Ezri:  h o w  i  work

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Welcome!  It is my goal to create a safe, warm and inviting

space where the whole of  you, mental, emotional, physical

and spiritual, can let down.  With this in place, we can make

full use of the therapeutic intent, moving you toward your

better self, helping you find what makes you well and at ease. 

There, in that resourced and lifted place, your healthy core

grows and we begin collaborating on the management of

your life challenges.  Becoming resourced has a powerful

impact on the capacity of the mind and body to heal.  

We will establish a platform that maintains this resourced

state and from which you can organize your experiences and

get perspective.  Then we will reduce your challenges into

bite sized pieces that can be processed and digested more

easily, freeing you up to pursue the rest of your life.  

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The work of therapy doesn't have to be "hard work."  It can be an awakening, an adventure, it can be ground breaking, transformative, enlivening or sometimes even, playful work.

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I have a Humanistic perspective; 

I am deeply influenced by Attachment Theory, Buddhism, Taoism and Neuroscience; and 

 I choose to study the practice of Somatic Psychotherapy.  

Studying body-oriented models of psychology and relevant neuroscience that informs the study of the body has helped me make sense of the plight of those with early adverse life experiences.  When those adverse life experiences are continual through out childhood, it is called Developmental Trauma. 

And Somatic Psychology understands it, makes sense of it and provides avenues of recovery for it.

I currently study Positive Neuroplasticity, deepening my understanding of the role of our nervous system in  mental health and how to directly access the mechanisms at play to change your experience.

Accessible and effective body-oriented approaches I am influenced by are, Process Oriented Psychology, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Bodynamics, Hakomi, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. 

I also use tools from CBT, DBT and some Narrative principles to organize goals and provide structure to our work.  

All of the above methods, approaches and strategies are proven and powerful interventions.  When used together they clear a path to comprehensive well-being. 

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Along with an interest in psychotherapy, body-work and the power of the body to overcome, I have always had a fierce interest in creative movement, adventure, creativity and spirituality that has kept me returning to a daily loving kindness practice and many, many hobbies.

Since 2005, I have worked in the mental health field as a crisis line counselor, private practice therapist, trauma therapist and addiction educator.  

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