The Viva Center

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If your past weighs on you, psychodynamic therapy can help

Bring hidden patterns to light and create lasting emotional change

How can Psychodynamic therapy help you?

Gain self-awareness and overcome challenges

Psychodynamic therapy offers a safe and supportive space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences in depth.

  • Are you experiencing recurring patterns or behaviors that you feel unable to change?
  • Do you find it difficult to express yourself or set boundaries?
  • Are you seeking a deeper understanding of yourself and your motivations?
  • Have you experienced significant trauma or loss that continues to affect your emotional well-being and personal growth?

Psychodynamic therapy will help you:

  • Explore and understand the root causes and motivations and allow for positive change
  • Understand the origins of communication challenges and boundary-setting difficulties to improve interpersonal interactions.
  • Gain insight into personality, motivations, and relational patterns to foster self-awareness and informed decision-making.
  • Process and integrate past trauma or loss experiences to promote healing, resilience, and a sense of empowerment.
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How have we helped?

Here are some experiences shared by our clients

Working with Sonja was so helpful! I feel really much more centered and ready to embrace the challenges ahead.

Also, I really appreciate that Viva’s approach isn’t so designed to make you come to Viva forever, but to give you the tools you need to handle challenges in the future!

S
Individual Therapy

I really felt taken care of at The Viva Center. Everybody was so professional and warm. It was a really great experience. Thanks again

L
Individual Therapy

I began working with Faith Ferber when my previous counselor identified that I needed a trauma-informed approach, and the work has been incredible. Faith has helped me get more grounded in my body, to make connections between physical ailments and emotional patterns that I’d never understood, and perhaps most importantly, to understand myself in deeper and core ways. Faith brings a special combination of practices, including brainspotting and Internal Family Systems (IFS), and deep commitments to justice, which have been critical for sorting through the always-complicated mix of personal and collective matters. I highly recommend working with Faith!

Beth
Individual Therapy & Group Therapy

Decades of therapy hadn’t yielded the results I needed until I found the Viva Center. Aurena Green and Kristen Moyer are exceptional therapists who are knowledgeable, compassionate, and skilled in the latest techniques.

Aurena’s guidance helped me through a crisis, and Kristen has continued to support my growth. She’s an excellent teacher who has helped me build self-reliance and confidence.

The Viva Center’s commitment to patient care extends beyond therapy sessions. Their business practices are efficient and accommodating, making the entire experience positive.

Rebecca F.
Individual Therapy with Kristen Moyer & Aurena Green

I have gotten a lot out of the services that I have received from Viva. I felt fully supported while still challenged to learn and grow. At Viva, I was encouraged to focus on the things that were most helpful to me and then challenged to get to the next step. I always felt enough safety in the relationship to explore myself. I have evolved both professionally and personally.

A
Clinical Supervision

My life was going at a fairly even pace but something was always missing. I felt like I had been groomed to do all the “right” things, but they weren’t my things. I went through a significant transformation where I learned how to tolerate bigger risks. As a result, I am living the life that is right for me. I am so grateful that I found Viva!

L
Individual Therapy

The Viva Center offers a unique combination of top quality psychotherapy combined with a holistic, mind-body approach. Having collaborated with Viva for over 2 years, I’ve been consistently impressed with their skill at helping individuals heal in a way that is deep, thorough, and transformational, both at the mind and body levels. They have a wealth of experience and skill in the field of healing trauma, and also have a strong dedication to integrative care, evidenced by the wide range of healing arts practitioners on staff.

Jeremy Riesenfeld
Founder of Tranformational Acupuncture

My experience at the Viva Center was extraordinary. I saw a therapist there for almost 2 years, who walked me through EMDR twice. I really enjoyed the atmosphere and thought that it was well-run. I never encountered any issues, but if I had, I know that the staff would have addressed them immediately. I would not hesitate to reach out to their wonderful team of therapists for treatment.

A.L.
Individual Psychotherapy
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What is Psychodynamic therapy?

Equips you for emotional growth and well-being

Psychodynamic therapy is a form of talk therapy that explores how unconscious thoughts and emotions influence behavior. It's based on the idea that our early life experiences, especially those from childhood, shape our personality and behavior patterns.

  • Unconscious Mind: Psychodynamic therapy focuses on the unconscious mind, where thoughts, feelings, and memories influence our actions and relationships, even though we may not be aware of them.
  • Insight and Understanding: Therapists help clients gain insight into inner conflicts and how past experiences affect present behavior. Exploring past relationships uncovers patterns of behavior and thought.
  • Collaborative Approach: Therapists and clients collaborate to identify underlying issues and develop strategies for addressing them. This teamwork deepens understanding of the client's inner world and promotes meaningful change.
  • Thorough Exploration: Psychodynamic therapy takes time, allowing thorough exploration and understanding. This longer-term approach lets clients delve deeply into their emotions, experiences, and relationships.

Psychodynamic therapy can be particularly beneficial for individuals grappling with longstanding emotional issues, relationship challenges, or difficulties managing emotions. By bringing unconscious processes into awareness, psychodynamic therapy aims to help individuals make meaningful changes to improve their mental well-being.

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Want to know more?

Here are some more frequently asked questions

What does Psychodynamic therapy treat?

Here at Viva, we understand that all distressing symptoms and struggles are normal as an offshoot of trauma residue in our nervous system.  Therefore we do not use labels. However psychodynamic therapy is effective at treating challenges you may know as depression, anxiety, bodily disorders, phobias, eating disorders, and personality disorders. It can also benefit individuals interested in how their thoughts and actions are rooted in past beliefs and experiences, especially relational challenges. This makes it especially useful for trauma work. 

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