Accept Differences with Grace

I have many clients who are very different from me.

We can be on opposite sides of the political spectrum, I believe in God, and some have had loads of trauma around religion.

I am heterosexual and monogamous, some of my clients are gay, queer, polyamorous, and a few other preferences I do not even understand.

Some of my clients have environmental hot buttons or social issue rages, and I do not.

If I shared specific things about myself, I have clients who would walk out because of their intolerance of accepting differences in people.

Thankfully as a therapist, I do not share this private information.

I found it extremely rare to find a person who, as a therapist, does not bring their stuff into sessions.

When I came into this profession, I had many examples of how I did not want to do it.

Eventually, I started a daily Centering Prayer practice that I stayed faithful to.

This practice has changed me.

I can now listen to anything someone has to share and stay open and loving about their situation.

Surprisingly, moments spent in stillness and an intentional effort towards leaning into my spirituality have me available for others in a way I never thought possible.

I can be triggered by what a client shares if it bumps up against my old wounds, but my skill in Somatic Psychotherapy gives me the tools to put whatever is happening in my nervous system aside and keeps me present.

I am not perfect, and neither are you, but how great would it be to tolerate people and viewpoints that do not reflect yours and do not send you spinning or even mildly upset.

Somatic psychotherapy and practice of your own in stillness can help you become a person who has a more extraordinary ability to hold challenging things.

Think about it and call to schedule online or in person.