FAQs

I have yet to work with someone who does not have some form of past trauma (systemic, ancestral, or situational). To me, being trauma-informed means that I have taken extensive training to identify common ways that trauma shows up, and learned strategies to avoid re-triggering trauma in my clients. It means that I feel capable of supporting individuals with a trauma history, and that I acknowledge that I am not qualified to be a primary provider of trauma care. If you have a significant trauma history, especially PTSD or CPTSD, I can work as part of a team but that your primary provider of trauma care should be a licenced therapist who specializes in treating trauma.

Every session is unique to each individual client, and even the same client can have a wide variety of experiences. The common threads between all sessions are that clients are invited into an experience of “embodied presence”, meaning that they establish awareness of the signals and wisdom held in their bodies (felt through sensations, sensed through images, emotions and awareness). Then, together, we explore ways of holding space for what arises, offering tools to meet, be with, move with, understand, process and integrate what is held in the nervous system and body. This can look similar to guided meditation experience but most often includes some form of movement, expression, or gentle body work. The client is always in charge of the session and free to explore whatever aspects feel supportive, and to decline any exploration that doesn’t feel right for them.

There is no one answer to this question. It depends completely on each individual person. A lot can happen during a single session and clients can notice big shifts in just the first few sessions. Other times, particularly with trauma or long-standing challenges, it is important to go slowly. It has been my experience that deep and lasting change takes time. The nervous system has it’s own timing and it helps to be patient and allow it the time and space it needs to rewire. That said, I would expect clients to know whether I am the right practitioner for them, and how many sessions I’d recommend, within the first 1-3 sessions.

Aside from being unable to provide certain physical tools or bodywork, online sessions work almost the same as in person. Most clients find online sessions just as valuable as in person sessions. Many of them are surprised by how deep and transformative they find their online sessions. It can even be extremely supportive to the nervous system to experience a session or circle from the comfort of one’s own familiar environment.