My background includes training in somatic therapy, spiritual emergence, buddhist psychology, expressive arts, sandtray, rosen method bodywork, aikido, person centered and transpersonal therapy and diverse trainings in psychological methods for personal growth and healing. My approach is holistic and includes exploring mind, body and spirit connections. I have worked as a school counselor, a military family life consultant, in clinics and in private practice. Currently I work with individuals in private practice.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In the first session you will answer ten yes or no questions on an ACE questionnaire. (Adverse Childhood Experiences) This is to review any trauma in your life before you were age 18. We also set up goals and a treatment plan. However, some first sessions review your personal story and we may not complete goals in the first session.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I have had a lifetime of exploring different spiritual traditions and cultures. I have a strong humanistic approach which sees the potential in all people regardless of personal beliefs, labels or perspectives.
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Compassion Focused
Compassion-based therapy involves enabling individuals to develop self-compassion, compassion to others, and openness to compassion from others, in particular in response to adversity or shame and self criticism.
Somatic
A somatic approach is a body-centric approach that focuses on the relationship between the mind, body, brain, and behavior. Somatic therapists use interventions to help calm the nervous system and create a more relaxed healing process. Somatic approaches encourage intentional movements, mindfulness, and body-oriented modalities like breathwork, meditation, and dance to help support mental healing. Somatic approaches are often used to help survivors of trauma, but certain techniques can also be useful as a treatment for an array of mental health conditions. Integrative Psychotherapy 10 Somatic Interventions Explained - Integrative Psychotherapy Oct 22, 2019 — Somatic approaches are used to engage the relationship between mind, body, brain, and behavior. Somatically trained therapists use interventions to help calm their clients' nervous system, and create more ease in the healing process. Verywell Mind What Is Somatic Therapy? - Verywell Mind Nov 7, 2023 — This body-centric approach works by helping to release stress, tension, and trauma from the body. Unlike standard mental health therapy, such as CBT, which focuses prominently on the mind, somatic therapy incorporates body-oriented modalities such as dance, breathwork, and meditation to support mental healing. Forbes Somatic Therapy: Benefits, Types And Efficacy – Forbes Health Feb 20, 2024 — This approach is often used to help survivors of trauma, but certain techniques can also be useful as a treatment for an array of mental health ... verywellhealth.com Types and Uses of Somatic Trauma Therapy - Verywell Health Feb 1, 2024 — Somatic treatment approaches focus on developing a deep awareness of the body and how the physical experience is connected with the emotional or psychological experience. These treatment methods encourage intentional movements as a person uses mindfulness to better understand where pain is and what the source could be.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
I worked with Natalie Rogers, the daughter of Carl Rogers, for many years, using expressive arts. A person-centered approach is a way of focusing on the needs of the individual, rather than their condition or disability. It involves treating the person as a person first, and ensuring that their preferences, needs, and values guide clinical decisions
Transpersonal
Transpersonal approaches are concerned with accessing and integrating developmental stages beyond the adult ego and with fostering higher human development. Transpersonal approaches emphasize body awareness and sensitivity, and the need to transcend ego needs. Transpersonal psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on studying the spiritual and transcendental aspects of the human experience. It seeks to understand how the connection between the self and higher consciousness can lead to growth and self-development.
Humanistic
Humanistic psychology is a perspective that emphasizes looking at the the whole person, and the uniqueness of each individual. Humanistic psychology begins with the existential assumptions that people have free will and are motivated to acheive their potential and self-actualize.