30 November 2023
Insightful
Working with Barbara was a very insightful experience. I am the type of person who looks for immediate answers and solutions to my issues, not wanting to 'sit and reflect' on some experiences, however, working with Barbara definitely instilled the need to take a step back and see what certain events mean to me. She not only was an active listener, but her responses were accurate and resonant with how I truly felt. I found her to be an extremely compassionate individual and teach through the lens of the heart, not the mind. I myself am quick to get caught up in the mental gymnastics of certain issues, especially emotional ones, and Barbara had a profound ability to take me out of my mental body and into my emotional body. I sought her help when I was at the peak of a stressful time in my life, completing university, a bureaucratic process abroad, moving home, and seeing many changes in my life and personal/romantic relationship(s). I felt like I needed the help of someone who could give me the tools to stay calm, regulated and most importantly to soften myself in times when I needed it most yet found it nearly.
Maritta