New clients must book a M&G/consult before booking full session.

PLEASE NOTE:

Sessions can take place at two locations depending on the day;

TUESDAY bookings take place at 21 Strickland Ave (Breakaway Community Services), counselling room 3

THURSDAY bookings before 12pm take place at 21 Strickland Ave in counselling room 3

THURSDAY bookings after 1pm take place at 715 Bloor St. West (Cedar Christie Wellness Centre, 1st entrance) – Upon arrival, please have a seat in the front hall waiting area and text me when you have arrived 647-969-6318

If stairs pose an accessibility issue, please let us know!

DETAILS

I am passionate and dedicated to supporting others in finding a way back to their bodies with a gentle, trauma-informed and person-centered approach. I will meet you where you’re at by taking a collaborative and holistic approach that fosters curiosity, self-discovery, attuned presence, increased awareness and insight. I offer an integrated and embodied approach to movement, the body and consciousness. Each person is both the learner and the subject matter. Somatic movement often includes experiential learning. We learning by doing, experiencing and exploring together. The practice I offer is rooted in understanding more about the ways in which our physiology support us at the cellular level but also through our fluids, bones, muscles, connective tissues/fascia, sensory and perception, and nervous system.

With your choosing and preference based on our meet & greet discussion, somatic sessions may incorporate a combination of somatic oriented counselling/psychotherapy and/or somatic movement exercises (gentle breath work, guided visualization and sound meditation). Somatic bodywork/therapeutic touch can also be included together with somatic movement, counselling or on its own.

TREATMENT OPTIONS

1) Somatic Counselling/Psychotherapy: Bottom-up and top-down integrative and experiential process to strengthen the mind-body connection and to heal holistically. Trauma Informed: slow, with on-going consent and at your pace. I use a relational approach that fosters trust, boundaries and empathic attunement to help to neutralize emotions and co-regulate. Integrative; informed by my training in Body-Mind Centering, felt sense, polyvagal & attachment theory, EFT, narrative, Parts work, mindfulness & neuroscience

2) Somatic Movement & Embodiment Coaching: Personalized guidance and support in your journey of belonging with your body. Can Include: embodiment of the different systems of the body and their functions, guided visualization/somatizations, experiential learning, gentle yoga and breathwork. Often paired with sound healing at the end of a session.

3) Bodywork (therapeutic touch): Non-invasive, consensual and trauma-informed, hands-on sessions aimed at releasing tension and blockages in the tissues (fascia, skin, muscles, lymph nodes, etc), restore balance, and cultivate internal harmony. Nervous system co-regulation and energy attunement. Often paired with somatic movement and sound healing. Sound can be incorporated at the beginning and/or end of the session. Full session soundbath treatments (crystal bowls, chimes, tuning forks) can also available without bodywork/touch.

Let me know if you have a preference for one or a combination of these treatments during the Meet & Greet. For questions please email marydorabh@gmail.com.

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