How you heal

 

First Session: 

 

I will ask a few questions about your interests, work, life challenges, and more. Also, we will create a list of your strengths and identify at least one realistic goal that will shift your life in a positive direction.

 

This session is also an opportunity where I welcome all of your questions about my practice, whether or not you feel like we are a good fit for each other, and more!

 

It is very important to me that you feel like our sessions are a safe space for your healing, and getting to know me is part of that. 
 

Second Session:

 

We will design a plan tailored to your personality, challenges, and goals. This will look like learning and practicing some of the following, as well as other useful tools:

 

• DBT skills. These are scientifically studied ways to tolerate stress, connect with others, and more.

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• General coping skills. If we use these, they will invite you to practice self-care and emotional safety.

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• Self-compassion: I will teach you how to meditate in a doable way that encourages self-love. 

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• Self-validation. You'll learn how to honor your experiences as meaningful & real, even if others don't.

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• Attachment style quiz. This means looking deeper into how you socialize & relate with people.

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• Reading/listening to chapters from relevant books. Knowledge is everything when healing. 

 

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• Long-lasting habits. Here you will learn how to form habits that feel good, not like a chore every time.

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• Boundaries for beginners and beyond. You'll learn how to set limits, which is essential for healing.

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•  Writing and meditation exercise for clarity. This will help you get unstuck out of unpleasant feelings. ​ 

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• Taking a quiz to assess flexibility. How resilient are you? Let's see how we can progress there!

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• Addressing intrusive thoughts. You will learn how to create mental distance from those thoughts.​

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**IMPORTANT! As a rule, if I give you homework to do anything, I do it with you. This ensures that you feel I am walking with and leading you, instead of feeling as though I'm telling you what to do. 

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Third Session & Beyond

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As we continue to get to know one another, giving each other feedback for growth, your coaching plan will evolve. 

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At this point, the approach is still specific but also involves trusting our knowledge. This means ebeing open to shifts in goals,  emotions, thoughts, experiences, and so on.

 

It also will look like having outcomes in mind, but increasingly embracing and favoring the process over the outcomes. 

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Additionally, this phase will involve regular accountability for whether or not you are choosing to do what keeps you aligned with your vision for yourself.

 

Plan on accepting, respectful feedback that also challenges your perceptions and choices. 

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