What is Healing The Shadow?
Healing The Shadow is a type of shadow work - it is sometimes called ‘parts work’, and as a shadow work coach I believe that all parts of us are trying to help us in some way. In a Healing The Shadow session, you will be given the time and space to explore aspects of yourself that you find hard to accept or that are currently hidden, and to discover more about these parts of you. Over time, I will support and facilitate you to start a journey of bringing healing and balance to the deep emotional wounds that caused parts of you to go into shadow in the first place.
By doing shadow work, you will have the opportunity to be compassionately and strongly held and to become aware of - and more comfortable with - these parts of you. Their purpose and value can become clearer, allowing you greater authenticity in your inner world and your day to day and professional life.
Shadow work can free up significant amounts of your power and energy. We find that a lot of power can become locked away in the parts of yourself which have gone into shadow - usually, to keep yourself safe as you were growing up.
Working together, I offer you time, deep listening, and I can facilitate you in symbolic carpet work, to potentially bring about significant changes in both your inner world and, ultimately, in the way that you experience other people and the world around you. You can read all about carpet work on this page of the site.
What issues can I work on?
The range of issues that people bring to this powerful, transformative work is wide. This shadow work is trauma centric and is appropriate for working with, amongst others, issues such as childhood trauma, anger, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges and workplace blocks and challenges. Some clients approach shadow work feeling listless, hopeless, frustrated, sad or even just confused in their day to day life. One of my colleagues often says that shadow work is done on a ‘need to do basis’ - as it can be deeply challenging.
It can also valuable to do Healing The Shadow work as part of your wider therapeutic journey that, perhaps, includes talking therapies, bodywork, meditation, and also alongside specific types of Trauma Therapy.