Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy
What is Mindfulness?
For starters, it’s a word that we hear all the time but rarely know the meaning. One of those words that, with more and more use, becomes less and less understood.
It’s also the best way to describe the way I do therapy. Being mindful might mean paying attention to your body, or being aware of your emotions or your thoughts. It might mean re-directing your attention away from the past or the future, and letting it land in what is actually happening right now.
The “right now” has a lot of information.
“Sarah is very professional, experienced, present, insightful, knowledgeable and empathic. I feel so lucky to have found her.”
-client
The psychotherapy I practice is trauma-informed, culturally-sensitive, and client-centered. I consider therapy to be a collaborative relationship, and I often use our therapeutic relationship as a window into what might be happening in your life outside the therapy room.
My toolbox is a myriad of left brain/right brain interventions, including, but not limited to, visual aids, cognitive-oriented processing tools, expressive arts, drama therapy, and EMDR. We can use none of these, some of these, or all of them.
Curiosity, presence, and humor are staples in my work, and I feel grateful and humbled to be able to support my clients as they navigate their life situations.