Somatic & Depth-Oriented Psychotherapy with an AEDP Trained Therapist
Experiential therapy for adults stuck in patterns they recognize but haven’t been able to change.
ISSUES I WORK WITH: ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, COMPLEX TRAUMA, GRIEF, RELATIONSHIP DIFFICULTIES, FAMILY-OF-ORIGIN ISSUES, ATTACHMENT WOUNDS, SHAME, EMOTIONAL OVERWHELM, FEELING STUCK, LIFE TRANSITIONS, CREATIVE BLOCKS, NIGHTMARES, DREAMWORK, IDENTITY & BELONGING, CULTURAL & FAMILY EXPECTATIONS, MEANING & PURPOSE, EXISTENTIAL CRISES, SPIRITUAL EMERGENCIES
ISSUES I WORK WITH: ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, COMPLEX TRAUMA, GRIEF, RELATIONSHIP DIFFICULTIES, FAMILY-OF-ORIGIN ISSUES, ATTACHMENT WOUNDS, SHAME, EMOTIONAL OVERWHELM, FEELING STUCK, LIFE TRANSITIONS, CREATIVE BLOCKS, NIGHTMARES, DREAMWORK, IDENTITY & BELONGING, CULTURAL & FAMILY EXPECTATIONS, MEANING & PURPOSE, EXISTENTIAL CRISES, SPIRITUAL EMERGENCIES
does this sound familiar?
You understand yourself well but still feel stuck.
You know that something needs to change, but you’re not sure what that change is, or how to make it happen.
Your patterns may be rooted in childhood, shaped by trauma or difficult family dynamics. They may have also developed over time, in response to chronic illness or systemic pressures.
You may find yourself constantly on edge, caught in cycles of anxiety and overthinking, or pushing yourself to keep going even when you're exhausted. At other times, you might feel disconnected from yourself, overwhelmed by emotions that seem to come out of nowhere. Maybe you’re drawn toward familiar ways of coping that offer temporary relief but leave you feeling more stuck.
What we live through can affect how safe we feel in our bodies, how we relate to other people, and what our nervous systems have learned to anticipate and protect against.
Therapy with me involves understanding your protective responses and creating the conditions for them to soften. When that happens, we are able to access and work through emotions that have long been held at a distance. This is a healing-oriented approach grounded in the belief that we have an innate capacity for transformation, and that meaningful change can emerge when that capacity is given room to unfold.
I’m interested not only in what hurts, but in what becomes possible as healing happens. When we no longer spend so much energy protecting ourselves, managing our pain, or living according to old patterns, there is more room for connection, curiosity, creativity, pleasure, and aliveness.
One of the things I love most about this work is helping adults rediscover a sense of play and watching them begin to imagine new possibilities for who they might become and what their lives could hold.
My approach goes beyond just talking about what you’re struggling with. I work experientially, paying attention to what is happening in the present moment: the feelings underneath the surface, what happens inside you as you get closer to them, and the ways you’ve learned to protect yourself when something feels too difficult to experience.
I bring warmth, curiosity, and gentle directness as we slow this process down together and begin to reach parts of yourself that may have been difficult to access through insight alone.
Hi, I’m Shaden.
“Go into yourself and see how deep the place is from which your life flows.”
— Rainer Maria Rilke