Diane M. Bryjak,
M.A., LMFT
Certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor
Counseling Psychologist/Licensed Marriage and
Family Therapist.
Counseling psychotherapy
for individuals, couples,
families, children, teens
as well as group support.
New
York License 0098
California
License 20568
Contact Information
Office
location:
Inner Quest Yoga & Wellness
Center
238 Broadway
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
For
consultation call Diane at:
518-891-4977
A sliding fee schedule is
available.
Some insurance
accepted
WHY PSYCHOTHERAPY?
Life
presents challenges to everyone. When the road is difficult a helping hand can
provide much needed support. Working with a licensed therapist can help an
individual meet life challenges as well as provide a positive experience for
personal growth. The therapeutic journey is an opportunity to enhance self-
understanding and satisfaction and lead to a fuller, more enjoyable life.
Feeling more self assured, improving self-esteem, enhancing communication,
relationship and social skills, reducing depression and anxiety are goals that
individuals often realize via psychotherapy, as well as a deeper satisfaction
with body, mind and spirit.
TREATMENT
Treatment modalities include focused short- term intervention, insight oriented
therapy, psychodynamic, guided imagery and yoga therapy.
GUIDED IMAGERY
Guided
imagery is a method used to access the power of the mind and unconscious toward
self healing. The therapist guides the individual via systematic relaxation and
visualization, assisting the client to form his or her own healing images.
Guided imagery differs from hypnosis as the client enjoys a sense of
participation and control in their own healing process, and is free to interact
with the guide at any time. The knowledge and insight gained is generated from
ones images that contain sensory qualities and use of imagination. Guided
imagery is used to alleviate symptoms for numerous problems including trauma
recovery, preparation for and recovery from surgery, utilizing the body mind
connection to enhance medical treatment for cancer and other diseases, anxiety
and depression, grief recovery, anger management, chemical dependency, weight
loss and management, sleep disorders as well as to enhance general health and
well-being
.
ABOUT
THE THERAPIST
After practicing for 19
years in Southern California, Diane M. Bryjak, M.A., counseling
psychologist/licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, has relocated to the
Saranac Lake area. In addition to 17 years of private practice, Diane did
medical social work at San Diego Children’s Hospital and Health Center for two
years and is a past president of the San Diego Chapter of Marriage and Family
Therapists. She directed a shelter for battered women and co-directed a
residential program for adolescent girls. She has served as a member of the
North Country Red Cross Mental Health Disaster response team. Diane is a
certified Kripalu yoga instructor and is certified in guided imagery and
interactive guided imagery through the Academy for Guided Imagery in Malibu, CA.
www.academyforguidedimagery.com
Throughout her years of practice, Diane has had extensive experience and post
licensure training in:
· couples
work
· family
therapy
· individual
treatment
· group
treatment
· co-dependency
· depression
and anxiety
· compulsive
and adjustment issues
· post-traumatic
stress
· trauma
and grief
· child
trauma; including sexual and physical abuse
· domestic
violence
· life
transitions
· health
and wellness
· critical
incident debriefing
· stress
management
· guided
and interactive guided imagery
· yoga
therapy: group and individual
· yoga
classes: group and individual
CLASSES
Kick the Smoking
Habit Smoking stinks! This habit hurts you and your loved
ones. This six-week group session – Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 – will
reduce your craving for cigarettes. By way of a specific plan and Guided
Interactive Imagery you can end your dependence on nicotine. This program
provides the tools and support necessary to achieve a smoke free life. Fees:
$30 a session paid in advance, $180 total. For less than the cost of a few
cartons of cigarettes you can be on your way to better health in the coming
year. Optional book and CDs –
$85
Stress Management Stress is a major factor in the onset of many serious health conditions. While stress is a
reality in the modern world, your reaction to this condition can be controlled
with the proper tools. In this class you will learn and practice numerous
stress busting approaches including guided and interactive guided imagery,
restorative yoga, psych-therapeutic techniques, positive reinforcement, and
group support. This class will meet for two 4 hour sessions. Make 2008 a more
enjoyable, less stressful year. Fee: $120 for both sessions, paid in advance.
The group will meet on two consecutive Saturdays.
Life Threatening
Illness Join a
progressive, guided imagery group and learn how to control and eliminate the
negative emotions that can undermine your health. An enhanced, positive
emotional state of mind can fortify your immune system, maximize recovery
potential, and help individuals cope with a prescribed treatment program. Fee:
$60 – Six Wednesday morning 75 minute group meetings.
Yoga Psychotherapy
group for individuals dealing with depression and/or anxiety. Practicing
yoga and the enhanced sense of well-being that typically accompanies this
discipline has been shown to reduce depression and anxiety for many people .
These sessions will explore yoga as a treatment modality and also include group
discussions offering participants a formula for better emotional health and a
more satisfying quality of life. Call for start time and more info.
Yoga Psychotherapy
for Depression & Anxiety
Sept. - Dec. 2008
Life force
yoga for mood management is a practice of compassion helping the individual
become increasingly aware, centered, and balanced in his or her life. Depression
and anxiety are about body chemistry, separation from oneself and others as well
as a lack of coping and prevention strategies. By way of life force yoga and
psychotherapy clients will learn that they can change their lives and
successfully manage negative moods, depression, and anxiety.
Life Force Yoga I will meet
Wednesday evenings from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. for six weeks beginning September 10th.
The fee is $180 for the entire course. Fees to be paid prior to the first
class.
Life Force Yoga II will
build upon Life Force Yoga I and meet Wednesday evenings from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m.
beginning October 29th.
The fee is $180 for the entire course. Fees to be paid prior to the first class.
Physiological Benefits of Life Force Yoga
· Decease
in stress producing cortisol levels
· Decrease
in chronic muscle tension
· Demonstrated
improvement in memory, cognitive functioning, and visual perception
Psychological Benefits of Life Force Yoga
· Mood
elevation
· Symptoms
of depression reduced
· Development
of greater self-awareness
· Greater
access to one’s feelings, a complement to talk therapy
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