How it works
For many of us, how we see ourselves and the world forms in our earliest relationships. Relationships that may have told us we’re too much, too needy, too something… In spite of this, we have learned to survive. But we want there to be more: more pleasure, more creativity, more freedom.
Instinctively, you know there could be more
Using a neuropsychological approaches to integrate EMDR and Polyvagal theories, I invite you to explore how your nervous system and brain collaborate to create your own experience of the world.
Starting with our relationship, we’ll help you learn how to identify cues of safety, regulate yourself, and reliably seek safety and connection in relationships and the world around you.
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EMDR is an evidence based practice commonly used to treat trauma by reprocessing maladaptively stored memories. It’s also effective for treating anxiety, eating disorders, and developmental trauma.
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Polyvagal theory was developed by Stephen Porges and integrated into therapy by Deb Dana. It utilizes awareness of neuropsychological principles to map how our nervous systems respond to stimulus to help our bodies adapt and survive.
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Attachment theory is the theory of how we learn to regulate or co-regulate with trusted others. Whether this occurs with a care-giver in infancy or through therapy and trusting relationships later in life, we all have the capacity to learn how to reliably connect and regulate ourselves.
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Absolutely. Eating disorders are often based on nervous systems that don’t know how to feel safe and behaviors that use food for regulation. By learning how to reliably regulate ourselves and feel safe, our bodies are able to change their relationship to food and nourishment.
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Probably! Trauma is often described as “too little, too much, too fast, too soon” and for many of us with sensitive nervous systems, this means our childhood had some of these factors. Even if we had loving parents, they might have been distracted or dealing with their own challenges.