ABOUT MY APPROACH

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In our early development, the way our family and social environment functions shapes our personality and influences the ways we learn to cope with life. In order to be accepted, loved, or simply to survive, we may learn to disconnect from our bodies and feelings, focus on the needs of others instead of our own, take on too much responsibility, become cautious or distrustful in relationships, or become focused on performance and perfection while cutting ourselves off from our emotions.
 

These patterns, developed in childhood and further shaped in early adulthood, can become part of our personality. They can also become deeply ingrained in the body, influencing our nervous system and patterns of muscular tension.

Although these patterns were often protective and helped us cope at the time, they can become limiting as we move through life. They may contribute to psychological and psychosomatic symptoms and make it difficult to express ourselves fully and live authentically. Through gently exploring and transforming these patterns, we can begin to access more aliveness and energy, develop a greater capacity to give and receive love, and feel more freedom to follow our own path.

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Our survival patterns can be so deeply ingrained that, even when we understand them rationally, it can be difficult to truly access and transform them through reflection and talking alone. By bringing awareness to the body, we can begin to experience new insights and create meaningful change.

Core Energetics is a body-oriented psychotherapy approach that works with body awareness, movement, expression, breath, and relationship.​ This type of therapy also places great importance on human connection. We cannot always do this work alone. We need to be seen, received, mirrored, and supported by others as we take new steps and develop new ways of relating to ourselves and the world.

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In my work, I combine the depth of Core Energetics with contemporary insights into the nervous system and trauma, drawing on the wisdom of Somatic Experiencing, developed by Peter Levine.

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Regardless of the trainings, education, and professional knowledge I continue to acquire, I often come back to Carl Jung's humbling and profound message:

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“Learn your theories as well as you can, but put them aside when you touch the miracle of the living soul.”

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My hope is to always remain connected to this deep reverence for every client — for their journey, their life experience, and the wisdom they hold within.

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