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Emotions, thoughts, memories, behavioral nuance and mind-body connections are undeniably real and constantly experienced by everyone, but very hard to describe, isolate or quantify. That is why therapy is both a science and an art. There is no particular tool or style that works for everyone in every situation.
Each therapist develops a unique and evolving approach based on experience, education and the personal and interpersonal capacities of the therapist. My intuitive gifts as a therapist include the ability to see patterns, to be connected in shared Mystery, to speak truth with compassion, and a high tolerance for the intimacy of knowing and being known, seeing and being seen.
I am not a passive or quiet therapist. I am engaged, non-judgmental, curious, challenging when necessary, and deeply compassionate. I am able to listen actively and carefully, and to honor your pace and boundaries, without letting you avoid the work. My approach is natural and contextual. I try to avoid pathologizing labels and branded methodologies.
Clinical Hypnosis or "hypnotherapy" is not mysterious or dangerous; it is an intentional trance state that allows you to turn down the volume of your internal self-critic and self-consciousness, allowing you to hear your own deeper thoughts, ideas, wisdom, and sometimes the true voice of the resistant or stubborn part of you that doesn't agree with (and isn't cooperating with) your conscious agenda. You will typically remember everything from a hypnosis session, and leave feeling refreshed and in-touch with yourself.
The words and images that come from your subconscious mind will mean more to you and stay with you longer than anything you hear from a therapist or read in a book. It is always my intention to help clients access their own inner wisdom.
I also work with a profound sense of the spiritual, which I would broadly describe as the unseen world, the Field, the great Mystery that connects Everything. If you are not a spiritual person, we don’t have to use that paradigm in our work.
My training has focused on, but is not limited to, Ericksonian Hypnosis (archetypes, narratives, visualization), Systems Theory (including Internal Family Systems), Attachment Theory, Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral Psychology, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Evolutionary Psychology, Existentialism, Humanism and Constructivism. Each of these perspectives informs my approach to psychotherapy.
A standard 25-minute consult is required for new Psychotherapy or new Hypnosis clients. Most people do the initial consult on zoom, but you are welcome to come in person, just let me know.
Any psychotherapy session may include hypnosis. All hypnotherapy is a form of psychotherapy. Your intentions will guide the type of work we do together.
COUPLES WORK: I love working with couples who want to stay together, grow together, grow through crisis, and grow through change. If you want a therapist to help you break up, there are better choices available. If you both want to find your individual strength and dignity within the relationship, I will be an asset to you. And while there are no guarantees on the long path of life, I can say with all KNOWING that true interpersonal intimacy facilitates profound healing.
NOTE: I do not require weekly or bi-weekly commitments. Sometimes you may want to come regularly, then space it out for a while or take a break. That is a good way to flow in this work, in my experience. Because I’m not filling my schedule with committed attendance, it does not book out more than a week or two in advance.
FEES
Required Initial Consult is $125 / 25 min
Individual Therapy / Hypnosis Sessions are $225 / 50 min
Couple / Family Therapy Sessions are $275 / 50 min, even when only one member of the couple is present for a session
More about Fees / Discounts / Cancellation Policy on the ABOUT page
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Past Life Regression ("PLR") is a method of accessing your soul's memories. People want to remember other lifetimes for a variety of reasons: to better understand their Purpose in this life, to understand present-day patterns and issues, to gain insight into difficult relationships, and to relieve or eliminate the fear of death.
Some people just want "evidence" that they are in fact a soul having a physical life; this evidence comes in the form of Knowing that goes beyond simple belief. Past Life Regression can happen spontaneously for many people, in the form of dreams, or flashes of images or Knowing when they see certain people or places.
Is Reincarnation Real? Many of us feel drawn to the idea of reincarnation, despite western religious traditions that teach "one life". We tend to become more flexible about our beliefs over the course of our lives, and more humble about how much we don't know.
While beliefs can come with a certain amount of logical doubt, they can give way to a sense of Knowing which is beyond doubt.
Things that can be Known beyond doubt are big things: That I am More Than My Physical Body, That I Am Loved, That I Am Never Alone, That I Am Never Separate From God (Source), That Only The Body Can Die. These Knowings are not dogmatic; they will liberate you, not constrain you.
