https://www.shelleytriggstherapy.com/home daily 1.0 2019-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574139383540-PNKW1Z7YX4VU5I0KSZ1C/iris-papillon-FuxRM_jOFHY-unsplash.jpg Home - Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574139416647-GRKIVV4LSTON7POQ4QWF/victoria-palacios-scIXeTCipZA-unsplash.jpg Home - Rates https://www.shelleytriggstherapy.com/contact daily 0.75 2019-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574198227540-MHALMJJWT3S6D07C2T4P/the+cove+pier+2.jpg Contact https://www.shelleytriggstherapy.com/about daily 0.75 2019-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574196439125-KR6Q8NE5TPHR2T9L1QUX/windblown+portrait.jpg About “Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That is how the light gets in” - Anthem, Leonard Cohen Along the tumultuous path of being human, we stumble along, experiencing fractures in our relationship with ourselves and others. Loss and trauma break us and can cause enormous suffering. Leonard Cohen in his song “Anthem” reaches us through his poetic lyrics to show how being broken is what it means to be living in this world. Psychotherapy can be a powerful resource to grow and care for our fractured selves and relationships. Shelley Triggs sees falling apart as the occasion when there can be the most possibility for hope. When we confront our broken self and allow ourselves to be vulnerable - that is the moment we begin to mend our life. Shelley’s therapeutic approach is to follow your lead and your clues within your personal narrative. She believes in the power of your personal story and the imagery of your dreams and symbols that live powerfully within your psyche. She is trained in depth psychology to work with dream imagery, fears, overwhelm, depression and insecurities to help you access what the poet Mary Oliver calls “your one wild and precious life.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574195888479-JHKWBU3RHT6GD1ALF5CQ/venice%2Bflower%2B45.jpg About Education M.A., Counseling Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute M.A., Education, Pepperdine University B.A., Art History, University California at Los Angeles Experience Divorce Coach, SLO Collaborative Divorce Group Grief Counselor, Hospice of San Luis Obispo County Adolescent Therapist, Leffingwell High School Adolescent Therapist, Atascadero Unified School District Child Therapist, San Luis Obispo Child Development Resource Center Family Therapist, San Luis Coastal Unified School District Additional Training Being in the Time of Dying, Hospice Trauma integrated with a Depth Psychological approach, Pacifica Graduate Institute Narrative Therapy Escaping Blame Interdisciplinary Collaborative Divorce, Collaborative Practice California Core Mediation, San Luis Obispo College of Law Non Violent Communication Restorative Yoga Student of Meditation https://www.shelleytriggstherapy.com/services daily 0.75 2023-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574287995977-CD3VIKZFWHKVK8A0Q0QD/noah-boyer-dgBOx1e3Mbs-unsplash.jpg Services - Individual Therapy It’s all about getting past our own negative projections toward ourselves and others to grow more positive feelings toward ourselves and the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574476302587-0Z2Q8C3A7JATG31CJ3CN/koa+swing.jpg Services - Play Therapy Play therapy gives the child freedom to relieve stored up emotions, and find personal insight. By allowing the child space to express what they’re going through, play therapy can help the child to process the difficulties they are challenged by with a safe adult who cares. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574526946405-JJU2V7BT94YX5QWNEXXT/DSC_0360-2.jpg Services - Couples Therapy Based on the Gottman’s therapeutic framework designed to enhance couples’ relationships in three areas of friendship, conflict mediation and creation of shared intentions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574288057460-XYXJINSUDDH56C1R9Q78/mazhar-zandsalimi-8sE_5afA19U-unsplash.jpg Services - Trauma Therapy Being present in the body is the primary therapeutic intervention to resolve trauma and attachment failure. Space is dedicated in the current moment so the dissociated self can be in the body. There is a juggle to bridge the unconscious world to the conscious one to re-determine one’s sense of self, behavior, and quality of relationships through relational constancy between the therapist and client. Body-oriented mindfulness addresses emotions and beliefs, and creates awareness to increase a positive sense of self, improve relationships, and resolve the past. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574288351720-PE6I6BPLFNTDJ0L6ZWEV/jeremy-bishop-_EBv1BKtbvs-unsplash.jpg Services - Depth Psychotherapy In this lens, there is the emphasis of looking at the dynamic behind one’s actions. One comes in contact with the parts of self that have been mostly unconscious and hidden. The client is encouraged to expose and explore the struggles, questions and problems that keep one from creating a healthy life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574288308267-5576FMXG3X66BP73ZOBN/hendrik-cornelissen-eTUSt12fhZY-unsplash.jpg Services - Grief Counseling for the Dying and Bereaved Sorrow and grief over a beloved spouse, child, friend or pet, seem perhaps almost impossible to hold, a nightmare or horror. For those who find themselves in these tender spaces, grief counseling is a place to process the loss of a loved one. To feel achingly bereft is to have loved deeply. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574213796949-5GQG520SPYE6BZHYA6GH/DSCF8997.JPG Services - Teen Counseling Adolescence can be a confusing, difficult and self-critical stage of leaving childhood behind and transitioning into adulthood. Therapy can help teens process misunderstood strong feelings, thoughts and behaviors. Teens can learn to be less reactive and find inconceivable possibilities toward greater choices and find more opportunistic approaches to deepening the concept of being “kind to yourself.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574216227317-1FEJSPNEHLUMEPYXGBJT/tyler-nix-V3dHmb1MOXM-unsplash.jpg Services - Family Therapy Identify family patterns that contribute to mental illness and ill behavior toward each other, with the purpose of leaving behind negative dynamics. Accent is on strengthening, and restructuring relationships so a family can shift their behavior to positively communicate and interact with regard for one another. https://www.shelleytriggstherapy.com/rates daily 0.75 2023-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574196794267-ATL007VRGIKS6A4P3JAV/DSCF7744.JPG Rates - $150 per individual session $170 for couples & families Fees, Policies and Procedures: The standard fee is for one session, which is 50 minutes total. Cash, checks and credit cards are acceptable forms of payment. Please ask if finances are a concern. Currently, Shelley is in private practice working mostly for private fee and is a provider on Holman’s – Cencal insurance panel. While she does not take Blue Shield, Blue Cross or Dignity Health, she can issue a superbill to attempt reimbursement. You will want to consult with your insurance provider to determine if this will be accepted. https://www.shelleytriggstherapy.com/location daily 0.75 2019-11-19 https://www.shelleytriggstherapy.com/privacy-policy daily 0.75 2019-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd365bd3c83314053b69125/1574289996986-UIJBRXX7EE3JIUHBWIOP/david-t-wsXbirmq17s-unsplash.jpg Privacy Policy - Privacy Policy Confidentiality & Privacy Policy The law protects the relationship between a client and a marriage and family therapist and information cannot be disclosed without written permission. See below for exceptions. Exceptions Include: Suspected child abuse or dependent adult or elder abuse, for which I am required by law to report this to the appropriate authorities immediately. If a client is threatening serious bodily harm to another person/s, I must notify the police and inform the intended victim. If a client intends to harm himself or herself, I will make every effort to enlist their cooperation in ensuring their safety. If they do not cooperate, I will take further measures without their permission that are provided to me by law in order to ensure their safety.