“You have created the most comforting and welcoming environment I have ever experienced with a therapist. I have complete confidence in sharing things and trust in your responses. I feel like you ‘get it’ more than prior therapists have. You also track what is important to me exceptionally well – even between sessions.” – BL
Helped Us Resolve
We were fairly terrible at communicating within our relationship when it came to touchy subjects, however Michele helped us establish effective means of communicating in the moment. Plus we brought up touchiest subjects in the presence of Michele, which helped take the fear and edge off. She really helped us resolve our issues. -TD
Empowering
Through the sessions, Michele helped my husband and I have conversations that we were not initiating on our own. Some were awkward and uncomfortable and also, completely necessary. It was empowering and gave me the reassurance and permission I felt I needed to make certain parenting decisions for my daughter. I knew the choices I View Full →
Humility
“I really loved her humility and compassion. Felt from the very first session that she knows she is not perfect and wants my feedback and made me feel like a very important part of this process. She listened intently and repeated back to me to make sure she was hearing me correctly. I loved that she View Full →
Brene Brown
You can’t get to courage without walking through vulnerability. – Brene Brown
Simone Weil
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. – Simone Weil
Rumi
We carry inside us all the wonders we seek outside us. -Rumi
Navigating
My son and I started seeing Christy three years ago when we needed help navigating a difficult transition in our lives. I went into therapy with uneasy expectations because I didn’t know if it would “work” for us, it it ended up being the best decision I have ever made. Seeing my 8 year old View Full →
Lens
Christy provided a great lens through which to view how we were connecting and communicating. She helped to frame our stress in a way that we could access. My child developed a more comfortable connection with his feelings and I was able to identify my own feelings related to his behavior and my needs. Our View Full →
Avoiding
…All I know is that before we started going to Christy, I was really good at avoiding feelings to the point where I wasn’t even sure I was having them or what they felt like. Being mad was “bad” and I wasn’t comfortable feeling it. I believe I was projecting this onto my children as View Full →
