my approach
I see therapy as a collaborative effort between therapist and client to support deep healing in all its shapes and forms. I will meet you wholeheartedly where you are and with what you bring to each session. I believe in the holotropic principle, that our own healing is embedded in each of us and we only need to support its natural tendency to unfold.
Gestalt Therapy
Reality is unfolding right this second and yet how easy we can get lost dwelling in the past or making plans for the future.
I work with Gestalt Therapy, (developed in the 70’s by Fritz Perls right here in California), which integrates awareness of the present moment as the main tool towards growth and transformation. By grounding ourselves Here and Now we can find our center in life and learn how to move through reality with freedom and love.
Somatic Awareness
We are relational beings. From birth onwards we are imprinted, for good and for bad, with a way of seeking our most basic needs of safety, nutrition and love. This process can be difficult and leave wounds in our hearts that show up in our interpersonal relationships.
In our therapy we will build an authentic relationship together. I am here to support you in this process, healing past wounds and exploring the depth of your most authentic Self. That is the one that can hold deep loving relationships with yourself and others.
In this work we will integrate attachment-based psychotherapy with parts work inspired by Gestalt and Internal Family Systems.
Trauma-Informed
Accidents, violence, sickness, disasters, abuse and neglect can all be sources of deep wounds and trauma in our lives. Some people develop PTSD, yet for all of us it will taint our worldview and can lead us into depression, anxiety and a life of conscious or unconscious suffering. We may lose track of who we are and why we are here.
I base my practice on cutting edge research in psychotherapy (Van der Kolk, 2014) and neuroscience (Porges, 2011) which are bringing to the world novel and highly effective ways of healing trauma, including somatic-awareness, EMDR, psychedelic therapy and mindfulness.
Bicultural
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Psychedelic
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Diverse & Inclusive
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