Sibylle Hyink-Horischnik, LMFT
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Sibylle started her professional life as a social worker in Germany where she worked for several years with young adults in a psychiatric hospital, a drug rehabilitation clinic, and a family planning institute. During that time she also began to study Yoga, meditation, and movement expression which lead her to spend several months in India and Sri Lanka. To further her studies in Yoga and various forms of body-oriented psychotherapy, she came to Los Angeles in 1981. She became a certified massage therapist in 1982, a certified Yoga teacher in 1983, and received her Masters in clinical psychology at Antioch University Los Angeles in 1988.
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Since her graduation, Sibylle completed a certification in EMDR as an adjunct to working with trauma. She has been in private practice as a psychotherapist in Santa Monica since 1993 working with individuals and couples.
WHY THERAPY? HOW DOES IT WORK?
In most instances, people seek therapy as a result of a current crisis. They might feel overwhelmed, stressed, or stuck, frequently accompanied by disturbing feelings, thoughts, and/or behaviors which interfere with their ability to function in their relationships, at work, or life in general.
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When working with clients, Sibylle integrates her training and experience in psychodynamic and humanistic-existential psychotherapy with her knowledge of body-oriented therapies. She considers each individual to have his or her unique history and experiences and therefore tailors her varied studies and experiences to each client's needs. With respect and compassion, she offers a safe and trusting relationship which she believes to be essential in helping people to heal. Within this context she helps clients to explore, understand, and transcend dysfunctional patterns of behavior and beliefs which create difficulties in present day relationships and obstacles to a more fulfilling life.
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AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Sibylle works with adults and couples of all ages who seek treatment as a result of relationship or career difficulties, addictive behaviors, life-transition problems, anxiety and depression. With special training in stress management and being a certified EMDR practitioner, she also works with clients suffering from symptoms resulting from psychological trauma. Also:
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Abuse (physical, sexual, etc.), Addictions, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Adults, Aging, Anxiety Disorders, Career Transition, Childhood Abuse, Chronic Illness, Co-dependency issues, Couples, Crisis Intervention, Depression, EMDR, German, Grief/Loss, Life Transitions, Marital/Couples Therapy, Minority/Cultural Issues, Mood Disorders, Performance Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD, Premarital Counseling, Relationship Difficulties, Separation and Divorce, Stress Management, Transitional Stress, Trauma, Women’s issues, Workplace Stress/EAP
IN-NETWORK WITH:
AETNA
CIGNA
MHN/Healthnet
OPTUM/UBH/OSCAR
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To make an appointment call 310 578-5222 or email sibylleh@santamonicapsychotherapy.com