Practice Focus

We are spiritual and human beings. The focus of this practice is to utilize both aspects and guide clients to recognize their true nature and restore inner peace.

Kitty was born into a family culture fractured by the death of her uncle as an toddler. This event spiraled the family into a dysfunctional legacy which strongly affected her life.

She spent the first 40 years of her life seeking answers in religion, Self Help books, Al-Anon, Unity Church, Mindfulness Meditation, and now the study of A Course in Miracles.

In her 40’s, she was guided to obtain a Masters in Clinical Social Work. She practiced in Oncology and Hospice before opening her own practice in 2012.

When something traumatic happens, it gets locked into the nervous system with the original picture, sounds, thoughts, feelings, and so on. Being locked there, the experience continues to be triggered whenever a reminder comes up. It can be the basis for a lot of discomfort and negative emotions, such as fear and helplessness which seem uncontrollable. These are actually the emotions connected with the old experience being triggered.

There is a technique called Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) where eye movements, vibrations or tones stimulate each side of the brain. This movement seems to unlock the nervous system and allows your brain to process the experience. This may be what happens in REM, or dream sleep. The stimulation helps in processing the unconscious material. The healing is powerful and takes less time, like counseling on steroids.

This type of therapy doesn't lessen the emotional pain brought up in conventional therapy, but completion of the therapy mutes the feelings without erasing the memory. After successful completion, the memory can be brought up without the emotional impact.

Mindfulness Meditation has proven to be effective in focusing thought processes, reducing stress and increasing insight. Research has shown it changes brain patterns and helps with symptoms of chronic illnesses and gives a sense of well being. The program Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction by Jon Kabat Zinn has been used with excellent results. The button below will take you to the free online site.

Kitty produces a weekly Blog on Substack named The Call to Love. They contain a blend of her life experiences in Al-Anon, Mindfulness Meditation, and living the wisdom she found in A Course in Miracles. 

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