~You are already that which you seek~
Sessional space is a crucible of transformation, where we get current with the present moment. My role is to assist you with having experiences outside of expired self definitions and conditioned expectations that don't suit you anymore. Who are you underneath whatever pattern or behavior you are wishing to change? How do we access the one you are becoming, the one you have been all along? I tend to combine my experience as a therapist, artist, and ceremonialist to curate a unique container to meet the highest expression of you.
What does a typical process look like?
I incorporate a variety of modalities, somatic and Jungian therapy, including interdisciplinary/expressive arts and ritual interventions, to customize the nature of the work with you. I draw upon the imaginal realm to develop creative experiments both within and outside of sessional space. I work with people within set frameworks, sometimes just a stand alone session, or within a 10 week or 6-9 months container. I also offer weekend immersions of two hour sessions over 2-3 days, which can ideally create the opportunity to meet in person if we have been exclusively meeting over Zoom.
“We don’t solve our problems. We grow bigger than them.” - C.G. Jung
In session, there is time for discussion and a guided exploration or experience of some kind. I call upon my intuitive gifts to share and navigate what can show up in the moment. We might move into a contemplative, prayer filled space for you to feel a new iteration of your embodiment. I may also share a healing meditation or transmission from my priestess lineage. I tend to provide invitations, such as writing, visual, or poetic prompts, to explore outside of our meeting time. I also encourage any dreams, fantasies, or spontaneous images to be untangled together. Dreamwork is an incredible voyage into the elegant design of your psyche and your inner guidance. The psyche crafts immaculate messages in the form of dreams every night. Together, we will explore the lost art of remembering and interpreting your dreams. I resonate with the concepts of ritual and reciprocity, and find that creating a tangible symbol or ceremony is a way to cement and expand your exploration. What is essential often lies at the edge of our awareness, so turning to symbolic or somatic representation is a way to interface with this core material that plain insight often doesn't touch.
Who comes?
I meet with individuals, couples, and families. Particularly, I invite clients who have already done significant work in therapy and/or personal development. The space I hold is for people who wish to take full responsibility for their lives and step into a thriving embodiment of sovereignty. I do have a background in trauma resolution and can track when someone is moving out of their baseline and support regulation. However, the primary thrust of our meeting will be on creating wholeness in the now moment, rather than recovery from the past pain.
What modalities inform the work?
I have trained in a somatic modality known as Hakomi, which is a present centered approach that uses feedback from the body coupled with missing attachment experiences within a space of mindfulness. Centered on Buddhist philosophy, Hakomi establishes a great faith in our natural movement towards wholeness and resolution. For a larger understanding of the loveliness and depth of Hakomi, please read an interview with its founder, Ron Kurtz, here.
While Hakomi includes the use of touch, I have expanded that to involve work on a massage table to complement our conversations using a combination of craniosacral therapy and mantra based practices. Touch is the foundation of all attachment, a survival need without which, I believe, longstanding healing and transformation cannot fully occur.
As a client, we go over your history with touch, and identify what safe touch feels like to you. Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a biomechanical and biodynamic form of bodywork that entails a series of light holds from the feet to the head. CST works directly with the nervous system to activate a restorative, parasympathetic state in which the body can balance itself. Some experience this as an assisted nap. Others report a more spacious kind of mindfulness. Table work is always clothed, consensual, and optional.
My study of embodiment practices and trauma resolution would be incomplete without an understanding of sexuality. I am trained in the Somatica method, which is an experiential sex and intimacy coaching. Rooted in embracing our desires and committing to repair and vulnerability, Somatica is a cutting edge approach to having the connection you’ve always wanted. Find out more about their philosophy as well as read some great articles on relationships and sex on their website.
Healing our nervous systems does not stop at our navel point. There are several key nerves that innervate through our genitals, and when we are blocked sexually, the nervous system is also prevented from its natural flow throughout the entire body. I work with people to inhabit their bodies and claim a fuller aliveness for themselves. My specialty in the realm of sex and relationships is in sacred union, holding a polarity framework with the masculine and feminine, and creating a healing relationship in the wake of sexual trauma and conditioning.
It is my own path as a mystic remembering the ancient ways of priestess and sisterhood that forms the ground under these therapeutic modalities. Without a connection to the Godself within, most problems would remain bigger than us, eclipsing our lives into a sleepwalking neurosis. It is my intention to foster and model this greater connection, beyond any technique or practice (though they can be handy in the right application). In walking the way of love, in the footsteps of Mother Mary and Mary Magdalene, it is my honor to share in the wisdom of these mystery teachings.
Credentials and experience?
I earned a M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, which is an accredited school devoted to depth psychotherapy. I started seeing clients in 2011, and have been in private practice since 2017. The professional license covers expertise in relationship issues, personal insight, and the treatment of mental health. I am not qualified to prescribe medications. My license is #115646. Now serving all clients based in CA.