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Find Relief andEnjoy Your Life A Holistic Approach to Therapy

Does this sound familiar?

  • You snap at your kids or your partner, then lie awake replaying it.

  • Your thoughts race, and "just relax" feels like a foreign language.

  • You feel like you have to control everything, or it will all fall apart.

  • You're high-achieving at work, yet home leaves you running on fumes.

  • You've googled "Am I going crazy?" at 2 a.m.

You're not going crazy you have an overloaded nervous system.

How I help

I help you heal from the inside out, working with both your mind and your body.

  • EMDR therapy to release the weight of old experiences, so the past stops running the present.

  • Nervous system regulation so you can calm your body when stress spikes (yes, even at bedtime).

  • Movement and mind-body practices that help you feel grounded, not just think your way through it.

  • Practical thought-based strategies from CBT, ACT, and DBT for racing thoughts and worry.

We work together as a team. You know your life best, and I bring the tools. Together we find what actually works for you.

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ABOUT

I became a therapist after having my own experience with therapy following the death of a loved one. My therapist didn’t answer all my questions or solve my problems; what she did was create space for me, challenged me, and helped me heal myself on my terms. Our work together changed my outlook on life, and find joy again. I will forever be grateful for my therapist (Pam) and the help she provided during a time when I felt completely lost.

I have worked in Residential, Partial Hospital, Intensive Outpatient, and Private Practice settings. I have extended training in addictions, trauma, adolescent mental health, and couples therapy. I have a holistic approach to therapy and I have learned that what might work for one client might not work for the next “You have to find your own recipe” as one client said and I am a firm believer of that statement. I feel completely honored to get to sit with each one of my incredible clients as they work on their healing.

When I’m not counseling, I am teaching Pilates, practicing Pilates, spending time with my family, or hanging out with our dogs Benny, Rosie and Buster. I also love to geek out on mental health podcasts, books, and trainings. (If you work with me I will likely send you videos and podcasts that I find helpful).

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Our Services

  • Individual Therapy

    I use a combination of CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) to help clients consider different perspectives and create behavior change. I also teach client’s about their nervous system and how to calm themselves. I encourage all my clients to have a movement practice. It is not uncommon for our sessions to be held walking.

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  • EMDR

    Past experiences can contribute to the lens we view the world through and how we see ourselves. I am a trained EMDR therapist through EMDRIA. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a powerful tool to help clients process memories that have contributed to anxiety, depression, and PTSD. www.emdria.com

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  • Mindbody Workshops

    As a movement teacher for over 20 years I have witnessed the transformation that can occur when someone gets to know their body. I combine movement classes incorporating Pilates, functional movement, and somatic work with psycho education to create events where participants learn top down and bottom up strategies to improve their mental health.

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FAQs

  • Yes! I am credentialed with United Healthcare products and Blue Cross Blue Shield. I work with a small billing company that does not do prior authorizations. Client’s need to double check with their insurance provider that I’m covered. You can find me under my full name Deborah Lynn Sokolowski. Reach out if you have trouble and I will provide my EIN number.

  • My cash rate is $175

  • Yes! The therapeutic relationship is the biggest contributing factor to therapy being effective. I meet with all clients prior to the first session so we both feel like it’s a good fit. There is nothing worse than wasting time and money on a therapist you don’t click with.

Location

14135 North Cedarburg Rd.
Mequon, WI 53097

Hours
Monday 3:30pm - 6:30pm

Tuesday 9am - 6:30pm

Wednesday 2:30pm -5:30pm

Thursday 9am -1pm

Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Phone
(414) 375-0306

 

Book a session (returning clients) or a consultation (new clients)

Consultations are free of charge, last between 15 and 30 minutes, and can be done in person or virtual. If you don’t see a time that works reach out to me via email and I will provide a different date and time.