middlesex psychotherapist * Release trauma reactions held in the nervous system and musculature ?f the body
* Can ?ith?r build or release energy
* Movement and physical expression ?an b? ? powerful tool f?r moving thr?ugh areas ?n ?ur life wh?r? we ar? stuck ?u?h ?s wh?n w? ?re struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, chronic pain ?nd compulsions.
Body centered psychotherapy directs the client's awareness to ? broad array ?f sensations and movements th?t c?n become a powerful source ?f grounding, wisdom ?nd pleasure f?r the client. Client's wh? h?v? u?e Body Centered Psychotherapy ?? ? path t? healing ?ften find th??r body to b? ? tremendous resource f?r them outside ?f therapy. The consciousness ?nd skills developed in Body Centered Psychotherapy can serve as:
* A source of grounding and energy management t? deal with anxiety, depression and tension
* A secure base and source of power f?r accomplishing ??ur dreams
* A resource for information, intuition and wisdom th?t our busy mind ?ften overlooks
* A tremendous source ?f pleasure and joy.
* A guide for finding one's true path when navigating difficult transitions and adjustments such ?s relationship issues, career changes, sexual identity issues, gender identity issues ?nd coping w?th grief and loss.
* It i? ?l?o tremendously valuable t? clients who are committed to going be?ond th? point ?f b?ing conventionally "healthy" and who w?nt to developing deeper self awareness and achieving a greater sense of joy and fulfillment ?n th?ir lives.
Body centered psychotherapy takes many forms running the range fr?m highly directive to completely nondirective, involving ? lot of physical contact betw?en therapist and client t? none at all or using specific exercises ?nd interventions to focusing solely on breath ?r bodily experience. Some modalities ?uch ?? Bioenergetic Analysis, Hakomi Method or EMDR ar? highly psychological wh?le ?th?rs su?h as Feldenkrais Method or Rolfing l?ok m?re like massage or physical therapy; st?ll ?ther? ?u?h a? Authentic Movement ?r? mor? akin to dance.
Some exercise modalities ?u?h as yoga, qigong and tai chi ?re rarely classified ?s body centered psychotherapy but operate with similar principles and c?n produce som? similar results. Within the scope of body centered psychotherapy i? a broad range ?f options f?r clients to choose from. Overall, the awareness ?f the self developed through body centered psychotherapy deepens ?ur cognitive understanding of ourselves, ?r?v?d?s us with ? rich ?nd rewarding understanding of ?urselve? ?nd others, ? solid foundation for stability and growth, ?nd a great source of dynamic power, pleasure and vitality.
Hayden Dover ?? a licensed Marriage ?nd Family Therapist ?nd holds ?n MA ?n Somatic Counseling Psychology fr?m the California Institute of Integral Studies. He ?s ?lso ? graduate of the Hakomi Institute and h?? ?n extensive background ?n massage ?nd personal training. Hayden offers psychotherapy to individuals and couples who grapple w?th ? variety ?f concerns ?r wh? wi?h to us? therapy a? an avenue for personal growth ?nd greater fulfillment. His holistic approach t? healing draws ?n h?s view ?f th? body and mind a? ? dynamic integrated organic system in constant relationship w?th ?t? environment. His approach i? holistic, existential-humanistic ?nd somatically oriented.
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