own well-being as a proclamation of control. Danielle empowers clients to create healthier patterns for themselves. She explores the influense neurological reward systems have on decision making. She has experience treating depression, panic, anxiety, and trauma.
Our Specialties
Yes, things can get better. We see it happen everyday.
Connect with us.
Submit a form or reach out on the phone. During this call we will learn a bit about your needs to ensure that we are the right fit for your goals, and we will share how our practice works before scheduling your first appointment.The “Intake”
We will email you over all of your consent forms so we can make the most of our 50 minutes together! For virtual appointments, you can be emailed and texted an appointment reminder with a link to your confidential and secure virtual appointment. For in-person sessions, you can find ample parking before entering the building. The stairs and elevator are very easy to see as you enter. Once you arrive at the suite, you will enter a code to enter the waiting area. Here feel free to enjoy some tea, water, and snacks. Your therapist will pop into the waiting area when it is time to get started.Prioritize yourself.
Therapy is most effective when done consistently. To get the most out of your care, be sure to attend weekly and attempt the suggestions provided by your therapist outside of session. Our 50 minutes together can be significantly outweighed by the amount of time outside of session. Weekly attendance significantly maximizes your positive outcomes. You deserve this time, protect it. Turn off the phone, find a comfortable and private space for virtual sessions, and allow yourself to drop in.
Services
15-min Consultation Call
Free
Offering a phone call to discuss:
Why you want to start therapy
What you wan you life to look like
Goals
How therapy can be helpful
Questions abut starting therapy
Scheduling
Offering therapist referrals if we aren’t
50-min Individual Therapy
$200
Offering sessions for issues such as:
Mild Anxiety & Depression
Identity exploration and Development;
OCD & ERP
Therapy skills for kids
Grief
Disordered Eating
Trauma Recovery
ADHD & Executive Functioning
75-min Individual Therapy
$250
Offering sessions for issues such as:
Intensive Anxiety & Depression
OCD & ERP
Disordered Eating
ADHD/Executive Functioning
Trauma Recovery
60-min Family Therapy
$245
Offering sessions for issues such as:
Consultation for parent(s) of client
Parenting & Co-Parenting Coaching
Sibling Conflict Resolution
Relationship Conflict Resolution and Connection
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