When someone is suffering deeply and perhaps having uncontrollable desires to harm themselves, they need a safe space for the work of healing. Therapy based on acceptance, compassion and regard for the whole individual can provide safety to look at the wounded and rejected parts of ourselves.
The approach I take is to create an open relationship with the symptoms themselves and discover the wisdom already there. Our symptoms, emotions, behaviors and parts of ourselves we reject have wisdom that can be missed when we try to rid ourselves of them. My intention is to help people live a more fully alive, awake, life of their making. In getting to know the endless resources we have within ourselves we begin to recognize our power. We can build up our inner strength to not be blown over by life but instead remain steady with whatever life presents to us.
I have an integrative approach to therapy that includes working with behaviors, thought processes and the deeper issues beneath the surface. The therapy models I use include mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, felt sense, expressive/experiential and psychodynamic therapy.