"Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.” ~ from tinybuddha.com, art by Rembrandt van Rijn

Touch is powerful. More powerful than words sometimes. When we're not touched we can feel invisible or worse. I wonder about the model of psychotherapy in which a person comes to us for help and we sit them across the room and "analyze" or try to fix them. What they (and we) really need is empathy. And empathy heals.

My touch is an empathetic honoring. I aim to touch clients with a patience and curiosity that feels like respect. A touch that implies that you have what you need to heal; you might just need some gentle nudging. A touch that bespeaks empathy. I model empathy and compassion so that you can extend empathy and compassion towards yourself; so that you can touch your own wounds with compassion, and heal.