Compassionate Body Dialogue

for people who want relief from chronic stress and overwhelming events

If you’ve experienced trauma or chronic stress, you may long to feel alive and comfortable in your own skin. Yet you may find yourself freezing up or overwhelmed by agitation and overwhelm, dealing with chronic body responses that flair up when you’re triggered, or having panicky feelings in relationships. While telling the story can be helpful, if you're dealing with a trauma or ingrained stress response, it gets stuck in the body and talking alone doesn't unlock the challenging patterns in the body. Body-based modalities combined with talking really help to unwind trauma patterns. If you come see me, we won't only listen to the story that your head tells, we’ll access the incredible empowerment locked within your body’s story.

I serve clients with 37 years of experience in spiritual counseling, extensive Zen Buddhist compassionate meditation training, energy work (including QiGong and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy), art therapy, guided imagery, Emotional Embodiment, and Somatic Experiencing. I combine approaches that resonate with you and meet your individual needs.

Who benefits from my work? People who want to shed deep seated blockages of the body-mind that are resistant to, or even proliferate, with only the usual verbal communication. Compassionate Body Dialogue can be especially helpful for those struggling with stress, chronic illnesses that flair when triggered, relationship challenges; the residuals of trauma; loss and grief; and the challenges of major life transitions.

I offer private sessions, workshops, and groups, supported by a newsletter and recordings. I’m also an Advanced-level Approved Provider for case consultations in Somatic Experiencing®

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