We seek to be competent, to feel comfortable in our skin,
to move about unencumbered.
We seek respect and love no matter our age,
and to offer it in kind.
We want to be known, to know, to belong,
to be in connection with others.
And we wish to do so with a sense of aliveness,
self-acceptance,
and grace.
My style is relational and collaborative
I began this work offering traditional talk therapy. Over the past 15 years, my work has expanded to include somatic, or body-centered, psychotherapy as well. By design, bodies wordlessly hold stresses, histories and habits, and for some, the effects of traumatic experience. Bodies also hold a sense of safety, connection, playfulness, and joy.
Although thoughts have value, words have power, and stories are important, at times this trio falls short for possibilities of enduring change. And so, we gently attune to the nonjudgmental wordlessness of the dynamic body. Our nervous system is exquisite. Through perceptive and energetic design, its expansive capacity ranges from the subtleties of feeling safe and connected, to what we call awe or name as transcendence.
Some clients arrive wishing to exclusively work with a familiar style of talk therapy and meaning making. We can do that. Others appreciate a blend of body-centered and talk psychotherapies. Typically, a preferred style emerges during early sessions. We can tailor our work together, but truth be told, mind and body are inseparable.