Hello Courageous One!
Welcome. May you find reliable and trustworthy support with the right person. (I know it can be a daunting task.)
My therapy and creative coaching practice is called The Courage Room because our Body-Mind-Spirit IS our courage room, the place we live in every day.
As a therapist & clinical hypnotist, I meet you in a shared space of respect, openness, curiosity.
I work w/ creative, gifted, & sensitive people with trauma & attachment wounds. I'm warm, empathic, and have a good sense of humour. I'm also intelligent and, at times, challenging. Yes: I will ask you the hard questions, with kindness.
My specialities: the treatment of anxiety/stuckness, relational struggles, sexual assault & incest. My hypnotherapy practice is distinct from my psychodynamic therapy work. Hypnotherapy sessions are longer (and therefore more expensive) though there tend to be fewer of them because we go deep very quickly.
I offer a brief free consultation for both psychotherapy and hypnotherapy.
I may step into active coaching (for those who want this). Learn more about my work and my books here: www.karenconnelly.ca
I often use OEI, Observed and Experiential Integration, a somatic and brain-based therapy that helps to integrate difficult feelings, sensations, memories.
I also collaborate with patients who want to learn mindfulness & visualization for self-healing/self-hypnosis. Many people with anxiety, trauma & disrupted attachment benefit from a somatic (body-based) approach. I work holistically with Body-Brain-Spirit.
What do you want to explore, heal, or learn?
What's the problem? You may already know what the problem is. So, what's the solution?
Let's explore and find it together.
If you're not sure what the solution is, we will sit in The Courage Room to find out. As trust between us grows, our collaborative work unfolds. When emotions or thoughts arise, I may invite you to become aware of your bodily sensations, eye movements, & breath patterns; these can become powerful integrating tools for deep healing. You are the courage room.
Bon courage,
Karen
(Kaz is my nickname)
karen@karenconnelly.ca
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