It Helps to Understand...
Here are some frequently asked question about services and techniques I provide. I believe that competence and transparency will always lead to a felt-sense of safety. If you don't find your question answered here please reach out to me and I will answer within 48 hours.
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What will I feel after somatic session?
Somatic healing and nervous system regulation isn't about a certain "good" or "bad" feeling, rather it is about getting skilled at feeling. If you do leaving feeling "worse" it's not a failure, it's your nervous system realizing that in those session moments it was safe enough to feel. Healing beings when your system feels safe enough to do so.
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What if I can't feel anything?
Your body already knows how to heal. Even feeling nothing or numbness is a sensation. Somatic healing just gives the body a roadmap, the self trust and the built capacity to allow it and trust it to do so.
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How does it release trauma?
Trauma in the body is the physical, neurological, and physiological manifestation of overwhelming, unprocessed stress that lingers after a dangerous or distressing event. In somatic healing you don't "release" trauma, you expand your body's capacity to hold it, metabolize it and then integrate it with an empathic witness.
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What about rates and insurance?
I am not a registered counsellor or psychologist. I am certified as a psychosomatic practitioner, a Registered Acupuncturist and Reiki Master. Only sessions that are combined with Acupuncture may be submitted to your insurance provider for reimbursement. Rates are listed on the service page, and if you are in a position where you need a sliding-scale payment option please email me to see if I have any openings. I aim to make services accessible to as many folks as I can.
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Are you trauma informed?
Yes, I am trained to identify and help you heal your trauma.
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What to expect in the first session.
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Reiki: what does it feel like and how many sessions are nee
Experiences vary, but you could expect to feel relaxed, grounded, peace and warmth. Sometimes nothing may be felt in session, but then during integration throughout your week you may sense many shifts. Generally four sessions to are recommended to set a strong redirection of your chakras, but it's a process so there are no concrete number.
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Do you share your findings or visions from my Reiki sessio
In a Reiki session I will share educational information about chakras, techniques to balance them, and offer reflective questions for integration, Ethically I find it impossible to remove any projections from information that comes to me during a session. I will support and invite all visions that come to you to be explored with curiosity, discernment and a sense of trust in your body's wisdom.
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Does Acupuncture hurt?
Due to the thinness of the needles, you can expect minimal pain, although some sensation be felt. This sensation varies from person to person, as it is subjectively experienced. It reflects the needle's interaction with the Qi in the meridian. Common sensations include tingling, warmth, pulling, spiciness, and a feeling release, all of which often lead to a sense of ease afterward.
