Essence Therapy - ATX
Return to your True Self with Essence Therapy.
“Your vision becomes clear, when you look into your own heart.”
— Carl Jung
Transforming mental health care
Essence Therapy is not traditional therapy. You are not just a diagnosis. You are more than the trauma you have experienced. Essence Therapy is about releasing the heaviness that life has asked you to carry, so you may reveal what is at your core - and remember the truth of who you really are. This is a process of coming back home to yourself, more wise, more embodied, and more free. We examine and process the past and integrate what was learned from your experiences into present day - you then decide what you need to do to create your ideal future with conviction and inspired action. Essence Therapy conceptualizes the full picture of you and your life - past, present, future & mind, body, spirit.
A modern approach
I use a relational and integrative approach when working with clients and their presenting concerns. This means we collaborate on exploring what feels right and true to YOU – while utilizing different creative interventions and resources to create a comprehensive therapeutic experience. The foundation of my approach typically includes a combination of attachment theory, nervous system work, neuroscience, conceptual psychoeducation, wellness basics, and interpersonal processing. Additionally, clients that have worked with me know that I value and encourage authenticity in all roles of life. I empower clients to express themselves fully in session and at home, at work, and in relationships. Considering this, as a relational therapist, I also bring my authentic expression to sessions - sharing my own experiences when I believe it will be helpful to the therapeutic process, and allowing my clients to know me and relate to me. I believe this type of work requires a genuine connection between client and therapist to create a deep sense of safety and facilitate radical authenticity.
Working with Couples
Essence Therapy is committed to providing a safe, collaborative, and non-biased environment for couples of all kind to work through their relationship concerns. Couples therapy is not meant to “fix your relationship” - but rather, to first seek to understand what each partner needs to feel safe and to be able to trust the other. Creating safety and trust while honoring each person’s needs and boundaries is the foundation of couples therapy. This process can lead to couples creating deeper connection, intimacy, and fulfillment in their relationship - and sometimes, it allows couples to realize it is healthier for them to separate. In either outcome, therapy can help guide the process for each couple to understand what is right for them after exploring all avenues. Essence Therapy is LGBTQ+ allied, sex and kink positive, non-monogamy / open relationships welcomed.
Integrative Theoretical Approach.
Relational Cultural Theory
focuses on deepening the therapeutic relationship and the client's relationships outside of therapy by exploring past experiences and how the client creates connection and disconnection.
Reality Therapy
promotes individuals taking responsibility for their actions while helping clients make decisions that are in line with the visions they have for their lives.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
is focused on how thoughts and behaviors dictate a person's feelings in a given situation and shift them to create more effective outcomes.
Polyvagal Theory
helps us understand and map the mechanisms and responses of the nervous system so we can create internal safety through self/co-regulation.
Existential Therapy
operates from the client's perspective to explore what it means to be alive and to examine unfulfilled needs and potential; and how to create meaning out of suffering.
Client-Centered Therapy
promotes a safe space in which the therapist is both empathetic and nonjudgmental. In this way, the client experiences a sense of acceptance, openness, and unconditional positive regard.
Brain Health Consultation
explores how brain health and dopamine dynamics shape mental health — understanding how modern habits influence attention, motivation, and mood, and building wellness routines that bring balance back to your brain and your life.