Much of the time our lives are lived on autopilot, unaware of how the ways in which we navigate life and decisions impact us and those around us. Our thought processes create patterns of emotion; our emotions affect our behaviors; and our behaviors impact nearly every area of our lives. Our families of origin and our childhood experiences—positive or negative—shape us all the way through adulthood.

Change takes time and commitment, and healing rarely happens overnight. I often begin by encouraging clients to disrupt old patterns of thinking and become aware of behaviors that do not serve them well. Together, we work to reframe thought processes using tools that can be worked into our already-established daily rhythms and practices. Little by little, we learn to discard what doesn’t serve us and embrace new habits that do.