Therapy is a place to better understand yourself, work through what is getting in the way, and create meaningful change.
Therapy at Life Well Dunn
Sometimes you know exactly what you're struggling with. Other times, you just know something doesn't feel right. You may be used to pushing through, staying productive, training harder, taking care of everyone else, or simply finding ways to keep moving forward. Therapy creates space to slow down, better understand what's happening beneath the surface, and begin creating meaningful change.
At Life Well Dunn, I believe our mental, emotional, relational, and physical experiences are deeply connected. What we experience can shape how we think and feel, how we relate to others, how our bodies respond to stress, and how we move through the world. Because of that, therapy is never one-size-fits-all. My goal is to meet you where you are and tailor the process to your unique experiences, strengths, and goals.
Emotional Transformation Therapy (ETT®): A Different Way to Create Change
Emotional Transformation Therapy (ETT®)is the primary therapeutic approach I use in my practice.
As an ETT Complex Trauma Certified Therapist, I use this brain-based modality to help individuals work through emotional distress, trauma, attachment-related difficulties, and patterns that don't always change through insight or conversation alone.
While understanding ourselves is important, there are times when talking simply isn't enough. ETT works with the connection between the brain, nervous system, emotions, and body, helping create new emotional experiences that support meaningful and lasting change.
ETT may be integrated into treatment for:
Anxiety and chronic stress
Depression
PTSD and complex trauma
Attachment and relationship difficulties
ADHD and OCD
Eating disorders and weight loss
Chronic pain
Headaches and migraines
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Cancer and autoimmune-related emotional distress
Grief and loss
Performance anxiety
Identity concerns
While ETT is central to my work, therapy is always individualized. Depending on your goals and needs, our work may also incorporate CBT, ACT, DBT, attachment-based therapy, mindfulness, nervous system regulation, breathing, movement, and other evidence-informed approaches that best support your growth and healing.
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I have a particular interest in working with athletes and high performers, including adolescents and adults navigating the intersection of mental health, performance, identity, injury, pain, relationships, and life outside of performance.
But you don't have to be an athlete to work with me.
I work with adolescents and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, OCD, attachment and relationship difficulties, identity concerns, life transitions, emotional and behavioral patterns, physical and chronic pain, and many other concerns that can affect how we feel, function, connect, and experience our lives.
You also don't need to have a diagnosis or be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Sometimes there is simply a sense that something is getting in the way—an old pattern, a relationship, an experience you haven't fully moved through, or a disconnect between where you are and how you want to live.
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My background in strength and conditioning, athletic development, coaching, and human performance gives me a different lens as a therapist.
As a former athlete and longtime performance professional, I've spent much of my career working with people through movement, performance, injury, challenge, and growth. That experience has reinforced something I believe deeply: the mind and body aren't separate experiences.
Stress can show up physically. Pain can change the way we think and behave. Relationships can influence performance. Past experiences can shape how we respond in the present. And sometimes understanding something intellectually isn't enough to change how we experience it.
Therapy gives us an opportunity to work with the whole person.
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My approach is trauma-sensitive, attachment-informed, brain-based, and individualized to the person in front of me.
A primary focus of my work is Emotional Transformation Therapy (ETT®). As an ETT Complex Trauma Certified Therapist, I use this brain-based approach to work with emotional distress, trauma, attachment-related difficulties, physical experiences, and patterns that can sometimes be difficult to reach through conversation alone.
ETT uses precise forms of light stimulation, therapeutic connection, and other brain-based processes to help access and work with emotional and physiological responses. It can be used in the treatment of anxiety, depression, PTSD and complex trauma, ADHD, OCD, attachment concerns, eating disorders, chronic and physical pain, headaches, traumatic brain injury, and the emotional impact of cancer, autoimmune conditions, and many related concerns.
ETT is central to my work, but it isn't the only way I approach therapy. Depending on what you need, our work may also draw from cognitive and behavioral approaches, attachment work, mindfulness, breathing, nervous-system regulation, movement, and other evidence-informed strategies.
What ETT works with:
Mental Health
Anxiety
Depression
Stress
Burnout
OCD
ADHD
Trauma & Relationships
Trauma & PTSD
Attachment
Relationship challenges
Grief
Identity
Life transitions
Pain & Health
Chronic pain
TBI
Headaches
Cancer support
Autoimmune conditions
Eating disorders
Performance
Performance anxiety
Confidence
Injury recovery
High performers
Athletes
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Studies and resources on light and Its impact on emotions and mental states:
Fees
50-Minute Session: $150
80-Minute Intake Session: $165
80-Minute Session: $200
*Please inquire about short-term therapeutic intensives, which entail a brief series of sessions. ETT® offers protocols for presenting issues related to experiences such as Anxiety, Sleep Disorders, ADHD, Stress Components of Chronic Physical Pain/illness, OCD, and Panic Disorder.
Out of Network Provider:
Life Well Dunn is an out of network provider (OON). There are costs and benefits to accepting services with OON providers. Health insurance companies may or may not reimburse counseling services with an OON provider. However, some benefits to working with an OON provider entail the provider's ability to craft a fitting treatment plan that best serves clients' needs and goals (services are not restricted to specific counseling approaches to address predetermined problems), enhanced privacy (we are not required to provide diagnostic codes, clinical information such as treatment plans, summaries, or copies of client records to insurance companies), and often, clients have quicker access to treatment (advanced authorization is waived, and fewer waitlists).
Superbills:
Life Well Dunn provides Superbills upon client request for clients to submit to their insurance.
No Surprise Act:
As of January 2022, the 'No Surprise Act' became effective for healthcare providers to increase price transparency; thereby, reducing surprise medical bills. This Act requires healthcare providers to provide a 'good faith estimate' of the costs for a scheduled service or upon request prior to services for individuals who are either uninsured or aren't planning to submit a claim to their insurance for the services they’re seeking. *This is not a contract* For more information regarding the No Surprise Act legislation please visit https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises