Going beyond traditional types of talk therapy

Life can be challenging, and sometimes usually effective coping strategies fall short. If you’re seeking accurate and compassionate help to find a better way forward, you have found the right place.

This is my work focus:  Helping my clients live well, gaining more freedom with more options, making sense of themselves, of their relationships, and of the world in which they live.

With over 40 years of professional experience, I utilize recent advances in psychology and neurobiology, particularly cognitive-experiential methods, which go beyond traditional talk therapy. These tools, combined with complementary traditional approaches, will empower you to reach your goals.  I’ve walked this path with thousands of people, and I’m here to walk it with you.

Each client’s journey is unique, tailored to their history and experiences. Your path to a better, smoother life will be uniquely yours as well. And while the specifics of our work will differ for each client, two key principles guide my work with everyone:

    1. A high level of trust in the therapist-client relationship is crucial for a positive high-quality outcome.
    2. Lasting change requires more than insight. For desired changes to endure, these new actions and attitudes must be felt and experienced in real time.

Building a trusting relationship is essential. My job is to listen, understand, and clarify nuances that may have gone unrecognized or misunderstood, raising them for your consideration. You make the choices; I help you see them clearly and understand their consequences. My style is direct and clear, but always kind. We are collaborators, pooling our knowledge to support your growth and development.

Together, we’ll create experiences that solidify your change and growth, focusing on specific actions that fit your overall goals. Major changes evolve from sequential small steps you take that have been tailored to your success.

I promise to work hard for you and with you. While I aim to help you move beyond the specific difficulty that brought you to me, I also strive to equip you with skills that will generalize to other situations. I take my mission to work myself out of a job seriously, and if you take our work seriously too, we will achieve significant goals.

I invite you to schedule a complimentary 15 to 20-minute phone consultation to see if what you need aligns with what I offer. Call me at (562) 431-3423, email me at karolbailey@getbusyliving.com, or send a message via this site’s contact form. Let’s determine if we’re a good fit for your transformative journey to Get Busy Living.

The benefits are immense as you gain clarity to make conscious choices and decisions about how to live a more integrated, healthy, and satisfying life.