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You can explore Focusing by taking one to one sessions with me, in person or on the phone.
INTRODUCTORY SESSION:
If you have never experienced Focusing, the best way is to start with an introductory session. During the session you will be guided through the Focusing process and we will also discuss your expectations and needs and any questions you might have.
Sessions run about 1 hour and can be taken in person in the Rockridge district of Oakland CA (conveniently located near BART) or by phone.
The cost of the introductory session is $80
To schedule your introductory session or ask any questions Contact us by email or phone.
ONGOING FOCUSING SESSIONS:
You may decide to take one to one sessions after your introductory session or after a Focusing workshop if:
• You are wanting to work on a specific issue with an experienced guide, without feeling the pressure of learning Focusing yourself
• You’d like to get a better sense of the benefits of Focusing, before committing to studying it
• You want to use Focusing for your writing or work projects (different rates apply). Learn more
COST: $100 for a 1 hour session or $80 each for 3 sessions booked simultaneously. The rate of $60 per hour is also available to low income clients.
Sessions can be scheduled to be in person, via phone, or via skype. To schedule a session, Contact us.
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FOCUSING and SOMATIC EXPERINCING SESSIONS
in the area of TRAUMA:
Francesca has trained in complex trauma with
Shirley Turcotte through the Focusing Institute of New York from
2008 to 2010, and since 2009 has also trained in the approach
to trauma developed by Peter Levine, known as Somatic Experiencing,
entering in 2011 in her third year of training. Francesca integrates
the two approaches and is dedicated to support you in the following
areas:
• Intergenerational trauma like displacement, migration, ongoing refugee status, cultural and political oppression, poverty, ecological racism or abuse, and war.
• Vicarious trauma i.e. witnessing abuse or from the stress of working as a helping professional.
• Familial trauma like sexual abuse, divorce, family violence, pre- and perinatal trauma.
• Traumas arising from one time events like car accidents, rape or physical attacks, poisoning, surgical operations, or surviving natural disaster.
• Ongoing emotional trauma as well as chronic distress such as chronic pain, chronic illness, or depression.
• Preparing for potentially traumatic events like surgery.
Francesca approaches each session with you as a dance in which she carefully attunes to your rhythms, impulses, and stirrings while tracking your neuro-physiological states and supporting self-regulation. Given the profound neuro-hormonal implications of trauma, the capacity to track and stabilize your physical and affective states while exploring relevant life issues is a central aspect of our healing journey.
Francesca is also committed to an anthropological approach to trauma, engaging a client-centered spirituality and a felt-sense of broader historical and sociological currents that help clients bringing perspective to their own individual life history and break the isolation and stigma that typically surrounds trauma.
The reconfiguration of identity that accompanies the healing journey has deep effects at all levels of the person, from the working of the immune system (in charge at the physiological level to differentiate between self and non-self), to one's own personal sense of self, to one's own sense of belonging within a larger collective body.
COST: $100 for a 1 hour session or $80 each for 3 sessions booked simultaneously. Sessions are meant to be in person, but can be available via phone or skype once we have begun working together.
To schedule a session, Contact us.
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