If you’re looking for permission to get the right support, here it is! You don’t have to keep trying to push through or pretend everything’s fine. Let’s face it, it might not be and that’s okay. Therapy can help you finally release emotional weight and start healing in a way that feels right for you, at your pace.
Together, we’ll first create a safe space. Basically that just means trust needs to be built between us. You can get to know me and I can get to know you. Who wants to feel like they're sitting across from a stranger while sharing their greatest wounds? Not me. I will continue to keep that stuff locked up if that’s the case!
From there we will start processing your story at your comfort level and make sense of how it’s affecting your present.
Overall, we will spend time reframing negative beliefs from painful and tragic experiences and removing old images and sensations that keep you feeling stuck.
These painful experiences can be anything from not feeling seen by your father, when you lost a loved one, to being taken advantage of by a partner. Nothing is too big or too small.
Some of my clients enjoy working together through talk therapy. Others prefer to withhold details and heal as quickly as possible by using an eye movement therapy called Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). Regardless, it will always be your choice in how you want to process your painful experiences.
To heal from our greatest wounds, it takes another bearing witness to those core stories, feeling truly heard. It’s at that point you can begin to truly live in freedom from them. I may also recommend resources such as podcasts, books, or support groups to expand your coping toolbox and support system.
