Somatic

Somatic means pertaining to the body. We live in a very thinking-focused culture, we do a lot of analyzing, figuring-out, and explaining, often neglecting the body and emotions. Interestingly, emotions are felt in the body before they are named and made sense of by our thinking minds.

Our bodies are sensitive, important parts of who we are that often get left out. In our work together, we will include your body. From breathing, to moving, to letting your body be heard. Your body is wise and has much to tell us.

Attachment

Attachment has to do with emotional bonds and connections between people. There is a vast body of research on this topic and how it relates to psychotherapy. To boil it down, how we show-up in the world in relationship to each other is important. It is in that space where two people meet that so much of our past, our patterns, our pain, and our ways of getting by in life can be seen and explored.

To best support you, I will foster a genuine relationship between us and will be paying attention our interaction to help me get to know you and your ways of managing in life. 

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) 

EMDR has extensive research and clinical experience validating it as an effective treatment for a wide variety of the issues that bring people to therapy. Which makes sense as it truly is an approach that brings together many effective types of therapy you may have heard of:

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) = addressing beliefs and conditioned responses/behaviors

Psychodynamic = the roots of issues stemming from the unresolved, often unconscious, past experiences playing out in the present

Experiential Therapy = working with what is happening in the here-and-now, acknowledging that healing only happens in the present moment

Hypnotic Therapies = using imagery and guided meditations to help ground, stabilize and resource

To learn more head over to What is EMDR?