THE MOST COMMON MENTAL DISORDER IN THE U.S.

Early detection of depression coupled with a long-term treatment plan is vital. At Limitless Potentials, Dr. Kathy Shafer focuses on behavioral therapies and often works with your other doctors to create a plan that includes medication (if necessary).

Our goal is to get you better, and sometimes that takes a team.

• Talk Therapy: Talk therapy, also known as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), is often referred to as healing from the neck up. It is helpful for identifying and challenging held thoughts, beliefs, and habits of behavior. This direct therapy approach allows you to discover thoughts that create obstacles in daily functioning and self-care.

  Talk therapy can include practicing mindful exercises or trying new behaviors to replace old ones.

• Mindfulness: The ability to remain in non-judgmental (non-reactive) attention while surrounded by challenging life circumstances can be difficult. The self-regulation exercises that Dr. Kathy teaches, called mindfulness, help clients to take charge of and engage the fight or flight response associated with stress.
• Fun™ Therapy: Yoga practices are integrated into the therapy session to teach you self-regulation skills to manage your mood and mindfully reduce resorting to reactive responses and numbing-out behaviors. Yoga is not all about “striking a pose”, downward facing dog, or mastering a head stead. Focused breath work, mental imagery, gentle movements, and just laying down can be powerful portable self care tools for any body to do anywhere.