Integrative Psychotherapy
Services Abigail Showalter Services Abigail Showalter

Integrative Psychotherapy

This is an approach to well-being that takes your whole person into account (mental, physical, emotional), as well as the various ‘systems’ you live in. We start with an in-depth assessment, and design our work together with the modalities and experiences that will best help you heal and grow...

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Clean Living: Dialogue in the Midst of Conflict
Aline Defiglia Aline Defiglia

Clean Living: Dialogue in the Midst of Conflict

The 1-2-3 Dialogue can be thought of as a simple set of rules that govern conflict. We are familiar with this concept when it comes to the sports arena or even war between nations. However, in the most important areas of our lives, conflicts are largely unregulated, with no agreed upon rules to protect the participants or the relationship.

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Clean Living: Listening 101
Aline Defiglia Aline Defiglia

Clean Living: Listening 101

“True human sincerity, true transparency…is a rare and difficult thing; and so much of it depends on the person who is listening to us!” Effective listening involves three main skills: Paying Attention, Following, and Reflecting.

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Where have the Wild Ones gone?
other Joel McKerrow other Joel McKerrow

Where have the Wild Ones gone?

Like a wild beast tamed to domestication, is humanity in her addiction to simulation and safety. Somewhere deep in her heart lies a spark of the ferocity of what she once was.

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I am One with the Universe. And it Hurts.
other Joel McKerrow other Joel McKerrow

I am One with the Universe. And it Hurts.

Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel responsible for everything. And you cannot turn away. Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others. You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by it. You must grow strong enough to love the world, yet empty enough to sit down at the same table with its worst horrors.

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