Supporting Indiviuals, Partners, and Families:   Taking a whole person approach to therapy

WholeHeartedness is the capacity to engage in our lives with authenticity, while cultivating courage and compassion, and 

profoundly embracing who we really are (Brene Brown).   

 

WholeHearted Nest can be viewed as a metaphor of the therapeutic process: The WholeHearted aspect relates to the view 

that all people inherently contain resources that they require to live a substantial and satisfying life. Nest speaks to the job 

done between therapist and client, building an internal as well as relational nest with the uncovered resources that are already within. 

When a person is able to access personal resources in times of distress it allows a sense of courage and balance in one’s 

life. Creating a home wherever you are.  

 

Clients are invited to engage in an environment of radical self-acceptance, mutual respect, and curiosity. Ultimately, I 

believe it is paramount to establish a relationship where individuals feel deeply invited to bring their entire self to therapy 

and work from there to build their WholeHearted Nest. 

 

 

WholeHearted Nest Therapeutic Outcomes 

●To assist clients in developing a greater awareness of their habits and behaviors.  

●To embody and celebrate one’s whole self and walk in the world with authentic expression regardless of social 

norms and expectations.  

●Increase self confidence and decrease stress 

●Transition from a place of reactivity to centered decision making. 

●Develop an understanding of neurology and how the brain works.