Unleashed Blog Entry
Beyond Psychotherapy: A Unique Approach to Living your Life Unleashed
by Lisa Lima on August 22nd, 2018
As a Licensed Social Worker with a background in Animal Behavior, Lisa L. Lima brings forth a unique style of helping her clients overcome a variety of life’s challenges. My Life Unleashed is a mental health practice built on the principles of client strength and compassion. Lisa L. Lima, the founder of My Life Unleashed, utilizes traditional psychotherapy modalities, along with the incredible benefits of animal-assisted play. In the world of Animal-Assisted Therapy, animals often serve as a calming presence by allowing clients to safely navigate and work through their difficulties. By bringing animal-assistance a step further, Lisa employs her background to involve the components of animal training and emotional support toward building impressionable change in her clients’ lives.
At My Life Unleashed, the valuable qualities of Animal-Assisted Play Therapy are applied in a number of ways, including:
- the presence of a therapy animal during client sessions, such as Lisa’s certified therapy-Beagle, Luna or her horse, Sonnet; a benefit that provides clients with a sense of safety and comfort during the therapy process
- assisting a client in task-training their own pet in order to assist with a mental or emotional disability or short-term challenge
- by utilizing the hands-on components of animal training and behavior modification toward achieving her clients’ goals; a process which fosters teamwork, overcoming challenges, and positive communication between all involved
Animal-Assisted Play Therapy can be a useful intervention for individuals of all ages, families, or groups, including those battling depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and much more. Lisa enjoys working with a diverse population, while also supporting adolescents through a developmental period that can often spur a variety of challenges. In addition to Animal-Assisted Play Therapy, Lisa is well-versed in a handful of modalities that contribute to her practice, including Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Strengths-Based Therapy, and Mindfulness.
Lisa shares, “I’m always excited to meet new clients and welcome anyone who is interested in the benefits of Animal-Assisted Play Therapy to explore it. There’s just nothing quite like it!” For more information about how to start living your life unleashed, you can reach Lisa at (719) 626-3090 or at lisalima@mylifeunleashed.biz.
Lisa Lima, MSW LCSW ABCDT
Therapist at My Life Unleashed LLC
(719) 626-3090
lisalima@mylifeunleashed.biz