I can assist you through the process of past life regression; your own first-person experiential memories, rich with detail and emotion, are always the most powerful evidence.
A standard 25-minute PLR consult is required for Past Life Regression.
FEES
Required Initial Consult is $125 / 25 min
Past Life Regression is $450 / 110 min
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Note that 110-minute PLR has a 48-hour cancellation policy
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During a Soundbath Meditation, Barbara plays a series of vibrating musical instruments, such as crystal singing bowls, Tibetan metal singing bowls, gongs, tuning forks, chimes, and drums, as well as using her voice. Every session begins and ends with Guided Meditation.
When you receive healing vibration direction into your body and your energetic field, you may expect the following benefits:
Your nervous system can “reset” your safety baseline and remember what peace feels like (the parasympathetic nervous system is activated”
Your bones, muscles, joints and connective tissues are directly stimulated to relax through vibration
Your blood and lymph are activated to enliven your immune system, oxygen transport and nutrient distribution through vibration
Your physical body is made of vibrating cells. Sound vibration is an excellent tool to reharmonize the amazing functions of your body’s many systems
The sound studio space in Barbara’s home can hold 10 people (converted garage - see pics on Location tab). Most sound baths are limited to 8 people. 100% cotton Yoga mats, cotton or wool blankets, cotton pillows and silk eye masks are provided. The rug on the floor is wool. The environment is free of synthetic fragrance, and includes air purification and frequency generators. There is filtered water and spring water available. Just bring yourself. Leave your devices in your car!
90-minute Soundbath Meditations is $50
Info about Fees / Discounts / Cancellation Policy on the ABOUT page
Note that 90-minute Soundbath Meditations have a 48-hour cancellation policy
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Everything is Energy and Vibration.
Everything. Our joy. Our pain. Our hopes and fears. It is all energy and vibration. Our physical bodies and our physical experiences are also energy and vibration.
In my highest understanding of life as ongoing cycles of creation and experience, love is the vibration that heals. It clears all obstacles. It is the most powerful force there is. I am dedicated to the work of love as a creative, healing force.
During Energy Work, we connect using written and spoken intention, subtle energy, sound, movement, and ritual to clear, connect, expand and deepen. Crystals, smoke, sacred objects and fire may also be used.
Sometimes there is nothing physical used at all… We just connect in a shared field and do the work.
Every Energy Work session is different, unique, and inspired. Your own needs, requests and intentions are critical factors, which we discuss in your initial consult. The initial consult is required before booking the actual energy work session.
We start by sitting together, creating a sacred container of safety and intention, and shift out of ordinary mind into a state of conscious connection with each other and the field. We will access information and inspiration energetically, and discuss before enacting any ritualized processes.
Energy work sessions are usually 110 minutes, but can be much longer, depending on your situation and needs. These sessions are singular and do not typically require follow up.
There is a Bio-Harmonics Vibro-Acoustic bed available for deepening the trance that is needed for this work. The studio space has three octaves of crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, rattles, drums, chimes, gongs and other instruments. There are over 100 types of healing crystals (all crystals are cleansed and charged after use). There is also an outdoor fire pit. (In-your-home sessions can be arranged, ask during your consult.)
You will be able to feel and sense the Energy. This is a profoundly healing session. It will stir up and release blocked energy and/or attached energies, which can feel uncomfortable and intense. We may engage with memories, beliefs or projections that need transformation and liberation. We will certainly call on your guides, protectors and ancestors for assistance.
By the end of the session, you will be held in a deeply relaxing and restorative container.
My therapy room and studio are located in my home in central Austin. MY WHOLE HOME IS A SANCTUARY. You will be safe. If you are in my home working with me, you have been guided here, and I have been guided to work with you.
It is my job, my vow, my training and my expertise to keep you safe and enable you to co-create healing, protection and cleansing. Please schedule a consult to discuss your intentions and pick a date and time for your Energy Work session.
FEES
Required Initial Consult is $125 / 25 min
Energy Work is $450 / 110 min
More about Fees, Discounts and Cancellation Policy on the ABOUT page
Note that 110-minute Energy Work Sessions have a 48-hour cancellation policy. Sessions that are more than 2 hours have a 72-hour cancellation policy.