About the Therapies In order to tailor the therapy to the individual, I draw upon several therapeutic modalities in my work with clients.
Gestalt Therapy is a creative, in the moment form of psychotherapy that addresses the whole person. We all cut off parts of our emotional selves that, early on in life, we believed to be unacceptable to our parents. Gestalt therapy helps you become aware of those parts and make conscious choices about your behavior while getting your needs met. Through awareness of your posture, movements, sensations and breathing in the therapy session, you will get in touch with your emotions in the moment and experiment with new patterns rather than only analyzing your past. If you tend to intellectualize your problems and stay in your head, this therapy will help you feel more connected to your body and your feelings.
Psychodynamic Therapy addresses maladaptive patterns of behavior that have resulted from early childhood conflicts and the way they impact you now. This therapy helps you understand these patterns and gain insight so that you can prevent them from reoccurring in your life today.
Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy®, developed by Ruella Frank, Ph.D., is a relational and movement-oriented psychotherapy within a contemporary gestalt therapy framework http://www.somaticstudies.com. This therapy is based on the understanding that in the first year of life we develop ways of interacting with others through movement patterns that are created between us and our primary caregiver. These movement interactions help to form patterns of behavior that help shape who we become. Each of us have a particular movement style that expresses itself in the way we relate to others. In this therapy, you will explore your movement style and understand how it works for or against you in a given situation so that you can make conscious choices and feel more satisfied in your relationships.
Gestalt Therapy is a creative, in the moment form of psychotherapy that addresses the whole person. We all cut off parts of our emotional selves that, early on in life, we believed to be unacceptable to our parents. Gestalt therapy helps you become aware of those parts and make conscious choices about your behavior while getting your needs met. Through awareness of your posture, movements, sensations and breathing in the therapy session, you will get in touch with your emotions in the moment and experiment with new patterns rather than only analyzing your past. If you tend to intellectualize your problems and stay in your head, this therapy will help you feel more connected to your body and your feelings.
Psychodynamic Therapy addresses maladaptive patterns of behavior that have resulted from early childhood conflicts and the way they impact you now. This therapy helps you understand these patterns and gain insight so that you can prevent them from reoccurring in your life today.
Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy®, developed by Ruella Frank, Ph.D., is a relational and movement-oriented psychotherapy within a contemporary gestalt therapy framework http://www.somaticstudies.com. This therapy is based on the understanding that in the first year of life we develop ways of interacting with others through movement patterns that are created between us and our primary caregiver. These movement interactions help to form patterns of behavior that help shape who we become. Each of us have a particular movement style that expresses itself in the way we relate to others. In this therapy, you will explore your movement style and understand how it works for or against you in a given situation so that you can make conscious choices and feel more satisfied in your relationships.
