MY APPROACH: INTEGRATIVE THERAPY
Integrative psychotherapy brings together the most effective elements and convergence of mind body, depth and relational therapy. My approach is
Inclusive of mind and body, supporting wholeness and integration
Culturally sensitive and social justice oriented
SOMATIC - valuing body, movement, gesture and tracking mind/body awareness including eye contact, expressions, nonverbal communication
RELATIONAL - sees healing emerging in a safe relationship, and also learning in the relationship
ATTACHMENT FOCUSED - recognizes the role of early relationships in life effecting the style of adult relationships, and also the processes needed to build secure relationships
EXISTENTIAL and CULTURALLY SENSITIVE - respects your voice, perspective, and unique way of being in the world, as well as your unique way of finding a meaningful path
RELATIONAL ANALYTICALLY INFLUENCED - recognizes conscious and unconscious influences, and how are uniquely shaped through your history, personal destiny and your relationships, including the therapy relationship.
INTERSUBJECTIVE - a non-authoritarian collaborative perspective on change in which there is recognition that it “takes two”
TRAUMA INFORMED - recognizes the physiological and cultural aspects of trauma and the way that effects how our nervous systems respond and react
EMOTION FOCUSED - Puts importance on the ability to have emotional capacity and resiliency
I support you to find potential and find deeper fulfillment, find your voice, heal from embodied oppression and social, cultural and familial wounds. My clients are from diverse racial/ethnic, gender identity, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
20 years background as a Feldenkrais Practitioner
My approach to integrative therapy is most heavily influenced about Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy