I work as a psychotherapist with a focus on process-oriented somatic work that connects with people's natural abilities to find a path toward resolution and completion. I utilize Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with a strong focus on the body and nervous system to facilitate this work.
Two questions that have driven my orientation have been: "How does our nature work, and how can we best work with that nature?" This has led me to find ways of working that align with the potential movement and integration of our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual natures. People feel caught in pain, anxiety, patterns of reaction, very challenging mood states, and difficult relational dynamics.
Two questions that have driven my orientation have been: "How does our nature work, and how can we best work with that nature?" This has led me to find ways of working that align with the potential movement and integration of our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual natures. People feel caught in pain, anxiety, patterns of reaction, very challenging mood states, and difficult relational dynamics.
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Because I have a process-oriented approach, this work crosses a broad range of issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma (episodic and developmental), relationship and family dynamics, post traumatic stress, attachment dynamics, phobias, insecurity, anger, grief, drugs and alcohol, eating disorders, obsessive and compulsive behaviours, dissociation and dissociative identity disorder, peak performance, physical pain, trauma associated with medical conditions and procedures, and more.
Sessions with adults and couples are generally 90 minutes. Children are usually 60 minutes. I find that the greater time to process helps the work to be more efficient. You can find detailed desc ription s of five 4-day trainings, reviews, learning objectives, CE information, fees and registration at www.naturalprocessing.org.
What is a Process-Oriented Somatic Approach? We all go through our day and take information in through all of our senses. We spontaneously put meaning on things, have emotional and physical reactions, make associations, etc. We also have a drive in our nature to take things full circle - a desire to feel complete and finished.
EMDR was originated by Francine Shapiro, PhD in 1987. Her keen self-reflections revealed that doing rapid eye movements from side-to-side effected the way she processed a disturbing memory. She developed a methodology around this dynamic, and created the EMDR Institute, where others joined her intrigue about the therapeutic value of this seemingly odd phenomena.
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