Embodied Archetypal Depth Therapy
Integrative therapy for life’s transitions, personal growth, and embracing the many facets of yourself.
I offer compassionate, integrative therapy for those navigating life transitions and seeking a deeper connection with the many facets of self. If you’re experiencing inner turmoil—like uncertainty, overwhelm, or emotional distress—or seeking support through a threshold, I provide a supportive space and effective tools to help you heal, grow, and transform.
Embrace the Facets of Yourself
Life is full of thresholds that ask us to pause, reflect, and grow—transformative moments that invite you to embrace the facets of who you are and who you’re becoming.
Some of these thresholds arise with life’s rhythms, like the phases of motherhood or the renewal that midlife brings. These moments offer opportunities for new facets of yourself to emerge, enriching your sense of wholeness.
Other transformative phases stir from within, as unrealized facets of yourself awaken and call for integration—like a therapist reimagining her practice to align with greater authenticity.
When we experience inner turmoil—feeling depressed, anxious, or angry—it is often tied to parts of ourselves that are yearning to be seen or resisting change. Depth Therapy provides a deeply skillful approach to integrate these facets of self, fostering inner harmony and clarity.
-
Please Note: I am currently taking a brief pause from accepting new clients to integrate and support those I’ve recently welcomed into my practice. I expect to open for new clients again in April. If you’d like to be notified when I have availability, please join my waitlist. I look forward to connecting when the time is right.
Why I Offer a Free 30-Minute Consultation
After 20 years in private practice, I’ve learned that finding the right therapeutic fit is essential for meaningful and lasting progress. Even when you come to therapy with a specific issue that seems like it could be resolved in just a few sessions, therapy often uncovers the complex, interconnected layers within us. Our thoughts, emotions, and experiences are intricately linked, making true healing a journey that typically unfolds over a year or more.
Just like any significant relationship, the therapeutic relationship is foundational to your success. It’s important to ensure that both of us feel comfortable and confident working together from the very beginning. If the connection doesn’t feel right initially, it’s crucial to recognize that and seek what truly supports your growth.
That’s why I offer a complimentary 30-minute consultation, either via Zoom or phone. This initial session provides an opportunity for us to:
Get to Know Each Other
Assess Compatibility
Feel the Connection
Plan Ahead
Hi, I’m Tammy
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker LCSW with 20 years of experience, I’m passionate about helping people explore the many facets of self—inner parts, archetypes, and layers that shape who we are.
Most of my clients are women—therapists, mothers, and those in midlife—but I love working with anyone who is passionate about this approach.
Whether you’re navigating life’s transitions or drawn to exploring the depths of your multifaceted self, I offer a space where all parts of you are welcome.
-
becoming aligned with their authentic practice.
-
becoming whole, balancing caregiving with their evolving identity.
-
becoming renewed and empowered.
-
experiencing a pivotal moment of becoming and passionate about embracing deeper facets of self.
A Down-to-Earth Integrative Approach
My approach combines Depth Psychology frameworks—including the Enneagram, Jungian psychology, psychodynamic theory, and Internal Family Systems IFS—with embodiment practices such as Somatic Experiencing SE, Rhythmic or Bilateral Sensory Stimulation, and Embodied Sound Hypnosis.
My clients often describe me as warm, accepting, and down-to-earth. As someone who’s navigated many transitions myself, I understand the vulnerability and challenges that come with growth and change.
How These Modalities Work Together
Over the past 20+ years, I’ve developed a profound synergy between the Enneagram (and other archetypal systems), Somatic Experiencing (SE), and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Each brings something vital to the healing process.
The Enneagram and related archetypal models offer a clear and compassionate map of the inner system—helping us understand the personalities, subpersonalities, and protective patterns within us.
Somatics, especially SE, helps us come into relationship with the nervous system. It offers tangible tools for regulation, and most importantly, it provides a direct pathway to accessing the felt sense of essence—the stable, grounded Self energy that exists beneath all our parts.
IFS is the most profound healing model I’ve worked with. It teaches us to become the secure attachment figure our anxious or avoidant parts have always needed, and it gives a respectful, non-pathologizing method for unburdening protective parts and healing exiles.
But one common challenge in IFS is that some clients struggle to access the Self energy the model relies on. This is where Somatic Experiencing becomes key—I help clients connect with their essence in a way that’s embodied and real, even if they’ve never felt it before.
This integration allows us to map the system (Enneagram), regulate and access essence (SE), and heal from within (IFS). It’s a full-spectrum, deeply compassionate path toward wholeness.
What Inspires and Grounds My Work
What is Embodied Archetypal Depth Therapy?
All of my work falls under the umbrella of Depth Therapy, an approach that delves beneath the surface to uncover the patterns, archetypes, and stories shaping your life and relationships. Rooted in my PhD studies in psychodynamic psychotherapy, a level of depth weaves through all the modalities I integrate. This work centers on two interconnected areas: Embodiment and Archetypal Therapy.
Embodiment: Restoring the Body’s Natural Rhythm
Somatic work recognizes that the body holds past experiences, shaping patterns of tension and rhythm—how we experience ourselves and relate to the world. These imprints influence our personality, behaviors, and inner dynamics, often disrupting the body’s natural flow.
By attuning to the body’s sensations and restoring its rhythms, we can uncover areas of stuckness and invite healing. This process realigns the nervous system, creating space for growth beyond old patterns and reconnecting with the body’s innate balance.
My approach integrates somatic awareness with archetypal wisdom, such as the Enneagram, exploring how personality archetypes are held as structures and expressions in the body. Through this lens, we also uncover how the essence of universal archetypes serves as rhythms of healing and transformation.
Archetypal: Embracing the Facets of Yourself
Archetypes are universal patterns that shape how you understand yourself and relate to the world. They influence your thoughts, emotions, and even the rhythms of your body’s nervous system. These archetypes embody the many facets of self—the familiar parts you know well and the hidden ones waiting to be discovered. They also mirror the life phases you navigate and the transformations unfolding around you.
These patterns profoundly affect your felt sense of love, safety, power, and ease, weaving through your mental, emotional, and physical experiences. By exploring archetypes, we can uncover how they influence your inner and outer world, helping you integrate these facets and move toward greater authenticity, balance, and wholeness.
BECOMING . . .
-
Connect with your core archetypes and embody your true essence.
-
Bring your inner and outer worlds into harmony, integrating all parts of yourself with your actions and purpose.
-
Create space to welcome your tenderness, allowing emotions to flow and heal.
-
Access your inner resources, take responsibility for your healing, and step into self-led growth.
-
Create balance and unity in mind, body, and spirit.
Integrating—Enneagram, Jungian, psychodynamic, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Experiencing (SE), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Rhythmic or Bilateral Sensory Stimulation (RSS/BSS), and Embodied Sound Hypnosis.
Let’s Dive Deeper
-
Personalized support for growth, healing, and self-discovery.
-
A space to deepen connection and work through challenges.
-
Tap into your subconscious and soothe your nervous system for somatic transformation.
-
Gain insight and clarity through the wisdom of the Enneagram.