About Brandon’s Approach
As you may have noticed, I am big on listening. I believe listening is the heart of psychotherapy and the foundation of any meaningful relationship. Listening goes beyond just taking in the words a person is saying, in fact, all psychotherapy tools and modalities are at their essence forms of listening. The degree to which you were truly listened to as a child generally reflects your baseline capacity to listen to yourself and others as you grow older. Until you encounter some new experience where you’re made more receptive to life, the change you long for isn’t possible. This is a primary reason people come to psychotherapy as a family, a couple, or individual - to resolve the blocks that prevent receptivity to yourself and those closest to you. I believe we all have a need to be deeply listened to, to feel understood by another, and to know that our experience, regardless of the content, is held with care, compassion, and respect. When we feel heard and accepted, it nurtures our innate capacity to listen inwardly to ourselves and others. This understanding is where all relationship transformation springs.
Learning to listen to yourself and your
loved ones opens the door to connection.
Over the past 15 years, I have been steeped in Somatic modalities aimed at healing the mind-body connection. Beginning with an interest in meditation, I followed the thread through studies in yoga therapy, yoga nidra, shamanic practices/nature ritual, trauma-release exercises, grief process co-facilitation, to deciding to complete my Masters in Somatic Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies. I am trained in the Attachment Based Family Therapy model (ABFT), and have worked with hundreds of clients struggling in their relationships. My professional career has focused on the treatment of teens, young adults, and parents in both individual and family treatment units. I love connecting with people and listening through to their longing for healing. I have a knack for holding multiple perspectives within complex relationships, and collaborating to resolve blockages that impede connection.
Trauma, intergenerational relationship patterns, and life stressors impede your receptivity to yourself and those you love.
Along the path toward having a new kind of conversation within your relationship, I draw on several approaches that support this direction. If you’re stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed, you don’t have the space to really be with your loved ones. You need to find ways to settle your emotions and relax in your body. This is where body-based psychotherapy in combination with tools like EMDR can be of great benefit in resolving unprocessed traumatic material that has been keeping you on edge. Your ability to be present in your body while in the presence of others supports you to feel genuinely connected. Your early childhood experiences and the trauma you’ve experienced in your life also seem to have a lot to do with the extent to which you feel at home in your body, thoughts, and feelings. That’s why it’s important to take a look at your own intergenerational relationship patterns that have been handed down to see what’s working and what needs some updating.
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I’d love to talk with you, listen to what’s been going on, and see how I might be of help moving you in the direction of more connection with yourself and those you love.