Katy David

The purpose of therapy is to build awareness within the individual and his or her relationships, as contact with the truth brings clarity, peace, understanding, and frees energy up to build passionate, empowered and meaningful lives. Seeking therapy is a practical and courageous step towards problem solving and self-improvement. Every human being on earth would be better off with a good therapist. Acknowledging this reality shows strength, resolve, and self-compassion in a society that does not make that easy to do.

The burgeoning scientific field of interpersonal neurobiology forms the foundation for my work. We now know that the human brain and mind does not exist in a vacuum, but in fact is constantly communicating with our physical body and nervous system to create emotions and perceptions, as well as the bodies, nervous systems, minds, and brains of those we interact with. I capitalize on this reality in session by engaging you as a whole person while we relate to each other as a dyad, as I have found this leads to faster, more natural change in clients and the engaging style is also more fun for both of us. As a long-time yoga practitioner, yoga philosophy informs my practice as I aim to honor the client as a whole person: body, mind, energy, emotions, and spirit. I aim to guide every client in mindfully exploring and caring for each dimension of themselves as I believe neglecting any one of these layers of humanity leads to unnecessary suffering. As such, the modalities I employ seamlessly intertwine these aspects of human experience and include Somatic Psychotherapy, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, Yoga Therapy, Mindfulness Meditation Training, Internal Family Systems, Existential Psychotherapy, and Clinical Hypnosis.