All of us have a true need for functioning, fulfilling relationships. In our relationships we share, receive comfort and encouragement, create, plan, and celebrate. We experience respect, care, acceptance, and love. Given all that, perhaps it's no wonder creating satisfying intimate relationships is often one of the most challenging journeys in life.
     Relationships give us a window into ourselves. We get to see the traits we’re proud of, but also those traits that are in need of healing—our insecurities, fears, places of shame and guilt, pettiness, and pain. If we look we can uncover our core beliefs about ourselves and others, as well as our fundamental orientation to life and our possibilities. Looking in that window isn’t always easy. You need to come to yourself with compassion and understanding. You also need to come
with a commitment to reclaim the parts of
yourself that have been abandoned, hurt,
or violated.
      My work is to help you to reintegrate
those lost parts of self, reestablish true
self-esteem, and guide and support you in
creating nourishing and empowering
relationships. (For improving your
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