Shifting Nervous System Patterns

I have spent years working with people and their bodies, helping clients shift long-held nervous system patterns that led to unideal behaviors. Humans are ruled by our nervous system patterns until we actively decide not to be. We are all nervous systems responding to our environment and one another. This means there is only a choice in every thought, behavior, and response once we know the inherent pattern. My work with clients helps them discover, map, and shift the current pattern. For example, suppose your husband and you fight over who has more responsibility at home. In that case, these talks always lead to arguments. The escalation happens quickly and ends in a stalemate or hurt feelings; a resolution is never found. In my office, we will sit with the memory of the conflict and notice body sensations. Where are you tight? Is there activation somewhere? You can sit across from me, lie on a table with me performing cranial touch, or get a massage as we become curious about these sensations—many options to help you check into your body.

The pattern starts to unwind once we notice the sensations and label them with an emotion. It gives us more information about its origins. You might suddenly remember this is how you felt every time your parents fought or stayed quiet when they were mad. There are hundreds of reasons for this nervous system pattern, and I will not know what it is, but you will. The original imprint, wound, or moment of overwhelm is discovered, and we can start healing that moment. The moment may need touch, imaginative repair (like imagining a different outcome to the conflict), body movement, and verbal statements (like saying 'I am safe' or 'I am loved '). There are hundreds of ways to begin to heal.

My approach to Somatic work is highly personalized, beginning with your current issue and tracing the nervous system pattern back to its original wound. The method of repairing this wound varies depending on your unique needs. Whether it's through touch, stillness, imagination, breathing, or movement, big or small, all options are available. Every client is unique, and no single tool works for everyone. Therefore, each session is a collaborative effort between you and your needs that day, and my skills and toolbox, making you feel understood and valued in your healing journey.

If you are a client who can only see me online, the toolbox is still as big. It just looks different.

Consultations are always free and can be done remotely or in person.