Dr. Darcy May Holladay Ford, PsyD, MA, LPC, RDN

I believe that problems accrue when one becomes out of touch with themselves and starts to live life on autopilot. A person begins to react to life rather than taking action to shape life, and life sometimes loses meaning and becomes more challenging to manage. This can feel like digging out of a hole with a small spoon. Pain can be part of life, but one does not need to suffer. We get caught up in a standard way of coping with emotional problems without really looking to see if these ways are beneficial. A single event often shakes a person to a state that they realize that they are not happy and have lost meaning in their life. 

I use a mix of Existentialism and Cognitive Behavioral Theory in my practice. The first step is exploring the roots of current imbalances. From there, we develop healthy coping tools, implement nurturing behavior modifications, and develop a genuine understanding and softness for ourselves.  ​