APPROACH
I'm here to help you —
be honest and present with yourself,
overcome challenges,
playfully explore the intricacies of your relationships and wellbeing,
navigate and resolve the knotty threads of past experiences,
and cultivate perspectives that propel you forward at a pace that suits your natural rhythm.
As a practitioner, I —
create a safe space for you to show up sincerely, just as you are.
am accepting, empathic, and non-judgmental.
actively encourage collaboration and choice.
acknowledge and use challenging moments for growth.
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My eclectic methodology involves modalities that explore how your thoughts, emotions, sensations, actions, and energy interact in your unique experience, influencing your wellbeing. I incorporate somatic work into psychotherapy and coaching, combining it with an client-centered, relational, mindfulness-acceptance-based, and post-modern approach to promote a sense of wholeness and contentment. I work collaboratively, tailoring my offerings to your needs, fostering a strong client-practitioner relationship to make room for safety, growth, and transformative self-intimacy. My work is also trauma-informed.
I believe there is immense power in attention, acceptance, and open awareness. As Viktor Frankl put it, "Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."
My psychotherapy and coaching practice is dedicated to cultivating honesty and presence through all levels of your being, including the body, so that you can take better care of yourself. As you invest time in self-exploration, you will strengthen your resilience and self-compassion, empowering you to navigate challenging experiences without disconnecting from your vitality.
The tools I provide guide your exploration of self with curiosity, empathy, and compassion. Some reconnect you with sensations and emotions, while others address thought and energy, offering new perceptions of yourself and the world.
I warmly invite your authentic, imperfect human nature to our sessions, where there's ample space for quirks, humor, and more. My approach acknowledges the myriad factors shaping your identity, including the impact of systemic influences. In our equal partnership, I honor your expertise in your own experiences, striving to foster growth within complex systems.
Typically, my work with clients is long-term.
THE KEEPERS OF EXPERIENCE
"If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is: Infinite" ~ William Blake
THOUGHT
EMOTION
SENSATION
The Mind: Understanding Your Story Within each of us lies an experiential biography that guides our mind and body to respond habitually. These internal roadmaps can merge timelines, bringing the past into our present. Your day may be full of cyclical encounters with enduring meaning and beliefs, rigid social norms, repetitive emotional responses, and ancient coping strategies. You may find yourself lost amidst all of the noise — feeling disconnected from your spontaneity, genuine joy, and close bonds. My approach involves deepening your understanding of your current situation with the help of your body. Beyond discussing these patterns, my aim is to facilitate an experiential encounter with change. I assist you in capturing the feelings, not just the stories. Mindful self-awareness enhances your presence in your life. By slowing down in session, you connect with concealed emotions, sensations, and thoughts, recognizing and addressing entrenched patterns. Such coherence enables you to differentiate what's within you from what's outside of you, making you attuned to your inner and outer origins. Rooted in your essence, you can forge deeply meaningful connections with others.
The Body: Feeling Your Being Life is a sensual practice, and your experiences are shaped by your consciousness as it interacts with the world through your body. The human body offers both strength and insight. As Joan Didion aptly stated, 'The body is the instrument of our existence in the world, the medium through which we make our connections and fulfill our responsibilities, and the locus of our greatest satisfactions and deepest dissatisfactions.' Trying to do with our minds what the body was designed for is the quickest road to burnout. Neglecting the body in favor of the mind, especially when dealing with challenging emotions like anger, shame, guilt, and more, entangles the mind in complex coping patterns that create a false sense of safety that promotes physical / emotional exhaustion. Often, we numb ourselves unconsciously when faced with overwhelming circumstances. My approach seeks to demystify the felt sense and emotions. Together, we explore, express, and regulate emotion and sensations, using the valuable information to guide your actions. This includes recognizing "bottom-up" felt experiences to help you feel safer, calmer, and more regulated in your nervous system.
The Spirit: Presence in Matter Questions of meaning and values, philosophical and spiritual dimensions of experience are welcome in session. Exploring our being is most helpful when paired with gentle, grounded awareness of the self beyond the mind and body. This allows you to engage with your thoughts and emotions without becoming overwhelmed. Tuning into this level of awareness has a restorative effect on the nervous system and opens doors to the deeper feelings of compassion, safety, and pleasure, as well as creative forces that invigorate our lives. These are key ingredients in reparative work that supports recovery from stress and trauma. Certain practices help us develop a posture of non-attachment. My approach incorporates these into client work to support your multidimensional wellbeing.
Nourishing the Whole Self:
An Integrative Approach to Wellbeing
Food entwines the basic needs of life with the experience of pleasure, connection, and joy. Rituals surrounding food, from cooking to celebration, are landscapes where we can practice gentle acts of mindfulness, self-care, and self-compassion. Lovingly nurturing ourselves is incredibly therapeutic — a deliberate act of presence that fosters a deeper connection to oneself, promoting calm and wellbeing. Through the rich tapestry of textures and flavors, you nourish both body and soul, reconnecting with nature, loved ones, and the authentic rhythm of your being. Learn more about health coaching.
"We are crowded beings, full of physics, astrophysics, biology, religion, soul."
Elena Ferrante