Donna Wigmore Counselling Services (She/They/Her)

Approach Description: I often use parts work, (Internal Family Sytems) with a somatic approach. This means that we will explore some of the root causes of the issues that are troubling you. Often we will begin with what you are noticing in your body and this may take us to a younger part that may be carrying something that they would like to let go of. This may then inform you of where you may want to create new boundaries. As we work together, we have to remember that slow is fast - we have to wait to do some of the bigger things until your whole self, and all of your parts, have had a chance to build trust. In the meantime, there is lots to do in an effort to learn how to befriend your nervous system and regulate. Understanding that the body does indeed keep the score, our use of your developing ability to read what is happening in your body can be a key to lead us into insight and then healing. I am currently being trained in ACT - Acceptance and Committment Therapy and this is a very effective way to help people redesign their lives in line with their values. I use tapping for myself and love to use it with people who want to change the way they think and talk to themselves. It is a great way to establish a new neural network to support the new and preferred way of being. Meanwhile, we can let the grass grow over that old, well worn path, and gently redirect ourselves when we wander down there again out of habit. New habits take time and monitored practice to become automatic.