(I’ve been talking about this all year, haven’t I?)
I’ve spent a good part of this afternoon staring out my window . . .
Both here, on social media, and in my journal, I’ve been writing a lot about how we need safe, growth-filled community more than ever. More and more, I feel that the intrinsic hierarchy baked into the therapy relationship just isn’t the right container for the kind of collective healing we need right now.
From the outset of my career, I was a “different” kind of therapist—incorporating the body before it was “cool” and engaging with my clients as someone who (yes, has expertise, but mostly…) is a co-journeyer.
So it’s no surprise that this past month has been one of deep reevaluation. I wish I could say it’s been all magical—but honestly? It’s also been uncomfortable. I’ve been squirming a bit, even as I hold myself through the process with as much grace as I can muster.
I’m 54-and-a-half. It’s legacy time.
I don’t have forever to hang out in a rut—especially one that keeps me busy with maintenance-level system-supportive work instead of the deep, purposeful rewiring kind. It’s time to shift out of the container of therapy and fully into the container of inner wisdom and transformational growth.
I’m stepping out of the overfunctioning, workaholic, Midwestern-farmgirl part of me…
And into the visionary holding space for deeper communal healing.
That means:
- Letting go of burnout patterns often reinforced by hierarchies like the relationship between “professional” therapist and the “patient”
- Saying yes to alignment over busyness
- Naming what’s no longer sustainable
- Choosing richer, more resonant commitments
It’s time to take the deep work I’ve done—and bring it to more people in the ways that speak to our world’s needs.
But just like reorganizing a cluttered closet, you can’t do that without tossing some things first. You have to clear out what no longer fits—what’s tumbling out every time you open the door—so there’s room for what truly belongs.
So here’s what I’m “tossing” this August and September to make space for what’s next:
• Week 3 is no longer reserved exclusively for EMDR intensives.
➝ Intensives are now available by appointment on Tuesdays, Fridays, and select weekends.
• Non-intensive therapy clients will be consolidated to Tuesdays,
➝ With a small amount of overflow on Thursdays, only if needed.
• Wednesdays are now dedicated to group work!➝ Yoga Therapeutics in the morning
➝ Zapped to Zen (my burnout recovery group) moves to Wednesday afternoons
➝ And a brand-new EMDR Therapist Consultation Group is launching soon!
• For the next quarter, I’m limiting new client intakes
➝ Only accepting clients interested in the EMDR intensive format
➝ AND making space for return clients—because I’ve always said you’re my priority, and I mean it.
I know these changes may be an adjustment, and I’m committed to making the transition as smooth as possible for current clients.
Finally, next week, I’m officially out of the office—taking the first leg of my EMDR consultant training so I can start supporting other therapists. It feels important to me to share this natural healing modality in a way that empowers clients.
It’s a big moment. A little scary, a lot exciting.
And I promise to keep you updated as it unfolds.
Wish me luck, and thank you for being part of this wild and (wisely?) woven journey with me.
With gratitude,
Renee