Redeeming Hearts
Counseling for Men and Women
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Counseling Perspective
I view therapy as an alliance with you in which we work together on issues that you are concerned about. I typically use both Relational Psychotherapy as well as LifeSpan Integration Therapy.
Relational Therapy helps us focus on what is happening in the moment between us in therapy. In the process, we'll be looking at the ways you relate and allow you to rework some of the patterns in order to improve relationships.
LifeSpan Integration Therapy (called "LI" and developed by Peggy Pace, 2002) is designed to help you process trauma and see life patterns. It makes use of a timeline and together we step through selected memory images of your life. LI is also designed to help provide some special care for those younger aspects of yourself that may have been neglected or hurt in the past.
Much of what I do with either therapy approach, is based on the study of relationships and early attachments (called attachment theory). I also try to stay attuned to some of the recent developments in trauma research and the neuroscience of social development.
But regardless of the technique or science, when it gets down to it, it's sort of mysterious how healing and change actually happens. Plus, there are no guarantees with therapy, and sometimes it's a struggle, and gets harder before it gets better. But for many people, I have seen therapy provide a space to explore new ways of thinking, being, and feeling. And because I believe we are relational beings, any time one person becomes healthier emotionally, it impacts those around us, and our world.
"... it would be a
mistake to overlook the potential of interested fathers to make a huge
difference in their children's lives."
(Attachment researcher D. Jacobvitz reporting on the adoption studies of M. Stelle et al.)
