Personalized Support for Adults and Teens
Even the most capable, successful people can reach a point where what once worked stops working. From the outside, your life might look full — a demanding career, a busy family, a steady rhythm of achievement — yet something still feels unsettled underneath.
You may notice it as anxiety, irritability, self-doubt, or simply exhaustion from holding it all together. Therapy is a space to pause — to step out of constant doing, reflect, and begin to understand what your mind and body are truly asking for.
At Arise Therapy, we work with adults and teens who are ready for more than surface-level change. Together, we explore the patterns beneath perfectionism, stress, or emotional disconnection — the subtle ways your nervous system has been protecting you, long after the need for protection has passed.
More Than Coping Skills
Insight and strategy are valuable, but lasting transformation requires going deeper. We move beyond symptom management to uncover why certain emotions, thoughts, or behaviors persist— and what early experiences taught you to adapt that way.
Using a trauma-informed and integrative approach — blending EMDR, parts work, somatic awareness, and polyvagal-informed techniques — we work together to gently reprocess the beliefs and moments that shaped your story.
You’ll learn to reconnect with a sense of internal safety, trust, and grounded confidence, the kind that doesn’t rely on constant striving.
What to Expect
Therapy with Kirsten Dunlap, LPC is collaborative, present, and paced with intention. Each session is personalized to meet you exactly where you are — balancing reflection with actionable tools for daily life. Our work might focus on calming an overactive mind, finding clarity in relationships, or learning how to relax without guilt. Over time, you’ll begin to feel more at ease, not just intellectually understanding what’s happening, but actually feeling the difference in your body.
Areas of Focus
Anxiety and chronic stress
High achievement and perfectionism
Self-worth and identity
Relationship and family dynamics
Grief and loss
Emotional regulation
Trauma and post-traumatic growth
Life transitions and adjustment