Amy Beckman lcsw Psychotherapy
Mindfulness to emotions and thoughts enable me to empower you.
Lifestyle Coaching
for Northern Virginia
Serving Teens & Adults in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area, including...
Fairfax County, VA - McLean, Arlington, Alexandria, Hemdon, Reston, Fairfax,
Burke, Springfield, Annandale, and Vienna - Potomac & Bethesda, MD
(703) 356-3239
Lifestyle Coaching
We all strive for healthier lifestyles. Medical research and common sense tells us that our mental health is strengthened and sustained when we are pursuing and living a healthy lifestyle and that our physical well-being promotes strong mental health. I offer Lifestyle Coaching as a unique component of my overall psychotherapy practice. Clients can request Lifestyle Coaching as a distinct service that can be integrated into a broader psychotherapy experience.
Lifestyle Coaching is a style of counseling that aims to motivate and promote positive behavior change. Lifestyle Coaching, like psychotherapy, relies on the principles of confidentiality, treatment goals that are mutually established and the process of behavior change is achieved with support, education and guidance. However, Lifestyle Coaching tends to rely on a more structured approach with an emphasis on changing or modifying specific behaviors to enhance wellness and health.
This approach works well for such common complaints as:
•Stress related problems or ailments
•Avoidant behaviors around the areas of exercise, poor nutrition or diet
•Difficulties to follow through on medical recommendations
•Sleep disturbances
•Chronic pain
•Anger management problems
•Problems managing use of alcohol, drugs or cigarette smoking
Amy Beckman LCSW
Psychotherapist
Counseling for individuals, couples and families.
Serving teens and adults.
1499 Chain Bridge Rd., Suite 200
McLean, VA 22101
(703) 356-3239
Amy Beckman, LCSW sees patients for individual (teens and adults) & couples counseling, family therapy, and lifestyle coaching in Northern Virginia. As a therapist and counselor, she treats for depression and anxiety including bi-polar disorder, grief and loss, substance use and abuse, relationship, parenting, stress management, and education, work & career issues. From her McLean, VA practice, she serves the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area including the counties of Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William in Virginia including the neighborhoods of McLean, Great Falls, Countryside, Sterling, Hemdon, Reston, Wolf Trap, Tysons Corner, Pimmit Hills, Idylwood, Falls Church, Arlington, Seven Corners, Bailey’s Crossroads, Chantilly, Centreville, Fair Lakes, Fairfax, Oakton, Mantua, Merrifield, Annandale, Lincolnia, Alexandria, Springfield, Burke, Newington, Woodbridge, and Dale City; and the county of Montgomery in Maryland including the neighborhoods of Potomac, Bethesda and North Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Rockville.
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Through the process of Lifestyle Coaching, you will:
•increase your understanding of your emotional intelligence
•gain insight into the physiology of stress and its impact on mental health
•learn the importance of a healthy diet and nutrition
•develop successful strategies to help you resolve relationship challenges at work, school or at home
•learn skills for cooling down
•motivate yourself towards improved self care
•integrate strategies for handling difficult communication or behavior problems with your children or aging parents.
Lifestyle Coaching is useful is in the area of alcohol and or drug use/abuse and other self-harming behaviors.
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi
Techniques used in Lifestyle Coaching include assessing, exploring and identifying goals for change, followed by designing an action plan. Stress management and wellness plans are put together in a collaborative manner. I teach mindfulness breathing techniques utilizing the emWave2 technology, in my office. This technology helps me to teach my clients how to recognize and reduce physiological symptoms of stress and anxiety. These relaxation and revitalization techniques are practiced in the office and are easily incorporated into daily stress management activities.
Lifestyle Coaching