Lyric Fitzgibbon
Counseling, PLLC
Step into Awareness
About Me
Being vulnerable and opening up is hard. I see my role as being a guide in supporting individuals as they find their way through the fog of painful memories, current stressors and overwhelming emotions. Through my work, I have developed a deep passion for supporting people with resolving trauma and exploring ways to feel more grounded and centered. I honor, validate, and respect my clients needs throughout their process. Through the use use various techniques including EMDR, Mindfulness, Ego State Therapy (Parts Work), Somatic Exercises and Polyvagal Practices, I assist with supporting people on their journey towards healing and self discovery.
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and have been providing mental health services for over 25 years in various settings including residential treatment, community mental health and private practice. My work is collaborative and person-centered and I am grateful to and inspired by every person who trusts me with their story. I will always hold space gently, with compassion and with a little nudge when needed.
The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.
-Carl Jung
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy proven to help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences. EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain, through the use of guided bilateral stimulation, allowing the brain to resume its natural healing process.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the practice of being in the present moment, increasing both awareness and acceptance of thoughts, feelings and body sensations without judgement. Additionally, mindfulness can assist in detaching from painful or harmful thought processes, which in turn helps with decreasing anxiety. Mindfulness is at the center of my work and I do my best to remain in mindful awareness whenever I am holding space for my clients.
Ego State Therapy (Parts Work)
Ego State Therapy is based on the idea that a personality is composed of various parts (ego-states). I assist individuals with discovering and exploring their own parts and learning to gain more control over how each part affects their internal system through the lens of Internal Family Systems Therapy.
Somatic Exercises
Somatic exercises are body-based movements, breathwork, and sensory awareness practices designed to help the nervous system release stored stress, anxiety, and trauma.
Polyvagal Practices
Polyvagal practices help clients shift their nervous system out of survival modes—like fight-or-flight or emotional shutdown—and back into a state of safety, calm, and social connection using the body-based framework of Polyvagal Theory.. In the area of Polyvagal Practices, I also offer Safe and Sound Listening Therapy which uses specially filtered music to stimulate the vagus nerve, helping the nervous system shift out of chronic defense and into a state of safety, calm, and social engagement.
