I utilize an integrative psychotherapy and liberation psychology approach to our work. Honoring the interconnection of mind, body, and spirit facilitates deeper and more lasting transformations.
Embodied action methods such as drama therapy and psychodrama are highly effective complements to traditional talk therapy. I have found that the therapeutic results that come from embodied approaches tend to be more integrated and longer-lasting than solely intellectual insights.
I guide clients in working through issues such as:
- Anxiety – Constructively utilizing this energy in healthy and productive ways
- Depression – Creativity-building that allows for more spaciousness in your life
- Anger – Managing and externalizing anger in constructive ways
- Healing from Trauma/PTSD – Accessing and strengthening aspects of posttraumatic growth to lessen reactivity
- Relationship Counseling – Helping people in all types of relationships to become more creative and loving partners
- Improving Intimacy/Sex – Loving yourself whole so that you can more fully love others; building skills for joyful dating, intimacy and sexuality
- Sexual and Gender Identity – Exploring gender and other facets related to sexuality and sexual identity
- Improving Relationships – Learning skills to explore conflict and tension, to build support and community, and to create new and stronger friendships
- Addiction/Recovery – Finding alleviation from the sufferings of disordered eating, out-of-control sexual behaviors, and substance abuse, making possible greater fulfillment in your life
- Coping with Loss – Transforming grief into deeper love and appreciation
- Family Challenges – Slowing down and stopping the intergenerational cycles of suffering and connecting with the integrity of ancestral beauty, strength, and resilience
Melvin L. Escobar, LCSW 