Hello and Welcome!
I’m Dr. Kathy Calabrese. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Certified Neurofeedback Clinician and have trained in the Sarno-Sachs Pain Recovery Process.
Throughout my 40 years as a therapist, the families, couples, individuals, and children I have worked with have left an indelible imprint on my life. Their courage and trust have inspired me. Their determination to overcome adversity has deepened my understanding of the human condition. Their profound desire for wellness has advanced and strengthened my professional abilities.
Along the way, I made three pivotal career decisions that further developed my counseling abilities. Together with my clinical experience, they have shaped me into the clinician that I am today.
The first decision was to train as a Family Systems therapist.
That course of action provided me with a strong foundation in understanding the complexity and power of the multi-generational stories that define my client’s lives, struggles and symptoms. As a result, I am dedicated to working with my clients to create a genogram of their family relationships--- a genogram basically defined as a family tree within a psychological and medical context—-information that guides me in truly getting to know my clients and identifying patterns of connection that influence their quality of life.
The second decision was to dive into the world of Neurofeedback technology.
That choice has enabled me to understand the complexity of the brain-body health connection and offer my clients a non-pharmaceutical approach to symptom relief known as neurofeedback. Neurofeedback applies a gentle current to the brain for very short periods of time. Those mild stimulations enable the brain to move from dysregulation to homeostasis-- more simply explained--- from a stressed and scattered brain to one that is balanced and steady. As those chaotic symptoms begin to resolve, clients are able to begin making healthy decisions for themselves.
The third, and most recent decision, was training in the Sarno-Sachs Pain Recovery Process, a program advanced by psychotherapist and mind/body medicine expert, Nicole Sachs.
Though this training, I have become deeply aware of the damage that can be done to both the mind and body when people deny and suppress expressions of their emotions. I have also learned ways that my clients can gradually resolve such mind and body damage by helping them express their emotions through the process of Nicole’s “Journal Speak” and meditation.
After four decades of working with extraordinarily brave clients, I now fully understand that each person’s awareness of their body/brain connection is integral to the resolution of their mental health challenges. That awareness continually inspires me to embrace advanced therapy treatments and counseling techniques—-my own and those of others I have discovered and respect.
I look forward to introducing you to the many healthy body/mind resources I offer and partnering with you on your journey to wellness.
