Emotional Healing
Experiences don’t just stay in the mind. They affect us physiologically as well. As therapists, we become the "empathic witness" helping the client make sense of their felt experiences and guiding them back to reclaim and reconnect with their true Selves.
Peace of Mind
Our autonomic nervous system is constantly “assessing for cues of safety and danger from inside our bodies, outside in our environments, and the relationships between us and others…emotional safety is not a cognitive experience, but rather an embodied one.” (Deb Dana, 2018)
Entering therapy is a paramount statement to oneself about self-care, self-awareness, courage, and emotional growth. Therapy gets to the emotional places that have been protected for a long time. This happens in part through the therapeutic dynamic, which creates a safe space for one to feel seen and held through their pain.
When we have understanding, compassion, and context, we begin to release negative feelings and can begin to forge ahead creating different pathways and skills to handle life. With new tools acquired in therapy and a deeper sense of Self, approaching challenging situations, people or feelings will feel more manageable. After shedding light on what brings us shame, it loses its hold over us and we can become our own resource for healing and change.
As Brene Brown offers, “when we deny the story, it defines us. When we own the story we can write a brave new ending.”
Helping someone put words and meaning to their experiences is healing.
“We are all cracked-ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” — Leonard Cohen
While there are uncomfortable feelings that arise in therapy, there is also laughter, connection, insight, compassion, and relief. In addition to discussing how you want to improve your life, we also talk about what is going well for you and what positive things you are doing that help you have meaningful relationships and make successful decisions.
Engage with someone who will listen.
There is a lot we can’t control in this world, but we can be in charge of our reactions. Viktor Frankel wrote, “everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms; to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances... it is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”
Feel free to reach me at Focus3Wellness. We all have a story to tell and I am here to listen. I am available to support you and offer guidance as you find your way toward becoming the best version of yourself.