Where do you feel that in your body?

What does “where do you feel that in your body” actually mean? By nature, I love to know how things work, and I’m all about demystifying therapy processes and terms. I love to peel back the curtain for clients so they understand the reasoning behind different terms,...

What Is Present Moment Process? Understanding Experiential Therapy

One of the things that can feel different about therapy is that we don’t always need to spend the entire session talking about what happened. Sometimes, the most meaningful work happens when we slow down and notice what is happening right now. This is at the...

What is Holisitic Therapy?

The practice of holistic therapy includes looking at mental health not simply as our thoughts and our feelings. Your mental health is dynamic. It’s connected to physical health, the quality of relationships in your life, your environment, and your sense of identity...

The Power of 20

Figuring out a way to care for ourselves might feel like another task, something we don’t have the time or capacity for.  We often feel overwhelmed or even frustrated at the idea of self care, so we don’t do anything.   What if we think of it as an opportunity, a way...

Why Feeling Your Emotions Is Part of Healing

This week, as I’ve been sitting with clients, I’ve found myself thinking about something that often feels quietly present in the room: “Why is feeling this going to help me?” Why would turning toward sadness, grief, trauma, loneliness, anger, or pain possibly make...

More Than Talking: Experiencing Emotion in Therapy with AEDP

I was sitting outside with a friend last week, soaking in the glorious Charleston fall weather, when they began sharing a recent experience. They described being caught off guard by a wave of deep emotions—mostly grief—about events from the past year. They said, “I’m...