Extended Sessions

90-minute extended session psychotherapy

  • “extended” sessions are 90 minutes long

  • these sessions are completely curated to your needs

  • I offer my signature Mapping Your Body for those who would like a specific structure (see below)

Sometimes regular-format therapy isn’t a good match because of scheduling or other reasons. Week to week therapy helps create rhythm & consistency, while extended sessions offer the opportunity to move more deeply into a process without interruption. I offer both.

This work is highly curated…these are not simply longer sessions.

what can somatic psychotherapy extended sessions help with?

patterns of burnout

sensory processing issues

dissociation patterns

depression & anxiety

sleep challenges

relational issues

feeling lost or disconnected from yourself

feeling stuck

trouble making & maintaining boundaries

attention & focus issues

this extended session format may be a good fit if…

  • in regular length sessions you feel like you don’t have enough time to get in-depth with what’s going on for you

  • you benefit when someone else holds the “container” for you to focus

  • you are an experiential learner, you learn by doing

  • you have challenges with pacing your energy expenditure

  • time is a source of stress for you

  • you’re more likely to continue well-being practices if you can practice with someone first

  • regular weekly sessions are a scheduling challenge &/or you can’t “drop in” due to other life obligations in your day

  • you have difficulty making progress in weekly therapy because the time is too short & you can’t come back to what you were feeling in the next session

SCHEDULING FREQUENCY OPTIONS FOR EXTENDED SESSIONS

  • Weekly

  • Biweekly

  • Every 4 Weeks

examples of extended session work:

  • exploring sensory burnout & resourcing through the senses

  • working with people-pleasing patterns & boundary work

  • working with anxiety & panic related to AuDHD

  • an extended parts mapping & fundamental movement integration

  • exploring sleep issues, deep relaxation & ADHD

    & much more…

Time Frame & Content Structure:

month one:

  • understanding your up & down regulation

  • guided body scan

  • spine & the nervous system practice

month two:

  • assessing your orienting response

  • working with vision & eye orienting patterns

month three:

  • exploring relational posture

  • fundamental movement assessment

month four:

  • introduction to boundary work

  • assessing yes/no in the body

  • emphasis on yield & push, deepening fundamental movement

month five:

  • introducing somatic mapping & assessing somatic holding patterns & posture

  • work with intuitive self-touch

month six:

  • this month is to integrate & review previous material, adjust tools & work with intentional transition of the psychotherapy container

my signature…

Mapping Your Body

tunnel into the forest

6-MONTH RHYTHM FOR MAPPING YOUR BODY

  • 90/60 Biweekly

    We meet for a 90-minute session once/month, plus a 60-minute session/month in a biweekly pattern for 6 months in a row.

    Focus for your sessions is curated to your needs. A 75-minute preparation session will be scheduled before moving into the 90/60 schedule.

 Questions & Answers

  • step one: schedule your first 50-minute session to see if we are good fit for your needs.

    step two: if it feels like extended session are a good fit for you…we’ll schedule.

    step three: attend your preparation session, set goals & frame for your extended sessions. We’ll talk over any optional assignment(s).

  • Working on interoception, identifying/naming emotions, building congruence in thought, body language, & greater self-awareness have ALL been shown (yes, there are studies) to contribute to overall well-being, better decision making & emotional regulation.

    All of these improvements in turn support better relationships & life satisfaction.

  • Yes, embodiment work can be a great compliment to your other therapies.

    It will be good to let your therapist know that you are working with me.

  • No, it’s pay as you go at each session.

  • Yes, if it’s a good fit for what you want to work on in our sessions.

let’s work together

If you would like to begin working together, schedule via my self-scheduler for a 50-minute initial session.

You can indicate if you would like to meet online or in-person in Columbia, MO.