As water, given salt, grows salty, given sugar, grows sweet, we become our choices.
—Jane Hirshfield
By gaining a deeper understanding of our inner lives, past and present, we can identify patterns that keep us stuck and take action toward lasting change.
Healing from trauma involves connecting with the inner experience in a manageable, predictable, and safe way. Attunement, pacing, and presence are key to supporting a client in transforming their pain.
Somatic work is the connection of mind, body, and soul, often revealing our intuition or inner guide. Our sense of trust is reinforced when we utilize our sensations and observations as tools. We learn to communicate effectively with ourselves and others; we build awareness, agency, and power in our world.
ART therapy requires extensive training and focuses on “accelerating” a client’s access to painful experiences via eye movements. A client processes emotional information without speaking, which speeds up the “resolution” of the original problem.
Understanding one's values grants access to fulfilling one’s dreams. Learning to communicate from a nonviolent stance increases curiosity, effectiveness, and contentment. Parent coaching, relational coaching, and self-talk coaching are available.