B. Bartja Wachtel

I practice from mindfulness, self-compassion and positive psychology approaches. We often get stuck in resistance to the very normal experience of suffering, as if something has gone terribly wrong. In this awareness we acknowledge that we are disconnected from the fullness of our experience and ourselves; the mind, body and our relationships. We can incline toward your experience and yourself in these areas with curiosity, cultivating tenderness, interconnectedness, and wise attention. Within all of us there are invaluable core values with a capacity to hold space and a sense of wholeness that runs deeper than our problems. I currently have a waitlist. I am honored to work with people facing challenges in chronic illness (ALS, early on-set Dementias, MS, Parkinson’s, TBI, Stroke, Cancer), end of life, caregiver burnout, finding meaning, depression/anxiety, non-dominant gender, romantic orientations, trauma, toxic masculinity and Sex-Positivity. I fiercely value holding non-judgmental