Like with any journey, we may set off thinking we know where we want to go, and while that may very well be the destination you end up at along the way, we may also encounter unexpected matters which, when faced and explored in the spirit of curiosity, can sometimes be the greatest gifts of the journey. Together, in the safe and sacred container of the therapy room, we hold a mindset of constant curiosity for all we encounter together ­ – the expected and unexpected ­- and a willingness to return to this exploration week after week to deepen and enrich our work together.

It’s important to note that, on this journey, I am not the expert of you. As a client, you are the expert of you; as the therapist, I’m the expert in helping you get more in touch with you and, yes, in helping you develop the awareness and tools you may need along the way. But make no mistake­ no one, not I or anyone else­ is as much of an expert on you as you are.

The therapeutic part of therapy happens in the relationship between client and therapist as we embark together along this journey. I believe this is so because our patterns, beliefs, and conditioning are put down early in relationship and it is only through relationship that these patterns and wounds can be illuminated and then (within the context of a reparative relationship) be healed and transformed, a process which resultingly leads to an increased sense of aliveness and wholeness.

The journey of therapy is absolutely about gaining new awareness and a­ha’s about your life. It’s also about cultivating tools, skills, and new behaviors that you can employ in the therapy room and beyond. But most importantly, I believe, therapy is the chance to develop a profoundly special and unique type of relationship that can help you experience yourself and your life in a different and deeply transformative way, the effects of which may last for the rest of your life.

If you would like additional support right now and you live in California or Florida, please feel free to reach out to me directly to explore therapy together.

And wherever you live, please consider enrolling in the waitlist for my new signature course – Overcoming Relational Trauma: The Course – or my other online course, Hard Families, Good Boundaries, both designed to support you in healing your adverse early beginnings and creating a beautiful adulthood for yourself, no matter where you started out in life.

And until next time, please take very good care of yourself. You’re so worth it.

Warmly, Annie