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      <image:title>Home - Virtual Therapy</image:title>
      <image:caption>Providing you with a safe container to relax All of your appointments will take place in the comfort of your home - Where you can create a cozy space to feel relaxed, and in your essence. Make some tea, grab your favorite blanket, light a candle…. Set up your space in a way that allows you to feel comfortable and open.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Therapy Approach - Transforming mental health care</image:title>
      <image:caption>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 &amp; mind, body, spirit.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I use a relational and integrative approach when working with clients and they're 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.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>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.</image:caption>
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