Are you trying to overcome a feeling something isn't right but can't name it? Do you want to be celebrated for who you are, your strengths, intelligence and unique view of the world? Do you want more creativity, empowerment, delight, ease and playfulness in your life? I use Somatic Psychology to help women of all ages overcome their challenges and move toward richer experiences of embodiment and empowerment. We create a warm and inviting space where the whole of you can lean into the process and make full use of your therapeutic time. I do my best work with trauma, complex ptsd, developmental trauma, relational trauma, and all the ways trauma may manifest in individuals, such as depression, anxiety, addictions, obsessions, chronic pain, isolation, avoidance and more.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
First, I make sure I understand what your goals are, while we simultaneously manage any crisis. We will map out your comfort levels and then, create a warm space where the whole of you can lean into the process of therapy. Along the way to your goals, I will prioritize safety and stability, by working with you to reset your nervous system and reduce daily irritations (causing some anxieties, boundary issues, communication problems, frustrations, resentment, conflict, guilt, etc.) that build up over time and become triggers to further instability. Once a general feeling of safety, stability and some resilience are established, and if therapy is continued, the bigger issues become much easier to move through. I suggest homework and readings - as needed.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
The way I work can be highly effective for women who have extra sensitivity to their body states and experiences, for women who find themselves repeatedly numbed out/dissociated, agitated or overwhelmed by physical experience or triggers, and for women who are developing greater awareness of the sensations of their body, whether they want to have it or not. You may have high sensitivity or want more sensitivity - in both cases, somatic work is especially powerful in settling the inner noise of unwanted sensation AND for reuniting with the ‘good and pleasing’ sensations of your body. If you seek this relief or connection and if you want to inhabit your body in a different way, I would very much like to help you find the way there.
About Ezrimayr Chioma, CCTP, Ca-LMFT 97369
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I attended a Master level, Somatic Counseling Psychology program in the San Francisco/Bay Area of Northern California. Nearly all subjects were taught through a body psychology/Somatic perspective. And all my training since has been focused on how to use Somatic Psychology to help people with PTSD heal. I am particularly interested in the science of neuropsychology, because it is not only a foundational concept of body psychology, but it can be directly applied in somatic work by normalizing a person's responses to life, trauma, loss, relationships, etc. Any belief a person might hold, that there is something wrong with them, can typically be explained by Neuropsychology (a branch of science that explains the physiological processes of the nervous system and relates those processes to our experiences).