Therapy methods

Somatic Experiencing

SE is a body-awareness approach to healing trauma & stress that can get “stuck” in the body, which is key to transforming PTSD & other emotional & developmental wounds. We work to get more familiar with the nervous system so you are able to understand, regulate, & slowly release your trauma. This can help integrate painful experiences & allow space for more capacity, energy & safety in our lives.

Co-regulating Touch

Co-regulating through touch is part of what occurs in healthy human development.  Methods that use touch as a way to support co-regulation are part of the body/mind traditions that focus on presence and connection to address the ways in which both physical and emotional pain are held in our physiology. Learn more about co-regulating touch here.

ACT

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy is a unique empirically based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment and behavior change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility.

CBT & DBT

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a well-researched & evidence-based modality that helps us explore & understand the connections between our thoughts, feelings & actions. I usually pair this with mindbody practices. Why? Because thinking involves our prefrontal cortex, which barely functions when we are stuck in survival mode.

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a branch of CBT that incorporates more mindfulness strategies. Slowing down & getting curious about our thoughts, feelings & actions increases our ability to respond rather than react to whatever life throws at us.

Parts work

Sometimes different unhealed and unheard parts of us, often from childhood, cause us to act in ways that do not align with our values. We might run from close relationships we desire, lash out at those we love, or criticize & judge every move we make. Parts work, or Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS) is a way of healing unresolved trauma by getting to know and care for different parts of ourselves. Giving our parts recognition, compassion & respect can transform our relationship with ourself, others, & the world around us.