Yearly Archives: 2016

I’m just going to come out and say it:  I’m a big Carl Rogers fan.  I was fortunate to come across his book, On Becoming a Person (1961), in my early years as a therapist.  Rogers’s client-centered psychotherapy has informed my …

Pendulation is a key technique from Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing (SE).  SE is a therapeutic approach that is informed by our biology and our inborn ability to heal from trauma.  I originally learned this technique from Pam Stockton, who specializes …

Today I want to share one of my favorite techniques for calming distress and anxiety.  It’s easy, straightforward, and you can use this tool even when you don’t have a lot of time.  I call this the hand-over-heart technique. I …