Become You…
You aren’t breaking down,
you are breaking THROUGH!
Noreen Dupriest, M.S., LCMFT
Come, Sit & Simply Be…
Tell me your story…
It’s hard to get started, but once you do, the conflict, anxiety, and hopelessness have no match against the tools available through therapy. Increase your self-worth, improve communication and coping skills, and achieve emotional healing.
Beneath every behavior there is a feeling.
Beneath every feeling there is a need.
When we meet that need rather than focus on the behavior,
we begin to deal with the cause, not the symptom.
Three Steps to Change
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A Safe Space
Step One…
Let’s start with you telling me your story and then allow me to gift you a place where you can simply be.
When you feel overwhelmed by life or anxious from an experience, what are the messages your emotions are telling you?
It’s time to be brave and get honest with yourself. Are you ready?
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The Process
Step Two…
Embracing your inner strength, we will work through your concerns, understand your perspective, and customize a treatment plan that offers lasting change by means of tools and skills developed together.
You might not be able to change your surroundings, but you can change the way you respond.
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BEcome
Step Three…
You already have everything it takes to create change, it’s simply putting it into action.
Utilizing the tools learned through the process, you can make the change necessary to overcome negative patterns.
Today can be a new day!
BE… MY MISSION STATEMENT
As your therapist, I will prioritize my own self-care so that I am able to hold you in a safe space while offering you respect, empathy, and a nurturing relationship.
I will listen with the goal of understanding what you aren’t saying so that we can address everything in between.
I will push you firmly, but lovingly, towards self-exploration while challenging you to grow.
Along with multiple therapeutic models, I bring my own personal growth experience, 27 years of marriage, mothering four children, and a survivor of child abuse, to my therapy room. Ultimately, I aim to guide you towards awareness through self-compassion work.
I will repeatedly remind you that you already have everything you need to move forward, it’s just a matter of finding it, which we will do TOGETHER.
The best way out is always through. -Robert Frost
Daughter of the King… I love Jesus and sometimes I say bad words.
Mrs. Dupriest… Marriage isn’t perfect, but it’s one heaven of a ride.
A Mom of four crazy boys that are my greatest masterpieces even when they recreate the WWE in our family room.
A Sculptor… Yes, I wear red lipstick, weld, and can handle a fierce angle grinder.
As a TWO on the Enneagram, I am a Giver, a Helper, in the therapy room and in real life.
I am hopeful that through connections and authentic relationships, change is ALWAYS possible.
I am tenaciously strong and, sometimes to the point of possibly being stubborn.
I am compassionate and optimistic, yet I am able to recognize that the reality of life guides me to be direct, when necessary.
I never back down from a challenge and I blame it on being a hot-headed, Italian woman.
I believe handwritten notes are essential and can deliver pure joy.
I’ve been told, by a Mennonite woman, that I work harder than a Mennonite woman.
I genuinely hope to provide you a place where you feel valued for who you are, not what you do.
BE… THE PERSONAL
BE... A WOUNDED HEALER
This is me. I am broken from life's hardships AND yet I am restored from working through my own adversities. I have discovered that my feelings of being “too much” or “not enough”, are only temporary.
There is so much more to me...
I am hopeful, affirming, present, and authentically real. I have discovered that my past doesn’t define me, it graciously GUIDES me. Yes, I have been wounded and so I can walk beside you as you heal…as you BREAK THROUGH.
BE… THE PROFESSIONAL
Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy
Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Level 1
Prepare/Enrich Facilitator
AAMFT Member
Ordained Minister
Sculptor
Artist
AREAS OF FOCUS
Whatever it is you’re facing, I’m here to help you
Anxiety
Couple Conflict
Depression
General Unhappiness
Infidelity
Loss, Grief and Heartbreak
Low Self-Esteem
Relationship Problems
Religious, Spiritual, or Faith Concerns
Women’s Issues
I incorporate art into my therapy, if interested, just let me know.
Individual Therapy… for the stuff you would rather tackle on your own.
Couples Therapy… for guidance on how to resolve conflict, overcome betrayal, enhance communication, or for pre-marital therapy and/or proactive measures.
Family Therapy… for help with parenting struggles or with issues with your own parents or in-laws.
Created on Trunk Bay Beach, St. John, VI
FEES
Virtual or in person 50-minute session
(individuals and couples):
$150
Virtual or in person 90 minute session
(individuals and couples):
$225
If my schedule is full, please contact me to discuss other availability.
It is important to me that I best meet your needs.
I am a private pay clinician and do not take insurance. It is common practice that insurance companies require that a medical diagnosis to be submitted. Quite frequently, people come to see me to address struggles from life, relationship problems, and/or they need a place to simply be. Submitting a diagnosis will be documented in your medical records which is why I do not take insurance.
I do take HSA accounts and can provide a super bill for out-of-network providers upon request.
I get it, therapy can get expensive.
I have a small roster of sliding scale payment options.
These spots fill fast so please reach out and ask what I might have available!
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