Sara Walls (she/her)

I have also had my own experience with depression, and helped clients navigate these lows. Again when working with our nervous system, we can explore what is going on internally and externally for our system to want and need to shut down like we see in depressive symptoms.

I have lived with anxiety most of my life, and have yet to meet a client who hasn't also experienced anxiety on some level. Usually through parts work and working with your nervous system, we can get to the root of the anxiety and what it is trying to tell us or help us with in life.

Parts work has a special place in my heart and in my practice. I continue to do a lot of reading on this particular modality in order to help my client through this work. We are one Self with parts who have appeared along our journey for various reasons. And what if we viewed those parts neutrally, and then with love and grace?

At this point in my career I am continuing to learn about Somatic Therapy and the importance of being in the body. I work closely with my supervisor on this topic, particularly on how to help clients integrate their thoughts and experiences into the body. This integration can be done through first learning how to be in our bodies and then through mindful movement.

I believe an important part of the therapeutic process is slowing down and being mindful of our bodies, thoughts and actions. I practice mindfulness, breath work and meditation in my own life and have seen the benefits first hand and in my clients.

I am very passionate about helping people through their past or present trauma, and sometimes even trauma that has been passed down from our ancestors and older family members. Trauma is a very general term to explain varying experiences we can experience in our lifetimes, or those before us, and it can weigh us down.