Areas of Focus

Perfectionism may sound like the perfect quality, however, when one experiences perfectionism, it is often a cause of great distress, as the preoccupation with perfection consumes us. Finding ways to cope and accept that it's okay to make mistakes can take off the personal pressure the perfectionist experiences. 

Imposter Syndrome can go hand in hand with perfectionism, with similar unrealistic expectations of the self. Imposter syndrome primarily presents itself with feeling like a fraud or an imposter, believing one does not deserve their achievements. 

Traumatic experiences are never an easy thing. One can develop flashbacks, nightmares, self-blame, guilt, and more unwanted symptoms and emotions. Sunray Psychotherapy offers both talk therapy and EMDR to combat the struggles with trauma. From complex lifelong trauma, to a single time incident, contact us to begin processing what has happened and learning ways to achieve post traumatic growth. 

Being a multicultural child immigrant myself, I understand the challenges of intergenerational trauma, cultural trauma, and challenges that come with being a first generation American. To heal through these challenges we must acknowledge the collectivistic and the individualistic and work on integrating the different aspects of our identity. With cultural competence and open minded curiosity, Keren weaves these intersecting factors into the treatment. Growing up with Holocaust survivors and with first hand experience of antisemitism towards me, I help individuals with coping with similar instances. 

With the rise of antisemitism world wide, as a Jewish therapist myself I acknowledge and recognize the importance of having a safe space to process the feelings of being othered, discriminated, wished harm upon, and denied the right to beliefs that have been passed down for over 2000 years. I help Jewish & Israeli clients deal with the pain this is causing and the intergenerational trauma that is being retriggered from our ancestors who also experienced  exile, violence, discrimination and othering. 

Whether due to a chemical imbalance in the brain, or due to external factors, mood and anxiety can cause pain and hopelessness. Healing takes time, and therapy is a great place to start. 

Hard times will come up, and it is okay to ask for help. Life will throw curveballs at us in positive and negative ways. Taking time to process and learn how to cope in healthy ways is very important.

Stress, whether brief due to a current stressor or chronic, because life can get that way, is difficult. Working through stress management can take time, but the relief that follows is worth it.