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Unleash your unique talents and make the changes you seek.
Welcome to Rara Avis Therapeutics
Our Mission
Our Specialties
Our Approach
At Rara Avis Therapeutics, our mission is to provide high-quality, compassionate care to individuals, couples, and families struggling with mental health issues. We believe that therapy should be accessible to and inclusive for everyone, regardless of their background or financial situation.
Our Approach
Our Specialties
Our Approach
Our therapeutic approaches are person-centered so we can meet our clients exactly where they are on their mental health journey. We use a variety of approaches, including art therapy, narrative therapy, CBT, ACT, and Geek Therapy to meet the unique needs and goals of the individual.
Our Specialties
Our Specialties
Our Specialties
We specialize in treating anxiety, depression, ADD/ADHD, trauma, and relationship issues. We also have expertise in working with LGBTQIA2S+ individuals, neurodivergent individuals, and those with chronic illnesses or disabilities.
Rara Avis Therapeutics
Dee Roberts, RMHCI, ATR-P
I welcome the rare birds, the individuals who stand out rather than blend in. Everyone has that special something that makes them unique, and that uniqueness informs and shapes the gifts they provide to the world. I am here to help you uncover, understand, and, ultimately, unleash those talents to make life better.
Our Approaches In-Depth
Art Therapy
We make art and creative pursuits a pivotal component of any therapeutic journey. Art has so much to offer in terms of communication, catharsis, and clarity, especially when it comes to things that may just be too tough to talk about. Art therapy provides a way for us to work together when words are just too hard.
Geek Therapy
Using popular culture and “geek” passions as a primary modality for therapeutic learning, we bring our own life-long geekdom into therapeutic practice with unbridled enthusiasm. From tabletop gaming to popular culture films and television, geek therapeutic approaches bring a new level of fun and connection between therapist and client.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
First and foremost, acceptance does not mean surrender or complacency. Acceptance is the ability to regard your experiences without judgement, acknowledge that they happened and have affected your life, and incorporating that acknowledgement into your current world view so that you can commit to positive action.
Narrative Therapy
Have you ever wished your life was a novel that you could go back and rewrite? If so, then narrative therapy practices could be a good fit. Moving through the four steps of externalization, deconstruction, re-authoring, and remembering, we refocus the lens of your outlook through the process of rewriting your personal story.
Therapeutic Gaming
Play is our first form of learning and one of our earliest forms of communication. Using tabletop roleplaying games, board games, and card games, we learn skills and create thought processes that we want to change or exemplify. Play and modeling go hand in hand while we game.
