My Approach to Helping
In my work with you (consistent weekly 50 min sessions), I step in as a guide on your path, and am versed in being able to see things from a larger, more symbolic perspective with you, to help you do that with better ease yourself. The approach I use is called "holistic" because I am looking at your personality traits, strengths, talents, gifts, weaknesses, body system, energy system, heart, emotions, relationships, moods, and mental orientation to piece together the choices you have made on your journey here. Together, we look at Who You Are in a deeper way, and with a lot of love, empathy and compassion. What works and what is not working? Where are you stuck? Where are you in pain? Where do you feel empty, bored or lost? What do you long for? Where do you feel flow and joy? How are your relationships working or not working? Then we notice patterns and dynamics that repeat year after year. These show up in your physical world and your physical body. Perhaps there is loss, grief, anger, guilt or shame holding you back. I help you clear this so that more of your life force is freed up and you can live a more fulfilling life of your choosing. Many of our patterns are attachment related and go back to a time when we were very young or little. I can help you see this with greater insight, help you know yourself deeper, and fall more in love with your life journey. In this way, I am working with you the person, as well as you the Soul. I am not afraid to address the concept of the "soul" together and your deeper connection to all. In fact, it is imperative that we do.
More Info About My Practice
~ I see clients both virtually and in my home in Valley Glen, Los Angeles.
~ I love working with individual adults, age 18 and up.
~ I love working with couples in all stages of where they are: newly bonded, all forms of unions (monogamous or ethically non-monogamous), all genders, all sexual orientations, uncoupling, kids or no kids, post-divorce support
~ I am comfortable and love working in the sexual realms: intimacy, fetish, fantasy, BDSM, kink, desire, sexual dysfunction, sexual education. I am not an AASECT sex therapist, but have received education and support on these issues.
~ I offer various somatic practices such as breath work, mindfulness, yoga therapy, non-linear movement method, somatic trauma modalities, anger release work method and other cathartic practices to facilitate emotion regulation and clearing sexual trauma.
~ One of my passions is in the realm of love, dating and mating practices and coaching.
~ I have extra training around working with men and men's issues.
~ I have a passion for helping women connect with their power and voice and using this power to be in leadership positions in society, moving us from an individualistic society to a collectivist society and from selfishness to service, trust and empathy.
Important Factors for Choosing a Therapist
Entering into a therapeutic relationship is much like entering any other highly important relationship. There is usually an initial "pull" or attractive nudge that has you move towards a person. Follow that! Listen to the "yes" or "no" inside of you. This is you engaging in the process of self-trust from the get-go. Just because someone is a therapist, doesn't mean you ought to feel safe or a "yes" with them. You should feel moved to spend time with this person, learn from this person, and open to this person- maybe not right away- but at least in the first 5 sessions. Give it time. If after 3-6 sessions, you don't feel some interest, relief, closeness, connection, it is likely not going to develop. Therapy should challenge us, but we should feel moved to rise to this challenge, not confronted, shut down, judged, criticized, scrutinized, seduced, or resistant. This may be a sign that it is not a good fit. I also think bringing these things up is helpful to talk about- even in the beginning. See how the therapist handles this and how they can help you feel safer.
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