Theory Behind The Practice
It’s always important to remember that “all healing is self healing”, while that is the reality, being human, we all need help now and then. In order to restore balance, help process feelings and events, help heal from pain, optimize the body’s innate healing mechanisms, get unstuck, and to empower a person, we need correct knowledge and useful tools that are clinically proven to be effective. We also need a therapist wiling and able to help us, hold the space, help us find clarity, learn skills, harness our existing resources, set goals, etc.. Additionally, coaching helps with more hands-on and goal-driven approach. Getting help aids you in getting unstuck and supercharges the process which leads to self-empowerment.
The philosophies & theories that inform my practice
- Existential-humanistic psychology (learn more)
- Energy psychology (learn more)
- Mind-Body medicine (learn more)
- Naturopathic (nature-based) healing and herbs (herbalism, herbalogy)
- Orthomolecular nutrition (specific-nutrition) (learn more) and functional nutrition
- Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) specifically: energy medicine, meridians, and acupuncture points.
- Eastern Taoist and Vedic philosophies concerning non-duality (advaita) and consciousness, the true self and small self (ego).
- Classical pantheism, Christian mysticism, and hermetic philosophy
- Christian theology, Christian Orthodoxy and faith
The goal is to restore balance to
- The mind (conscious, subconscious, emotions, soul, and beliefs)
- The body (nervous system, alignment, body chemistry, neurochemistry, feelings)
- The energy
I believe that:
You are not broken!
All healing is self-healing
The mind is a temple
The body is a temple
Humans are healthier with a purpose
You are seeking to remove the resistance,
seeking skills, seeking to empower the mind-body,
and seeking more freedom
You are seeking to evolve and manifest a higher potential
It is time that we put an end to the artificial divide
between the:
mind & body
modern & ancient
conscious & subconscious
science & soul
psychology & energy
logic & intuition
data & wisdom
.. and get back in touch, back into wholeness
.. back to yourself, into your power.
Time to end the seeking … and to start finding.
The goal is to balance the whole of you
Get the holistic mind-body therapies you deserve completely customized to meet your needs. Balancing the mind & body. Removing toxins from the mind & the body. Heal trauma. Balance the subconscious mind. We balance the mind & body concurrently. We apply the mind to help with physical conditions, we also apply the body to help the mind capitalizing on the brain-gut axis, polyvagal theory, psychoimmunology, whole brain states, the autonomic, enteric, and somatic nervous systems.
Life itself especially our hectic modern life can push the mind-body into imbalance that we need to constantly work on re-balancing. Empowering yourself with knowledge and tools, and learning about your mindbody, supercharges your mindfulness allowing you to constantly “detox” yourself from toxic substances, toxic thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and re-balance yourself.
Learning the tools, harnessing your innate abilities, gaining the confidence in using these, and integrating these new abilities and beliefs into your normal daily life, empowers you, for life.
Therapies and Techniques
The therapies I use:
- Subconscious-based therapy
– Hypnotherapy & working with the subconscious and unconscious mind
– Parts Therapy (similar to Internal family systems therapy (IFS) and based on Jung’s introduction of archetypes) - Consciousness-based therapy and awareness-based cognitive therapy (ABCT)
- Somatic (body) psychotherapy
- Solution-focused therapy
- Trauma-informed (“not” trauma-focused), and growth-focused therapy
- Brain, neurology, and nervous system informed
- Acceptance and non-judgment by therapist, holding safe space, teaching client to hold their own sacred space, to be the witness to their feelings, parts, fears, shadows non-judgmentally, practicing acceptance of all of their parts, and discernment, so they can take ownership, and re-claim their power back.
Specific techniques & modalities:
- motivational interviewing
- pain reduction training
- age regression
- age progression
- autogenic training
- relaxation training
- forgiveness therapy
- gratitude
- exposure therapy
- desensitizing (similar to EMDR and beyond)
- directed imagery, guided imagery,
- creative visualization
- inner-child work
- grounding techniques
- safe place technique
- medical support clinical hypnosis
- self-hypnosis training
- empty chair (from Gestalt psychology)
- mindfulness
- mindfulness meditation
- eye movement techniques (similar to EMDR)
- emotional freedom technique (EFT) and tapping
- whole brain states
- hemispheric synchronization (as used in BrainGym, EMT, EMDR, AVE, and holosync)
- muscle testing
- psychological kinesiology (PSYCH-K)
- technology-assisted
- brainwave neurofeedback (EEG and more)
- cranial electrical stimulation (CES)
- bio-feedback training (galvanic skin response, hear rate, blood oxygenation, skin temperature)
- audio visual entrainment (AVE)
- holosync
- laser
- progressive muscle relaxation
- somatic experiencing
- trauma release techniques
- spiritual direction counseling
- mind-body balancing
- sound healing (gong, singing bowl, vibration, energy)
- goal setting
- education on herbs and nutrition
- breath-work
- sound healing
- shamanic work
- education on intuitive movement and trauma release exercises
- education on TCM energy movement
- hands-on energy and bodywork: acupressure, craniosacral therapy, myofascial unwinding, energy balancing, and dynamic body balancing
- manifestation work
Outcomes & goals
- manifesting dreams and goals
- pain management & relief
- anxiety reduction
- depression reduction
- better sleep
- habit modification
- somatoemotional release
- stress release (relaxation)
- trauma release
- post traumatic growth (PTG)
- self-hypnosis training
- belief balancing
- calming the autonomic nervous system (parasympathetic activation and vagus nerve regulation)
- re-programming the subconscious mind (de-hypnotizing you)
- improved confidence and motivation
- weight loss
- learning new skills
- meditation training & therapy
- death awareness
- bereavement
- detox the mind
- detox the body
- restore balance to mind-body-soul
- performance enhancement
- more success
- more clarity
- empowerment
- self-actualization
- awakening to your Consciousness
- .. and more!
