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Note: I only accept new clients who:
If that’s you, then please hit contact above and let's connect.
- do not currently have acute dissociation, dissociative regression, schizophrenia, or suicidality. Licensed therapists or counselors, and/or psychiatrists, are best suited to serve you in the acute phases of those trauma responses. I especially recommend those with experience in Internal Family Systems / IFS, EMDR, and/or somatic modalities; even better if you see them in person.When those trauma responses are less acute, AND you have a licensed therapist or counselor, and/or psychiatrist, monitoring you, by all means, reach out for Hybrid Work with me; and
- have had or still have a therapist; and
- seek Hybrid Work instead of strictly Primary Trauma Work. My particular Venn diagram of skills and tools includes a spiritual component. Even if that just means a breath practice. This isn’t necessarily about religion. You don’t need to have beliefs or a spiritual life. We’re seeking what you find meaningful (this can even be art, animals, or nature), as a way to help you heal. Even (or especially!) for those with spiritual or religious trauma; to reconnect you to something larger, which can just be nature or service. Even if you aren’t yet ready to unpack any spiritual or religious trauma you may have (and such unpacking is *not* required), if you do this with me, it’s Hybrid Work; and
- will pay my rates at the Balanced or Supporting Tier, in the spirit of Collective Healing.
If that’s you, then please hit contact above and let's connect.
What Do I Offer in Hybrid Work?
I will listen. Learning to do that well has taken me many decades and degrees. Before all those decades and degrees, I was a trauma survivor. So I will listen to you the way I wanted someone to listen to me.
I will compassionately accompany you in your unfolding sacred story; in joy, sorrow, and all in between.
I will hold space for and do all I can to equip you to heal from your trauma. You don’t need to dig up (or even tell me) All The Things; that is called Remembrance (and Mourning) (or traumatic memory reprocessing), and it is *not* required to heal. My #1 priority is to bring you to a place of Safety & Stabilization (in other words, to help you regain control of your life, or move you from danger to safety, internally and externally). A secondary priority, if we work together long enough, is Reconnection (this is mostly about reconnecting you to your full Self, but it also might include estranged or strained relationships, if important to you; or new relationships; or things that provide purpose and meaning). To do this, I use a wide range of tools (including but not limited to deep listening; resourcing you with information / psychoeducation / didactic content; and introducing you to &/or recommending specific somatic / experiential / embodied exercises). I take a biopsychosocialspiritual approach:
I will compassionately accompany you in your unfolding sacred story; in joy, sorrow, and all in between.
I will hold space for and do all I can to equip you to heal from your trauma. You don’t need to dig up (or even tell me) All The Things; that is called Remembrance (and Mourning) (or traumatic memory reprocessing), and it is *not* required to heal. My #1 priority is to bring you to a place of Safety & Stabilization (in other words, to help you regain control of your life, or move you from danger to safety, internally and externally). A secondary priority, if we work together long enough, is Reconnection (this is mostly about reconnecting you to your full Self, but it also might include estranged or strained relationships, if important to you; or new relationships; or things that provide purpose and meaning). To do this, I use a wide range of tools (including but not limited to deep listening; resourcing you with information / psychoeducation / didactic content; and introducing you to &/or recommending specific somatic / experiential / embodied exercises). I take a biopsychosocialspiritual approach:
- Bio: how does trauma show up in your body, and what can you do to heal it?
- Psycho: how does trauma show up in your mind, and what can you do to heal it?
- Social: how does trauma show up in your relationships, and what can you do to heal it?
- Spiritual: how does trauma show up in your beliefs or sense of meaning, and what can you do to heal it?
How do we begin?
If you'd like to learn more about how I can support you in your journey toward reconnection, see the FAQ page or just hit contact above and let's connect.
