Jess Glenny – Yoga, somatic and parts work therapy
A therapeutic session is time-out-of-time to experience, notice and be, with the support of a skilled and experienced practitioner. I work integratively, bringing tools from yoga therapy, somatic and somatic movement therapy, and parts work as needed. Exactly how that looks in an individual session depends on your own individual responses and needs. For many people, particularly those bringing experiences of childhood trauma, what we do is very simple, based on noticing different parts of self, using dialogue techniques to get to know them, and bringing awareness to any physical sensations that arise.
As your capacity to connect with and stay present to the experience of different parts of you increases, or if you already have greater capacity, we can expand into other inquiries. For example, I may invite you into deeper conversations with inner parts of yourself through new dialogue approaches. Or I may invite you to follow your own impulses into movement or into intuitive touch on your own body. If it’s appropriate and wanted by you, I may also offer therapeutic touch to help you to engage more fully with what’s happening, or to help you to integrate what you have experienced. You are always encouraged to make an active choice about whether or not to accept any of my suggestions, and any touch is carefully negotiated in words and through noticing how different parts of you respond.
I have been in therapeutic practice since graduating from the Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy programme in 2003. Yoga and somatic therapy is rooted in mindfulness practice and also incorporates elements from Person-centred Therapy (in which Phoenix Rising has its roots). I am certified in Janina Fisher’s CPTSD-specific Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment and have completed IFSCA’s Internal Family Systems training programme, Stepping Stones, Stepping Deeper and the Advanced Weekend. I am also a NeuroAffective Touch practitioner.
I am registered with the International Association of Yoga Therapists and with the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association and am in regular supervision and case consultation.
Los more information: http://www.embodyyogadance.co.uk