Ciara Ward
Clinical Social Worker , LCSWHi, I’m Ciara Ward—a compassionate therapist here to support you in finding healing, resilience, and self-discovery on your own terms.
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Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy, first developed in the 1980s by Marsha M. Linehan, to treat patients suffering from borderline personality disorder. Since then, DBT’s use has broadened and now it is regularly employed as part of a treatment plan for people struggling with behaviors or emotions they can't control. This can include eating disorders, substance abuse, self-harm, and more. DBT is a skills-based approach that focuses on helping people increase their emotional and cognitive control by learning the triggers that lead to unwanted behaviors. Once triggers are identified, DBT teaches coping skills that include mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. A therapist specializing in DBT will help you to enhance your own capabilities, improve your motivation, provide support in-the-moment, and better manage your own life with problem-solving strategies. Think this approach might work for you? Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s DBT specialists today.
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If you’re struggling with life transitions, stress, feel traumatized, grief, anxiety, depression, women’s or lgbtq+ issues, gender expression/dysphoria, or just looking for ongoing therapy, I’m holding a safe space for you
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It's my opinion (and research supports this) that building supportive spaces where individuals can explore their authentic selves and change unhelpful patterns is the most effective way to do therapy. I support the well-being of adults and adolescents experiencing overwhelming emotions, challenging histories, and complex mental health problems. All too often we trade expressing our genuine selves for safety, which can lead to blame, resentment, anxiety, and inexplicable grief.
Being human is often tough. Sometimes we lose our way and can feel stuck and overwhelmed. Sometimes we would like to change parts of our lives or ourselves but don’t know how. Therapy can be an empowering way to promote healing, growth, and wellness. Often, we initially seek treatment to address a specific concern and then begin to uncover other areas of our lives in which we want to make meaningful change. My goal is for this process to feel supportive, affirming, and appropriately challenging.
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Are you feeling overwhelmed, struggling to focus, frequently prioritizing others over yourself, lacking confidence, or often comparing yourself to others? These issues can significantly affect your self-esteem and self-worth, potentially leading to heightened anxiety or depression. I specialize in helping individuals who are dealing with perfectionism and related challenges.
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