I will hold a safe and sacred space for all experiences and I have a special interest in:
Developing Self-Acceptance and Self Compassion (transform self criticism into self compassion and self
love)
Life Transitions (expected and unexpected)
Transforming Negative Body Image Issues (move from body dysmorphia to body love)
Transforming Dis-ordered Eating Behaviors (cultivate a loving connection to our body and eat in alignment with
its natural cues)
Exploring and working with feelings of Overwhelm, Isolation, Shame, Unworthiness, and Grief
It is an honor to offer my guidance as an Archetypal Somatics™ Coach. With warmth, attuned presence and in true collaboration, I seek to offer a sacred space of unconditional acceptance and compassion in which to explore, discover, grieve, witness, integrate, self empower, transform and laugh! I will support your self-discovery by inviting attention to felt sensations, associated memories, and intuitions and I passionately believe in our innate ability to return to wholeness through our bodies energetic wisdom. I am honest and compassionate and I aim to live from my authenticity as I am on my own heroic journey of growth and transformation. I am deeply passionate about working with clients who are interested in transforming their relationship to food, negative body image and dis-ordered eating; this trailhead has been a profound portal for my own journey toward wholeness, mature humility, and self love. I am devoted to this work and practice. Returning to being a beginner again and again with fresh eyes and cultivating my capacity for deeper connection and acceptance. My family is my anchor and I am blessed with two teenagers, a partner of 30 years, two dogs and a cat!
My coaching is rooted in Archetypal Somatics™, a somatic/body based and intuitive approach to work with and companion our emotions, patterns, behaviors, and beliefs. By companioning our patterns and working with our unconscious/shadow energies, instead of bypassing or fixing them, we open up powerful opportunities to evolve and transform. With curiosity, compassion, and courage we travel inward to our internal landscape with the honest and transformative power of soma as our guide.
A somatic orientation is experienced, it is felt. Soma is more than the body, it is the energetic hum of presence that is within our bodies and the universe. Soma is the place of here and now, the place where transformation happens, and the exquisite guide to our innate radiance. Soma is regenerative, always replenishing, it is the eternal ebb and flow. Through soma we remember the interconnectedness of all living things, of all life.
It is through our capacity to compassionately be with the truth of our experience, rather than push it away, that we can make transformative change in our lives. I will be your trusted ally through this process as I help you become more attuned to your felt/somatic sense.I use mindfulness and somatic practices that go beyond traditional talk therapy. In sessions, this may look like slowing down and tapping into the potency of the present moment.
We will look at what is showing up for you personally and access the larger teachings within. Together we will go from content to process and travel from surface to depths. As this capacity for presence grows, we usher in a connection to our core, our authentic essence, which is wise, loving, calm, confident, and creative. My work, study and practice are informed by wisdom traditions that focus on direct experience. I am calm, creative, and kind and I am ready to hold sacred space to include all experiences. I weave in an eclectic approach to my work, drawing on somatic practices, Jungian concepts, Internal Family Systems. Our constant cultivation of self love, self compassion, and self acceptance will be the foundation of our sacred space. I am here to support you to make shifts in your life so you can experience more joy and live a balanced and connected life. Through this work you will experience fresh and new perspectives from limiting patterns, and transform and reclaim these patterns into empowering allies and your greatest strengths. You will develop skills that will help you feel more grounded, confident, present.
As a guide on this journey, Maria is a remarkably attuned and powerful witness and teacher. I have felt deeply held and supported by the compassionate and intuitive space she embodies and always leave our sessions better equipped to meet whatever arises with courage, curiosity and love. Doing this work with her has been profoundly transformative.
I am building a voice of compassion , self love and acceptance; where before there was self criticism, now there is a breath and then an internal listening. These powerful new practices of self awareness and self acceptance and love, are what I am developing, and strengthening. These new ways of being, within myself, will no doubt, change my life trajectory and for this I am so very grateful.
Working with Maria has been a revelation, in the truest sense of the word. She has helped me reframe, revisit, and rekindle my sense of self. She literally reminded me who I am through her use of archetypes and her encouraging reflections on her perception of my authentic self, which were unerringly true and fitting.
Maria is clearly gifted and intuitive, and her kindness and openness to letting a process go where it needs to makes her a nimble and flexible guide. I was surprised by how powerful our phone conversations were. I thought I’d feel more connected and more comfortable meeting in person, but the phone sessions allowed me to just drop down into hearing her voice, allowing me to really focus.
Maria’s coaching was clear, easy to follow, and the lessons she taught built upon each other in a logical progression. She incorporated a wide range of philosophies to augment her principle lesson of how to heal oneself using somatic therapy techniques. She helped me greatly and I can say with complete assurance that she is highly capable of helping others as well.
Maria, thank you for your thoughtful and encouraging feedback and reflections. There were many times that I left a session with you feeling bolstered and built up, stronger than I’d felt in a long time.
