Essays, Videos & Mind-Body Practices
Welcome!
I create these essays and videos to share the joy and fulfillment I have experienced as a long-time somatic therapist, and to help you do the same. To help you feel more rooted in yourself as a therapist so that you can bring more of your gifts and strengths to help your clients.
I am a raving fan of somatic work and how bottom-up approaches offer seemingly magic change for clients and a practice-changing experience for therapists.
I want to get therapy out of the box, bring it alive and help therapists understand that somatic therapy is not just a bunch of tricks or practices – it’s really about bringing all of yourself into the work and helping your clients do the same.
Scroll through the categories to browse posts by topic.
Mindfulness & Somatic Practices (for Therapists & Clients)
Additional mind-body practices can be found here.
My Go To Movement Sequence for Regulation
Move from agitated to energized, from flat to engaged. A practice for therapists and their clients (and anyone!)
Meeting Client Defenses Differently
A mindbody practice to help therapists feel more effective when faced with defenses and protection.
A Practice (for What We Preach)
The more we cultivate our own embodied awareness, the more confidently and compassionately we can support our clients in doing the same.
About Somatic Therapy | Info & Reflections
The Broken Egg
Somatic therapy invites us to hold possibility, drop what no longer serves, and discover what emerges when we’re willing to get messy and creative.
I’m a Somatic Therapist. And an Intellectualizer.
I’m a somatic therapist and an intellectualizer—I can hide in my head with the best of them, but I’m learning to come back to my body, my emotions, and my full self.
Presence or Proficiency
When we stop trying to ‘fix’ our clients and instead return to presence, we access the clarity, creativity, and compassion that actually move therapy forward.”
Somatic Therapy Skills & Concepts
When the Body is Shouting
Watch now (5 mins) | Working with clients who feel overwhelmed by sensation.
Somatic Countertransference?
What your body can tell you about your client, yourself, and your work Restless before sessions? Tense after sessions? Uncertain...
Getting Clients “In Their Body”
Before asking ‘how do I get my client in their body,’ it’s essential to understand who they are, what being in their body means for them, and why it would support their goals.
Therapist Resilience & Musings
Listening Inward Prompts #2: The Cost of Over-Efforting
Prompts for cultivating creativity and resilience. For therapists (and other humans).
Listening Inward Prompts#1: An Invitation to Take Some Time and Space for Yourself.
Prompts for cultivating creativity and resilience. For therapists (and other humans).
Five Unwitting Ways You May Be Working Too Hard
Therapists unwittingly work harder than they need to sometimes. Here are five ways we can overdo it with ideas for making change and working in ways that are more sustainable and feel better.
Grief & Loss
Be Cautious of “Normal”
Moving beyond acute grief and into “normal”, I have become aware of the importance of paying attention to how my patterns and habits do and do not serve me, and how this is the work I do with my clients.
Looking for Light in the Dark
Reflecting on loss at the solstice, I look forward to riding into the returning light. As the days grow longer, and I bask in the sun, I want to remember that I am just a passenger on this planet, subject to changing seasons and unpredictable life experiences.
Telehealth & Somatic Therapy
Why Teletherapy is Draining and How to Make it Better
Teletherapy can be exhausting – and it’s not just screen time. In the context of COVID19 it’s also major change + brand new habits + upheaval + a whole lotta stress!!!!!
If you are feeling drained or exhausted by the move to telehealth as a therapist, you are not alone! Learn why teletherapy is feeling so draining and get tips for how to make it better.
How to Work with Clients Who are Reluctant about Teletherapy
Some clients are reluctant to try teletherapy. You know that they would probably benefit from sticking with therapy, but you don’t know what to say. If we treat this as a clinical issue, we can have a lot more success.
Getting Started with Teletherapy in a Time of Crisis
If adding telehealth sessions to your therapy practice is new to you, this is a big step. Adapting your practice can be a huge source of pressure.
You are doing important work in this world. Get some clarity on basic steps to take to get yourself set-up while remembering that taking care of yourself is crucial in this process.