As a therapist, my favorite skill to build with clients is metacognition, thinking about our thoughts.

So often we feel at the mercy of things outside of ourselves and we get stuck in patterns of reacting the same way every time. So much feels out of our control. When you start to understand your thoughts and also understand your reactions to those thoughts, you can step out of those patterns. You can respond instead of react. Working towards what is best instead of what’s expected of you.

In sessions, I use a blend of somatic and socratic. Somatic awareness gets us back into our body and gives us insight into what our bodies are telling us. Socratic questioning lets us dive down into your mind, exploring where these thoughts and feelings are originating from. The blend gives us the full picture of you as a whole person, and from there is where we grow.