Alissa Bazinet

In my role as a therapist, my primary aim is to support clients in returning to wholeness and connection (with self, others, spirit, and Earth) through reclaiming their personal power where it has been taken away. This process involves a deep respect for clients' autonomy, trust in their innate wisdom and capacity to heal, and transparency within the therapeutic relationship. It also requires that I hold a deeply safe and supportive container for *all* parts of self to be fully seen and witnessed, particularly parts that are repressed or "cut out" of conscious awareness. I am not a therapist who shies away from "being with" discomfort, strong emotions, or dark and challenging psychological material (i.e., "the shadow"). Instead, I am able to offer nonjudgmental reflection and acceptance of rejected parts, to assist clients in attending to their underlying needs and integrating the lessons they represent. At the same time, it is deeply important to me to "meet clients where they are", and to honor and respect their pace and their boundaries, not pushing to go "too deep, too fast".