Cari Stubbs

Therapist, MA, LPC

My Approach

I typically pull from an integrated approach with traditional talk therapy, trauma-informed therapy (I am trained in EMDR), person-centered, and strength-based approaches as my foundations. I am additionally trained in ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention therapy), the gold standard for OCD. You have strength and solutions within yourself already, and part of my goal as your therapeutic guide is to help you uncover them so you can live fully and confidently in your own skin. Your story is one of a kind, and our time together will reflect that as we will tailor your treatment plan to your individual needs. If my approach resonates with you, I would love to connect further!

  • Trauma
    -The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk
    -The Wisdom of Your Body by Dr. Hillary McBride
    -No Bad Parts by Dr. Richard Schwartz
    -Try Softer by Aundi Kolber

    Anxiety/Depression
    The Happiness Trap by Dr. Russ Harris

    Boundaries
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    Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
    -Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab

    Relationships and Parenting
    -Attached by Dr. Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller
    -The Whole Brain Child by Dr. Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

 

Cari Stubbs

Welcome. My name is Cari, and I am a trauma-informed therapist with my master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and I am glad you’re here. As a counselor, I am passionate about working with individuals in their journey toward healing from trauma, depression, anxiety, life-changes, and other mental health barriers. My desire is to empower you to unearth your authentic and whole self through curiosity, awareness, and action.

  • -Trauma
    -Anxiety
    -OCD
    -Women’s Issues

  • -Anger Management
    -Boundaries
    -Codependency
    -Coping Skills
    -Depression
    -Family Conflict
    -Grief
    -Emotional Disturbance
    -Family Conflict
    -Infertility
    -Life Transitions
    -Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
    -Relationship Issues
    -Self Esteem
    -Sexual Abuse
    -Spirituality
    -Spiritual Trauma
    -Stress

What to Expect

When you walk into my office, you can expect an accepting and safe space. One where your emotions are validated and where your pain is heard and held, not shoved away. I believe in the power of processing-- that there are things you don’t know you knew about yourself until you say them out loud. I believe in the power of new ideas—that you can learn research-based therapeutic strategies and coping skills that will benefit your inner dialogue and physical experience on a day-to-day basis. And I believe in the power of relationship-- that the greatest work comes after we form a trusting relationship.

 

Speaking Offerings

Cari offers trainings and talks on trauma, embodiment, body image, boundaries, anxiety, and more. Reach out to Cari at cari@sojourncounselingco.com to connect on your speaking needs.

EMDR is a trauma-specific therapy that minimizes the emotional charge of traumatic memories and reduces present symptoms through rewiring your brain’s patterned response to triggers. Through EMDR, we are not erasing what happened, we are changing how

Want to know more about EMDR?

EMDR is a trauma-specific therapy that minimizes the emotional charge of traumatic memories through reprocessing and reduces present symptoms through rewiring your brain’s patterned response to triggers. Through EMDR, we are not erasing what happened, we are changing how it lives in you, and it gives your mind and body the opportunity to be at peace again. If you feel captive to negative beliefs about yourself, are triggered emotionally and/or physically by imagined threats, are haunted by memories/flashbacks/nightmares, and/or desire to take control of your mind and body back, EMDR could be a good fit for you.

Contact Cari

cari@sojourncounselingco.com