Individual Therapy
ENTERING THERAPY
I believe that coming in to meet with me is a statement that you want something more in your life. It may be a decision you pondered over for a long time or recently realized something needs to change in your life. I deeply respect the choice you are making now. It’s not so easy to ask for help. In many ways it’s an act of bravery and calls upon an inner strength.
Of utmost importance in our time together is that you feel seen, heard and known. For this to happen I am committed to creating a safe, compassionate and responsive experience for you. I know that the essence of what we may be embarking on will be based on my being authentic and present for you as you tell me about what’s important to you and what you hope to gain from our work together.
Respect, trust and empathy are the foundation of my practice. From here I can learn how I can be of best help to you in your distress and journey. While I have many models of therapy that I draw upon, the work happens through genuinely being present with you as you share your story. Going at your pace and checking in often with you during your sessions we both discover what works for you.
THIS JOURNEY THAT WE ARE ON TOGETHER…
I’ll encourage you to tell me what is connecting with you as well as what is not. I believe making room for all of who you are and empowering your voice and your truth allows for a process that cultivates clarity and grow. I want you to get the most out of therapy so I will help you with either find or put words to feelings and heal stuck places inside of you as well as discovering how you can listen to your body and intuition.
Our session based on your goals and desires are an invitation for you to explore, experience, heal and transform. There will be moments of meeting yourself and your habits that deepen the work so you can have more of a connection with yourself, more freedom to be who you are and in turn have more choice in how you live your life.
I believe asking for help to be an inner calling to feel more aliveness and wholeness. Allowing yourself to be known whether you have had lots of therapy before or you are new to this process can be very enriching and life enhancing.
HOW THIS WILL LOOK
My individual sessions are relationally oriented and based in an Internal Family Systems and Gestalt approach to growth and healing as well as mindfulness and a sound understanding of how people change and transform from a neuroscience, Buddhist contemplative practice and Kaballistic tradition perspective.
For clients wanting to resolve emotional injuries incurred during childhood or later in life, trauma and anxiety I work with somatic oriented treatments and EMDR.
TESTIMONIAL
I am a successful executive recruiter and part time yoga teacher. Although I was financially successful when I started working with Terry over ten years ago, I was unhappy and anxious not knowing what to do to change. Terry guided me through my fears and anxiety with beak-through and backslides. He never lost faith in me and was always there to help me. His ability to skillfully use many different techniques helped me over and over again explore unknown territory and to create a map to understand and bring perspective to my life and my experiences.
I am happy to say that I am now, for the first time in my life the person, parent and partner that I wanted to be and really even more than I could have imagined! I would not be living the satisfying and contented life I have without my commitment to the work and the process, guided by Terry. I am incredibly fortunate to have found and worked with Terry and would recommend him to any person looking to find a happier, more satisfying and well adjusted life.
Lauren Godes
Terry Nathanson helps liberate individuals from their unconscious negative patterns by an ability to listen deeply. His acute sensitivity, his knowledge of the psyche’s terrain, and his sure footedness as a guide to well-being, makes him a wonderful therapist and healer.
Judith Garten, Counselor/lecturer/colleague