As a Psychotherapist and Yoga Instructor one of the things I work on with my clients is learning how to re-regulate their nervous systems. Simply put teaching people how to soften in their shoulders and let go of muscular engagement, this helps clients tune in more intimately with body sensation, emotional awareness and personal needs.
Read MoreOften my clients come to me saying they are desperate to make some changes in their life, but they have struggled to remain consistent or motivated. How does consistency and motivation happen? What determines how likely someone is to reach their goals?
Read MoreAt the start of the new year, there is inevitably a lot of conversation about New Year’s resolutions--the goals that individuals set for themselves at the beginning of the year to have a fresh start at achieving something they want for themselves.
Read More12 step recovery is filled with wonderful slogans intended to help one think before their compulsion takes over and they use, medicate and/or act out.
Read MoreTaking care of myself with what I eat and how I exercise seems especially difficult during the holidays. The excuses, rationalizations and justifications are everywhere.
Read MoreI will never forget feeling so sick to my stomach for eating as much as I did and trying to run as many miles as I physically could to burn off the calories I had just consumed.
Read MoreI hate to admit this, but I had a difficult time accepting my pregnancy and being happy about the wonderful gift we were given from God because it didn’t seem like we were ready to have another baby.
Read MoreIt’s been my experience personally and professionally, that when families and couples lean into just 3 new tools for their relationships, they often spend less time feeling isolated and polarized. Helping people find ways to reconnect and share the truth about what they need and want is what allows people to be seen and heard. Please reach out if I, or any of my team can be of assistance.
Read MoreAs a Professional Counselor for 20 plus years and as a married woman for almost 20 years, I truly believe it takes more than love to make a marriage work. In fact, by the time couples show up in my office it sometimes seems to be an after thought or something long forgotten. Couples are often so hurt or so entrenched with being right that they have lost the essence of who they are and who their partner is. I believe that we’re designed to see the flaws and shortcomings in our partner more easily than focusing on our own flaws and shortcomings.
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