My Approach

My therapy approach blends:

What is Somatic Therapy?

“Somatic Therapy” is a broad term describing therapies that include body-awareness in their theories and processes. Generally, somatic therapies help by guiding people to feel their body in relationship to their thoughts and emotions, offering a new and more tangible avenue for working through problems.

I incorporate somatic methods into my therapy approach by helping people learn to feel the sensations of their emotions in their body, as well as access somatic resources such as different breathing and grounding practices for emotional stability.

What does “Attachment” mean?

“Attachment” is a psychological term that is becoming more commonplace these days. Historically, it’s referred to the study of child development related to parent-child relationships. These days, however, it’s used to describe the quality of human relationships, overall, especially in terms of one’s “attachment style.”

I use the study of attachment in my therapy approach to help people understand and work with their relationship with others and also with themselves. When we understand our own attachment style we can know our tendencies and patterns more clearly and work with ourselves more effectively to make choices that help us versus hold us back.

What is Internal Family Systems Therapy?

Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy is an established therapy that has gotten more attention in the past 15 year, thanks largely to Bessel van der Kolk’s book, “The Body Keeps the Score.”

Generally, IFS Therapy helps people by organizing their sometimes conflicting internal experiences into “parts,” in line with the everyday language: “Part of me feels this way, while another part of me feels another way.”

By organizing our experiences into separate “parts,” and discovering what guides them, we can learn to identify and relate to our “parts” in ways that help us make clear choices versus live in reaction.

What is Energy Psychology?

Energy Psychology is a broad term describing different forms of therapy that incorporate subtle energy into their theories, methods, and processes. Today subtle energy is often referred to as “vibes,” but in fact it is an entire study of the deeper connections within ourselves, relationships, and the natural world.

I use energy psychology ideas and methods to help people connect with their emotional experience more clearly as well as to support emotional stability through grounding and breathing skills. I’ve also found it useful in helping people connect with their own acceptance, compassion, and curiosity in more tangible ways.

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