Essays, Videos & Mind-Body Practices
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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.
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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.
Grounding & Centering Before Client Sessions
Watch now (2 mins) | A Mindfulness Practice to Help You Transition Between Clients
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.
Good Things and Hard Things
Making space for all of life’s experiences.
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.
Pause, Reflect, Respond
Use this mindfulness practice right after sessions to stay more connected to yourself, feel more centered, and move through your day with more intention and clarity. Pause, Reflect, Respond!
4 Ways to Work with Boundaries Somatically
Working with boundaries somatically can be a powerful way to help clients develop an embodied and felt experience of their own space and limits. Here are four exercises that help clients develop boundaries and take them into “real life”.