Colleen Cormack, M.A.,
Resident in Counseling
Teletherapist
Practicing Under the Supervision of
John Berry, LPC
Colleen earned a Bachelor’s degree in English from James Madison University and a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Eastern Mennonite University. She is a Resident Counselor in Virginia, practicing under the supervision of John Berry, LPC, at MySpectrum.
Previously, Colleen worked at a nonprofit serving survivors of sexual harm. There, she discovered her love for working with adult men and women grappling with the impacts of historical sexual abuse. Feminist therapist Laura Brown’s words strengthened Colleen’s refusal “to accept any self-deprecating utterance as a form of truth” and encouraged her “passionate commitment to giving voice to that which has been kept in silence.”
Colleen practices person-centered counseling that centers on interpersonal processes where the counseling relationship itself becomes fertile ground for growth. In the words of Carl Rogers, Colleen strives to be “comfortable entering this relationship fully, without knowing where it will lead, satisfied with providing a climate which will permit the client the utmost freedom to become themselves.”
With experience working as a bodyworker and mediator, Colleen also aims to help clients cultivate self-compassion to help resolve internal conflicts with themselves, their life circumstances, and their bodies. Ultimately, Colleen strives to bring her full presence and attention to each client, believing, as Rachel Naomi Remen writes, that “listening creates a holy silence. When you listen generously to people, they can hear the truth in themselves, often for the first time.”
Outside of work, Colleen continues to dedicate herself to her own personal development through studying traditional ways of healing, practicing bodywork, honing her craft as a storyteller, and spending time with her family.
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