Relationship Psychotherapy
Song of the Nomads:
“Don’t settle
For less
Than love
(and love keeps moving on)”
-Totton
Relationships are the source of all our wounding and all our healing. In relationship our subjectivity meets another, with all the difficulty, painfulness and expectation this implies. In relationship we develop the capacity and willingness to tolerate the other person’s otherness. Every relationship is unique, a one-off work. Often times we find ourselves stuck with our relationship dynamics repeating over and over the same cycle of hurt, anger and disconnection, and feeling more desperate when each attempt to resolve something goes astray. Commonly in relationship work what we are attempting to fashion is a change of heart. To do this we use a blend of mindful and embodied experiential witnessing where we can study the emotional states that people have created for themselves when encountering another person, especially when they want to do this intimately. In relationship work we are opening doors to a deeper understanding of both self and other and ultimately to deeper connection.
In our therapeutic relationship space we introduce concepts and skills training derived from Hakomi Embodied and Aware Relationship Training (H.E.A.R.T. ®), specifically using mindfulness as a tool for deepening the relationship.