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Ask for what you need (a more directive approach or a gentle approach, with the therapist mostly listening and validating you). Ask yourself, “What do I want more of in my life? What do I want less of?” Keep a notebook for therapy or coaching sessions and in-between sessions, to note important insights or challenges you want to be sure to address in session. There are 168 hours in the week. Therapy is usually one hour per week. The real growth and change happens in between sessions, when you use what you have learned and are practicing the tools offered to you. Celebrate your small efforts! https://www.heartmindhealing.net/about daily 0.75 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616a2e0ec54ddb4660a96d73/497c4c3b-977c-46cd-ad8e-e42eca97cd46/March+2026+headshot.jpg About My approach is collaborative, compassionate, playful, and always respectful of you as a unique individual. I have an integrative approach to therapy and coaching and am continually engaged in learning the most effective methods to help my clients. My counseling and coaching practice is made up of elders, LGBTQIA+ folks, activists, parents, artists, fellow therapists, folks navigating dementia, and caregivers. Often, about a third of my practice includes coaching or counseling individuals dealing with post-concussion issues, for which I have become known for specializing in. I identify as a white, cisgender, bisexual, large-bodied female. I respectfully acknowledge living on the unceded and ancestral territory of the Nipmuc and Nonotuck People. I've been engaged with anti-racist work since the 90’s and value supporting diverse populations. Why “Heart-Mind” Healing? Citta (in Pali, the language spoken at the time of the Buddha) is often translated as Heart-Mind, in Buddhist texts (the 2,600 year old teachings of the Buddha). 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