Mariah HallBilsback (she/her)

Our relationship with those closest to us affects how we form our own identities, and impacts how we interact with everyone else around us. Attachment and trauma experiences go hand in hand, and play a huge role in how and why one experiences mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, low self-worth, anger, dissociation, and so much more. I aim to help you recognize these attachment concerns and how they affect you, and work through them.

Body image and self worth have huge impacts on how we live our lives. I believe ideal body image is a social construct, and want to help you challenge your views on your body. I aim to help you recognize how you came to view yourself as you do, work to challenge it, and work to create a healthier, more realistic self-image. When we are able to accept and be kind to ourselves, it improves relationships with others, social skills, and overall functioning.

Our relationship with those closest to us affects how we form our own identities, and impacts how we interact with everyone else around us. Attachment and trauma experiences go hand in hand, and play a huge role in how and why one experiences mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, low self-worth, anger, dissociation, and so much more. I aim to help you recognize how you identify attachment concerns and how they affect you, and work through them in sessions.

Anxiety, stress, and excessive worry are common problems affecting many of us. I believe it is because anxiety feels so overwhelming that it is often so debilitating. In sessions with me, clients work to develop both somatic and cognitive coping skills to help manage this anxiety, and recognize that it will pass. They also explore why they have come to experience anxiety as they do, and work to develop new ways of responding to their thoughts.

Anxiety, stress, and excessive worry are common problems affecting many of us. I believe it is because anxiety feels so overwhelming that it is often so debilitating. In sessions with me, clients work to develop both somatic and cognitive coping skills to help manage their anxiety, and recognize that it will pass. They also explore why they have come to experience anxiety as they do, and work to develop new ways of responding to their thoughts.

Anxiety, stress, and excessive worry are common problems affecting many of us. I believe it is because anxiety feels so overwhelming that it is often so debilitating. In sessions with me, clients work to develop both somatic and cognitive coping skills to help manage their anxiety, and recognize that it will pass. They also explore why they have come to experience anxiety as they do, and work to develop new ways of responding to their thoughts.

Anxiety, stress, and excessive worry are common problems affecting many of us. I believe it is because anxiety feels so overwhelming that it is often so debilitating. In sessions with me, clients work to develop both somatic and cognitive coping skills to help manage their anxiety, and recognize that it will pass. They also explore why they have come to experience anxiety as they do, and work to develop new ways of responding to their thoughts.

I have received training and utilized aspects of CBT in my practice for over 5 years. I believe it is helpful for everyone to recognize the relationship and interaction between their thoughts, feelings, and behavior.

In addition to my degree in social work, I also have a master's in psychology, and gained expertise through this in child development and attachment. I utilize attachment theory in practice, and believe it is central to understanding of mental health for many.

I have received training and supervision under a trauma-informed specialist for over two years. Trauma, be it large life events like loss, injury, abuse or illness, or seemingly "little" things like emotional neglect, invalidation, fighting, etc., majorly impacts our perception of our safety and thus how we interact with the world. I have worked for over two years on helping clients process trauma, and recognize how it affects their mental health.

I have been trained in Attachment-Focused EMDR therapy. It is an amazing modality that helps process trauma, and reintegrate emotions, body sensations, and self-beliefs in powerfully healing ways. It is a modality that is helpful for a myriad of issues, including trauma, depression, phobias, anxiety, family issues, and many more.