Ting Mandel 

I'm an expert in the treatment of emotion dysregulation and trauma. 

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Life is lived in the tension between emotion and reason.  Emotion is the engine of behavior, it drives the ship forward.  Reason gives us direction. Some people find their lives dominated by overhwhelming emotion.  These powerful feelings come with urges that are the root of risky, impulsive, and ineffective behavior.  When we fail to manage these feelings, the ship sails too fast to steer safely.  Others use reason to push away distressing feelings.  These folks use rumination, excessive planning, or related behaviors to avoid troubling seas.  But when we avoid emotion, we lose momentum.  Without drive, we are left ruderless, at the mercy of winds and tides. 

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I teach skills that help clients manage the extremes of emotional experience (and avoidance), as these extremes motivate behavior patterns that keep us stuck.  Balance is, however, the means of therapy, not the ends. The goal of treatment is to help clients redirect growth toward personal and professional goals.

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Everyone starts treatment from a different place.  Some are in search of a life worth living.  Others need small course corrections so they can reach destinations just out of view over the horizon.  Wherever you embark, self-regulation is required to navigate life’s challenges. I will work with you to explore and set the destination for our therapeutic work and I will teach the skills you need to stay the course.