Scope of Practice
Dr. Sellwood works with children, adolescents, adults, and families utilizing evidence based interventions, such as cognitive behavioral and systems theories to help achieve treatment goals. While anxiety disorders are the most prevalent diagnoses in her practice, she is skilled in the treatment of behavioral issues such as acting out, anger, depression, family problems, obsessive compulsive disorder, social/peer relational problems, and spectrum issues (see Child and Adolescent Therapy and How Play Therapy Works side tabs for more information).
Dr. Sellwood provides individual psychotherapy for adults struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma, and other life situations that cause conflict and distress. Her understanding of human interactions and knowledge of how individuals function within dynamic systems allows for effective and powerful interventions. She helps with the reorganization of problems into the development of understanding through effective communication, problem-solving techniques, learning new coping skills, and understanding the cognitive triad of thoughts, feelings, and actions, as they relate to one's belief system and historical narrative. (See Individual Therapy tab for more information).
Dr. Sellwood has garnered respect in her years of working with families who are going through high-conflict divorce. She regularly collaborates with a variety of professionals, including: pediatricians, psychiatrists, teachers, attorneys and judges. Dr. Sellwood also provides mentoring and gives educational talks on a variety of subjects related to the vast field of psychology.