Rachel Hilliard Psychotherapy

The origin of the word, "heal", means to make "whole". As we are affected by the inevitable challenges and traumas in life, we tend to adapt by splitting off essential parts of who we are. These adaptations assist for a while, before they ultimately start harming us. It simply doesn't work to be so internally fractured. Becoming "whole" demands that we start including and re-membering all that has been lost. It's a rigorous undertaking that can be overwhelming on one's own. The role of the therapist is to be a companion to the inner world, to hold a map when we are lost, and to witness all aspects of who we are.

We are living in an era that tends to hold a pathologizing attitude towards the inner experience. This is not the most helpful or accurate understanding. Struggle draws our attention inwards to witness ourselves. An attitude of inquiry and exploration helps to unhook from the outdated adaptations, patterns, and narratives of self.We release what is not ours.

It's a rich, yet often daunting and vulnerable process. The capacity to watch ourselves from the still place of awareness is medicinal- it rearranges us. There is a healing instinct within. The harmful residues of both collective and familial conditioning will loosen. It's my privilege to know clients with such proximity in this unique relationship.