EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Profile:
The Knowledge of Psychology with the Wisdom of Shamanism
Philosophy
As a therapist and healer I guide clients in uniting their souls with their bodies. My practice includes traditional mental health counseling, shamanic processing, creative expression, and movement healing. I believe that challenges, symptoms and problems themselves contain valuable insights. It is important to listen to the symptom and honor its purpose. The way past is the way through. One becomes richer for the journey.
Body, mind, and soul are deeply linked, and one of the most effective places to work is where Story affects that linkage in the subtle body, the vital essence of a person. Every human being possesses the wisdom needed for healing. My job is to provide tools, support, and a safe container for facing anything that may obstruct that wisdom.
Specializing in:
Healing trauma & abuse
Supporting transitions & significant life changes
Crises of illness, loss, or grief
Body issues
Stress transformation
Artist and performance issues
Spiritual growth
An international upbringing enables me to support people making cultural adjustments. I am fluent in Spanish.
Methods Include:
Jungian Depth Work & Active Imagination
Breath
Movement
Dreamwork
Creative Expression
Energy Healing
Subtle Energy Exploration
EMDR
Psycho Education
Education
M.A. Counseling with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology—Pacifica Graduate Institute
B.F.A. Dance —California Institute of the Arts
WORKSHOPS:
Spiritual Weight Loss Intensive with co-leader Vanessa Timmons
Taking the load off your body and your soul.
Effective tools for transformation through self-acceptance and mindfulness.
Through enjoying food, and life more, Vanessa and Katja have collectively lost 145 pounds!
Friday 6-8, Saturday 10-4, Sunday 12:30-3
The cost of this intensive is 25.
Opening to Life, Room 201, 407 NE 12th @ Flanders, Portland 97232
December 1-3, 2006 Call to reserve your place: 503-703-1262
CLASSES:
Inner Dance
Deepen and broaden your movement skills, and enhance your joy in dance. A blend of instruction, guidance and free expression.
Tuesdays 7-9. Studio
GROUPS:
Mental Health for Spiritual People™
If your spiritual growth is blocked by some personal work you’ve previously avoided, this group is for you. If your issues are too much for your mediation group, and you have too many spiritual skills to be comfortable in a classic mental health group, this may be the right fit.
Ongoing. Group now forming, call for information: 503-703-1262.
Subtle Energy Support for Professional Energy Healers (Peer Group)
Group meditation, discussion, support and feedback from other healers working in a variety of modalities.
Ongoing, Tuesdays at 5:50-6:30. Please call for interview.
Career Support Group
A six week group employing self mapping, meditation, peer-counseling, goal setting and group support, to help you begin, change, tweak, or enhance your career.
Limited to eight participants.
Wednesdays 10:00-11:30 am. Begins September 20, 2006.
ONE-ON-ONE:
Wise Person Counseling™
Support for spiritual growth and right living
Classic Therapy: Counseling supplemented by other skills.
Mental health challenges (such as Anxiety, Panic, Depression, Self Esteem Issues, Sleep Disorders) especially those stemming from a history of trauma or abuse. Emphasing building on strengths, and on the wisdom hidden in the symptom.
EMDR (especially for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Moves reflexive response from unconscious motivations imbedded in the oldest part of the brain, to the parts of the brain capable of conscious choices. Integrates an experience previously frozen in the past with more mature, capable aspects of the present person.
Embodiment Therapy™
Counseling, movement and subtle energy work to heal blockages to the integration and harmony of soul, mind, and body
GETTING HERE
407 NE 12TH @ Flanders. Room 201 Portland, OR 97232
