April Watson (she/her)

One of my favorite approaches working integratively is using "parts work therapy". If there is trauma, this approach will work to integrate the scattered, disorganized and disowned parts of the self; identifying parts that are overwhelming, silent, frightened, bossy and dominant. By embracing and exploring rather than rejecting and denying our parts, we find a safe inner world free of enemies.

Depth therapy encompasses several different schools emerging from psychoanalytic and branching out into psychodynamic, object relations, relational and many others. I would say that while this therapy is fairly heavy in theory, the overall impact is a deepening of the patient/therapist relationship, with the emphasis placed on therapist stepping into the client's emotional experience with them safely and respectfully.

Attachment and relationship; the foundations of life and the wellsprings out of which we continually experience ourselves and the world around us. Exploring systemic and family of origin influence gets us in touch with our most deeply rooted and core emotions informing our minds and our bodies. We will explore how these two interface at a neurobiological level within and interpersonally.

First and foremost placing emphasis on clients identifying and formulating their own understanding of how they have "attached" to the world around them informs my ongoing studies but was the foundation of my education and interest in the world of psychology.