Specialties
Affirming care
At Bounce Mental Health, we believe that each human being has value and deserves to be valued just as they are. We provide affirmative care to our clients because there is so many different ways to be human. Here at Bounce, you do not have to fit into a category or a box to get the care you need. We will meet you where you are at and walk along your chosen path.
Neurodiverse Affirming
Bounce Mental Health specializes in working with individuals who are neurodiverse. We provide affirming care by:
Valuing self-diagnosis; Formal assessment are not always accessible or feasible for everyone
Understanding the challenges neurodivergent folks face in a world not made for them.
Finding ways to work with your neurodivergence, not against it
At Bounce Mental Health, we believe that you have the basic human right to live and love how you feel. We provide affirming care by:
Honoring people's identities, pronouns, and lifestyle choices
Understanding the obstacles the LGBTQIA+ communities face
Being educated on topics important to the health and wellbeing of this community including sex positivity, alternative lifestyle and kink informed and body positivity
Creating a safe place where you are seen, heard and understood
Michelle identifies as queer and comes from her lived perspective
LGBTQIA+ Affirming
Trauma Informed
Trauma is the most pervasive mental health issue as it is most of the time the root of mental illness. Here at Bounce, we create safe and validating spaces where your trauma is acknowledged and your healing is supported. We accomplish this by:
Understanding the impact of past trauma on current mental health
Support advocacy and changes that help address current trauma in people's lives
Use a trauma informed lens in all of our approaches
Prioritizing feeling safe and connected over any other kind of therapy practice or tool
The nervous system is a great story teller of our experiences in the world. It helps us navigate through out day without us even noticing sometimes. It is vital to understanding how our mental and physical health are connected and highlights other factors where traditional therapy methods fall short. Bounce Mental Health provides affirming care with this by:
Helping the client befriend and understand their nervous system
Giving practical and effective tools to help client's learn to navigate their nervous system
Uses trauma informed approaches to be aware and sensitive to people's trauma while engaging in this work
Proving alternative approaches to traditional approaches to mental health that might not be a good fit for everyone
Nervous System Based Work
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