Colette Spaulding, LMSW

Online approaches that balance skills and trauma work

Colette commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with more realistic, useful thoughts. CBT is practical and often helps with anxiety, depression, and day-to-day parenting stress.

She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication skills. DBT techniques are helpful for managing intense feelings and improving relationships. Colette may use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to process upsetting memories when trauma is a core concern; EMDR focuses on reducing the emotional charge of traumatic events so daily life feels more manageable.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they create a plan that might combine skill-building sessions with deeper trauma work as needed.

Online therapy here is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video works well for in-depth work and face-to-face connection. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief sessions into a busy day or to send thoughts between meetings.