Silvie W Wilson
Silvie W Wilson
Welcome! I'm Silvie Wilson. I'd like to acknowledge the strength it requires to take that first step of reaching out for help with your mental health from a therapist. I know it's not easy to begin the journey to better self understanding, compassion, and mastery. My aim is to create a safe environment in which we can explore your own personal history, themes, and challenges, in order to find resources and solutions to the obstacles that hold you back from being exactly the person you've always wanted to be. I will pay attention to who you are as an individual, reflect back your strengths, and help you to tie together the seemingly disparate aspects of your life so that you realize how much sense you make, have compassion for all phases of your development, and leave behind what no longer serves you to find the life you've always wanted. Together we can build up your sense of self, your resilience, and your ability to find peace of mind.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
During our first session, I will create a safe space for us where you know what to expect, and can sink into a comfortable and warm rapport with me as we explore what challenges you in life. I will gather some of your personal history, only up to the point of your comfort level. I will encourage you to stay present and let me know if we need to slow down. I will ask questions, and answer any questions you might have for me. We will start to formulate ideas about what you specifically need in therapy.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
Some of my greatest strengths as a provider are a strong intuition, coupled with a lifelong ability to use empathy to understand what other people are going through. I have also experienced what therapy can do to help get you through the darkest times. I am easy to talk to, am compassionate, and sometimes will challenge you to see things from a different perspective if its valuable in that moment.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
The clients I am best positioned to serve are those who: -Have a history of small and large traumas -Have anxiety and/or depression -Have self-esteem issues -Are dealing with developmental or attachment issues -Have the desire to learn and grow -Want to develop bette personal boundaries -Would benefit from relaxation exercises including guided meditation, safe place meditation, breathing exercises, and self-care practices.
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Somatic
Somatic ("of the body") Therapy is my specialty and passion. Somatic psychotherapy is a form of therapy in which we focus on the mind-body connection, using techniques to help clients access and process emotions stored in the body, primarily by cultivating awareness of physical sensations to heal from trauma and other mental health issues. As Somatic practitioners, we essentially view the body as an integral part of the healing process, unlike traditional talk therapy which primarily focuses on thoughts and emotions alone. We prioritizes understanding how physical sensations in the body reflect emotional states and past experiences. Somatic approaches can be helpful in addressing the effects of trauma, as we believes traumatic experiences can be stored in the body as tension or physical discomfort. Somatic therapists encourage clients to become more mindful of their bodily sensations through techniques like breathwork, movement, and grounding exercises. During sessions, I will guide my client to identify and explore physical sensations arising in the body as we talk, connecting them to emotions and memories. Improved ability to manage stress and anxiety. Some benefits of Somatic Therapy include: developing enhanced body awareness and self-regulation, releasing pent-up trauma stored in the body, and developing greater emotional resilience. Somatic therapy can be used alongside traditional talk therapy to provide a more holistic approach to healing. In my practice, I have found that working somatically with clients has led to major breakthroughs and a felt-sense of what is true for the individual client. There is an almost alchemical process that can take place when we "get out of our own way", relax into our felt senses, and allow whatever needs to surface to do so. I am honored to hold space for each of my clients to access their own deeper truths, free themselves from limiting beliefs, and find validation for who they are and what they've been through.
Attachment-based
Attachment theory is important in understanding why we behave the ways we do in relationships, and affords us the awareness we need in order to overcome our dysfunctional patterns and create more fulfillment in our relationships. I strive to understand where my clients are coming from, and what happened in their early lives in order to make sense of present day challenges. I also like to incorporate "inner-child" work to help my clients learn to meet their own unmet needs as adults. We then take this insight and apply it to present day relationships in order to try and create healthier bonds and release dysfunctional ways of relating to others in our lives.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a very useful tool I often use to help my clients slow down their automatic thinking process to gain a sense of understanding and control over the narratives and beliefs we sometimes take for granted. The leap from an objective event, to an emotion that leads to a belief (sometimes a confirmation bias), happens very fast. If we can break apart the often neutral event from the way it makes us feel, think, and form beliefs about ourselves and our lives, we can often gain a lot of relief from the negative beliefs that haunt us. I've seen many conditions benefit from CBT, including: depression, anxiety, easting disorders, anger, and PTSD. I will help my clients learn how to break their troubling experiences down, often using a chart on paper, until they memorize the steps and are able to do it in their heads.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
DBT has been very helpful to my clients who struggle with emotional regulation and mindfulness. If you find yourself up one day, and down the next, struggling to maintain equilibrium in relationships, feeling good about yourself at times, and like a failure at other times, always searching outside of yourself for relief from your strong emotions, then DBT might be a great modality for you. The core beliefs of dialectic philosophy are: all things are interconnected, change is constant and inevitable, and opposites can be integrated to get closer to the truth. Black and white thinking can keep us stuck, and DBT helps free us from this thinking pattern. I will teach you mindfulness skills, work on what is called "distress tolerance" by focusing on acceptance, help you learn how to create healthy relationships, and how to regulate your emotions.
Humanistic
Humanistic therapy is a broad term used to describe a lot different techniques, that all focus on an authentic and genuine connection between therapist and client. I want each of my clients to get the most they can from therapy, and believe that in order to do that, I need to be engaged in a client-centered process that always takes into account their individual needs and identities. I come to each therapy session as a real human being, and seek a genuine connection with my clients. I am not a "silent wall" kind of therapist; I will express to you how I understand what you are communicating to me so that you feel seen, heard, and hopefully understood. I will listen to you reflectively to let you know that I am listening and comprehending what you tell me. I hold all of my clients in what is termed "unconditional positive regard", meaning that I will accept you without judgement, and with caring and compassion for what you are going through.