It’s time for a new approach

Attachment-based means that I help you understand your own reactions from a biological standpoint. At the end of the day, we are animals, and our brains and bodies are oriented towards survival. When we can see our thoughts, feelings and actions through this lens, it can help clear up confusion and shame around them, and help us work with our nervous system, not against it.

IFS-informed means that I work with some of the ideas derived from internal family systems (IFS). In particular, I work with the idea that we have many different parts of us (which is why we can feel different, and often conflicting ways about the same situation), and these parts are often in conflict with each other. By learning to differentiate these parts and learn what needs they are trying to get met, we can resolve these conflicts and move forward in line with our values.

Somatic therapy focuses on getting us back in touch with our bodies and their intuitive wisdom. As a society, we are taught to rely on “logic” to solve problems, and by doing so, we are taught to ignore the information our bodies give us via signals of pain, pleasure and emotion. When we can approach problems with logic and emotion, we are able to see more options, and more easily and accurately figure out what we need to move forward.

Relational and experiential means that we won’t just talk about issues, we will work through them in real time as they come up in session. Even though therapy in a “professional service”, at the end of the day, it’s still a relationship between humans. This means that the patterns you have “out there” will also come up in the therapy space. This gives us a chance to not just talk about working through your patterns, but to actually recognize and interrupt them in session.