Tinnitus

Tinnitus can be a very challenging experience. This persistent ringing, hissing, roaring, or other perceived sounds often feel overwhelming, impacting your sleep, focus, and emotional well-being. While the origins of tinnitus are often physical, the distress it causes can span emotions, relationships, and professional lives.

I offer a supportive space to navigate these challenges and reduce the impact of tinnitus on the quality of your experience. We will carefully explore how tinnitus affects different areas of your life, identify changes you would like to see, and develop tailored coping strategies to help lighten its burden. I will offer support for you to implement these strategies beyond the sessions, and explore the impact these changes have on your well-being.

Depending on your specific experiences with tinnitus, and the duration of your tinnitus, we can utilize techniques like:

  • Behavioral Change: Identifying triggers of tinnitus and ways to reduce your experience of it. This may be most relevant for people new to experiencing tinnitus.

  • Relaxation Techniques: Learning and practicing relaxation methods like progressive muscle relaxation, diaphragmatic breathing, and mindfulness meditation to reduce stress and tension, which can exacerbate tinnitus.

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Identifying and working through negative thought patterns that amplify your perception of tinnitus. We'll work to reframe these thoughts and beliefs, reducing your emotional reactivity to the sound.

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Learning to accept the presence of tinnitus while focusing on living a meaningful and valued life, rather than fighting against the sound.

  • Sound Therapy & Habituation: Exploring how controlled exposure to certain sounds can help you habituate to your tinnitus, reducing its perceived loudness and intrusiveness.

  • Sleep Improvement Strategies: Addressing sleep disturbances often associated with tinnitus, establishing healthy sleep routines, and implementing strategies to improve sleep quality.

Together, we'll create a personalized plan to manage your tinnitus, and work on reducing its impact on your life and improving your overall sense of well-being.