Therapy | Emotional Regulation
Feeling at home in your own skin
Emotions provides information, but sometimes the volume is too loud. We help you learn to ride the waves of feeling without being pulled under.
Washington State residents
When feelings take over
Emotional dysregulation can feel like going from 0 to 100 in seconds. It might look like intense anger, uncontrollable crying, shutting down completely, or feeling numb.
This isn't a character flaw; it is often a nervous system that has learned to be hyper-vigilant.
How we work with regulation
We blend understanding the "why" with practical "how-to" strategies. We use techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Polyvagal Theory to help you widen your window of tolerance.
The Goal
The goal isn't to stop feeling; it's to feel safe enough to experience your emotions without needing to escape or explode.
- Mindfulness: Noticing the emotion before it takes over
- Distress Tolerance: Surviving a crisis without making it worse
- Self-Soothing: engaging the senses to ground the body
- Cognitive Reframing: Checking the facts of the situation
Who this is for
This is helpful if you are:
- Feeling like your moods control your life
- Struggling with impulsivity or self-harm
- Finding it hard to calm down once you are upset
- Often feeling numb or disconnected
Next step
Regain control
You don't have to be at the mercy of your moods. Let's build a toolkit for stability.