I’ve had clients tell me they’ve been in therapy before (sometimes for many years), with a therapist that was a good listener, but the therapy seemed to go nowhere. Although talking about your problems is important, we’ll be doing that and much more.
Together, we will tap into the intelligence of your mind and body in a way you may not have experienced before. We will bring an attitude of curiosity and kindness to our explorations of all the parts that make you, you. This new relationship to yourself is key to healing.
We will look together at how your body and mind are connected, and how developing the awareness of this connection can bring healing and can help you better manage your current challenges. You’ll walk out of session with tools that can help.
My clients say that knowing about the body-mind connection has helped them feel empowered, as they now understand themselves on a deeper level. Other things I hear are:
I feel more comfortable in my own skin...
I'm kinder to myself...
My intuition is stronger...
I have a new respect for who I am.
My Toolbox
I will be right in the thick of it with you, sleeves rolled up. I will pay close attention to what’s happening with you, with me, and between us, and will bring focus to the elements that lead towards healing. The tools that I use in sessions are ones that are based on the understanding of how your brain/nervous system works, and how to create opportunities for healing.
The way I work is heavily influenced by:
Interpersonal Neurobiology: How the brain grows and changes, how it heals, and how it is impacted when in safe relationships.
Attachment Theory: How our nervous systems are wired to connect in intimate relationships. We can be wired to attach securely (feeling comfort in relationships) or insecurely (with anxiety or dismissiveness). Having an attachment theory lens means that one of the things I focus on is how to help folks move towards feeling safe and secure within themselves and in relationships in general.
Trauma Resiliency Model: I’m certified in this somatic (i.e., body-mind) therapy that helps get people in touch with their strengths and wisdom, and resolves trauma. This method uses mindfulness (being in the present, with curiosity about what is, with compassion for self and others) to explore body sensations and other sensory experiences.
Some other important trainings:
EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): Evidenced based (i.e., proven by research) therapy to desensitize traumatic/stressful memories, and re-program more positive beliefs about yourself.
Havening® Touch: This cutting edge psychosensory method resolves trauma and heals wounds.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Focuses on understanding how thoughts create our reality, and how to challenge thinking that is not helpful.
Realization Process: an advanced mindfulness practice that focuses on embodiment for the purpose of improving relationship to self and others.
I’m a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT No. 45166), licensed in the state of California.
On a more personal note…
There are some things I cannot do without: daily meditation, walking my dog, and the ritual my husband and I have of closing a busy day with a hot cup of tea.
EMAIL: sara@sararotger.com
PHONE: (818) 427-5390