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Sophie Matthews Psychotherapy

Sophie Matthews Psychotherapy

today’s #mentalhealth graphics 👀 do you see yourself in any of these?

How can we empathize with others AND honor our own feelings and needs? How can we hold acceptance of the present AND our desires for change? How can we extend acts of kind

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@alphachanneling on the power of the erotic!

I am grateful for all the artists, creators, advocates, and visionaries who remind us of our capacity to imagine a better future, a more just world. May we continue to help each other dream defiantly, lo

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Spread the word! I’m currently accepting clients.
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I offer free phone consultations and I see clients both in person and virtually at @soulwellnessnyc.

I am only in network with Original Medicare Part B plans. For out of network

Everything and everyone we encounter impresses something upon us; we are in a collaborative process with reality, shaping it as it shapes us. What we see in the Other reflects something of ourselves, our perceptions, our state of consciousness. What

the darkness has its holiness.

what does this mean to you?

#darkness #meaning #sacred #spectrum

Feel it to heal it ❤️&zwj;🩹 The first step is always acknowledgement and acceptance of reality as it is. However, it’s also the hardest thing to do, especially as our psyches are equipped with many defense mechanisms to avoid the pain of anxie

Macy Daye on Eros 💗 Love 💗 Connection 💗

Relationships provide the context in which we come to know ourselves. It is in relationship where we sustain emotional injuries and it is also the place where we find healing. Have you noticed that the peop

Measuring is in the mind. Evaluating, strategizing, and judging takes us out of direct moment-to-moment experience, narrowing our focus and attention to that which is lacking. Productivity culture is not about presence, a profound attunement to self

This is so real!!!! Time to give yourself some credit for following and flowing with your intuition. Time to give yourself some recognition for the things that come easily & naturally to you, all your special giftings & unique ways of being.

You don’t have to be strong, you can just be. You are safe to feel, I am here with you. You will survive it, and I will hold space for you for as long as you need.

#presence #coregulation #healing #mentalhealth

I first heard this catchy phrase from Dr. Tara Brach—psychologist, meditation teacher, and author of the book Radical Compassion. This phrase simply reminds us that our bodies are participants in all of our experiences and that stress, anxiety,

So grateful for friendship, sisterhood, and soulful connections. Together we conjure a bubble of safety & belonging. Together we sit, share breath, and spin stories around an imaginary hearth. We are enveloped in a circle of warmth. Our hearts ar

Amazing ideas and research from Dr. Matthew Lieberman, social psychologist and neuroscientist at UCLA. I had the pleasure of listening to him speak & teach during undergrad, & honestly the concepts I learned in his classes have reverberated a

Capitalism capitalizes off of our insecurities, breeding scarcity & feelings of inadequacy. Ageism is baked into popular media and the cultural ideal is synonymous with youth. We are bombarded with anti-aging products and death-phobic messages, a

Talking cure = psychotherapy!

The powerful effect of articulating feelings has been well documented in neuropsychological research. To label, analyze, and reflect on your experiences activates higher cortical areas of the brain and dampens the acti

You have the raw materials of your life, your constitution, your particular and peculiar set of life circumstances. You are a creative being: adapting, responding, ordering and manifesting. Give yourself credit for your perspective, your personal ass

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