Imagine waking up energized about the day ahead; making decisions that are aligned with your values rather than external expectations; trusting that you are making the choices that are right for you.
Like many of my clients, I had seen countless therapists, read shelves full of self-help books, and tried everything to “cure” my anxiety, depression, and other symptoms. I didn’t need more advice. I needed to learn to trust what my own body and psyche were telling me so that I could stop living out others’ expectations—and finally live a life of meaning.
Does this sound like you?
You have a lot of self-awareness, but you can't seem to make real change stick.
You've tried so many kinds of therapy, but none of them really worked for you.
You’re exhausted — working hard but never really getting anywhere.
You know your body is trying to tell you something, but you don't know what that is.
Taking care of others comes easy-- but your own needs never seem to be met.
You have vivid dreams, or a rich inner life, but you've never known what to do with them.
There's a sense that something is missing; that you're not living the life you're meant to live.
You've been waiting for someone to really see, hear, or recognize the "real you."
You feel homesick for a place you've never been.
I help individuals who feel frustrated and stuck learn to trust their inner wisdom so they can live the life they’ve always been meant to live.
Life calls not for perfection,
but for completeness.
C.G. Jung
What is somatic Jungian psychotherapy?
My approach to somatic therapy is based on the work of Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist who believed that each individual had within them the ability to heal themselves. His approach to therapy is compassionate, non-pathologizing, and works with our unconscious mind — the part of ourselves that we don’t see or hear directly in our waking life, but which affects all of our thoughts and actions. Through dreams and creative exploration, each individual can find their way to greater wholeness — what Jung called the individuation process.
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My emphasis on the somatic (that’s the body!) element means that my clients can work directly with sensations, symptoms, and experiences as they emerge in each moment.
You are more than just your symptoms.
Most kinds of therapy are aimed at reducing symptoms. Jungian work has a completely different premise: that your symptoms are meaningful.
Anxiety, depression, addictive behavior, obsessive thoughts — even the things about ourselves we find shameful or confusing can cause tremendous suffering. But they can also be the psyche's way of getting our attention, pointing us toward something that’s missing in our lives.
Addressing surface-level symptoms will only have limited results, because they’re trying to tell us that something is out of balance. Jungian therapy works with the deeper unconscious patterns that keep us stuck.
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When we recognize why we’ve been suffering — and where we’re meant to go with our lives-- the symptoms tend to resolve on their own.
The body holds the key.
Jung was one of the original somatic therapists. He understood that the body is not separate from the mind, and that together, they have wisdom to share.
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My clients work directly with the body through movement, creative exercises, and an improved mind-body connection — so that they can understand what their body is saying, and why.
A meaningful approach—
what working together looks like :
I am not the kind of therapist that will tell you what to do with your life, or how to fix your problems. In my experience, that is not a long-term solution.
Rather, I am here to support you as you learn to trust your own inner guidance — so that you can discover your own path forward.
You are not what happened to you, but what you choose to become.
With this approach, while we may talk about your past history, the focus is really on what’s happening for you in your body in this moment, and where you are being directed by your own internal wisdom.
This approach is trauma-informed and relational. Together, we’ll find healing from the past and a meaningful path forward.
Trauma and C-PTSD welcome.
Along with my training in Jungian psychology, my experience in supporting trauma survivors through movement, somatic coaching, and the NARM approach to C-PTSD, mean that you and your complex history are welcome as we work together.