Guided Focusing Sessions

Some reasons people seek Guided Focusing Sessions are to:

be held in the safe, compassionate accompaniment of someone who is fully present, listens without judgement and does not give unasked for advice as you engage in your inner work
access one’s own innate creativity and wisdom
as an adjunct to therapy
gain clarity and insight into a life situation, relationship, or problem
experience the release of tension that the Focusing process can bring
discover fresh new life-forward steps
cultivate the capacity to be fully present to anything
enhance our ability to listen within, to others, and to the larger world around us

“The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.” -- Henry Miller

Parts Work is integrated into the process of Inner Relationship Focusing in a unique way that is all inclusive.

We believe that no part of our inner experiencing arises with the intent to harm us.

All aspects of our experience (including our inner critical voices and the other parts of us we tend to exile) are invited to show up and become known in a way that accompanies them safely and with gentle compassion.

As a certified professional Focusing trainer and guide whose life has been transformed by this practice, I have worked with many people internationally. I invite you come sit beside me, experience, and re-discover the wisdom of your own inner world.

How To Schedule A Session

Go to my contact page and let me know:

That you would like a Focusing Session
Some (2 or 3) days and times you are available
Your timezone
Any questions you might have

Online Introductory Session is FREE
All further sessions can be provided online through Zoom or Skype, via phone (in the U.S.), or in person for those local to Connecticut. The choice is yours.
You can choose to have as many or as few sessions as you would like or feel you need, as you need them or pre-scheduled on particular days and times.
Cancelations that are made 24 hours or more prior to a scheduled session will be fully refunded.
Cost per 50 minute session is currently discounted from $125 per session to $85 per session for the months of April thru August 2021
I am offering a prepaid 5 session bundle for a significant discount.

*** If you are struggling due to the pandemic please let me know. I have never turned anyone away who can not pay the full fee***

What is Focusing?

Focusing is an inner listening process that is body-oriented.

It taps us into a more “whole” way of knowing that is empowering and creative.

“Our brains are not the wisest part of us.” –Schopenhauer

How A Focusing Session Differs From Other Modalities:

A Guided Focusing Session is different from psychotherapy. The guide does not analyze, interpret, diagnose, or label. You are in control of what you choose to focus on, the level you choose to share and the pace at which you go.

It is different from professional life coaching. The guide offers gentle invitations and suggestions to help you to stay present to your own process.You identify what needs the most attention. There is no advice from the guide and there is no co-created plan of action.

It is different from pastoral counseling. It is free of any theology and yet can fully embrace your spirituality, even at its most vulnerable moments.

It is different from just talking to a friend. The guide is fully present and non-judgmental in a way that offers complete safety yet with the same level of deep caring.

It is different from guided meditation. There is a responsiveness and companioning that goes beyond what Yoga Nidra or other meditative practices offer.

It is completely confidential

“When you live from your intuitive core, your belly, your heart, let your soul lead and spirit guide you, your words and actions will be naturally subversive.

You will go to your edge. You will soften. Become wildly tender.

Question is, will you wholly inhabit your own revolution? In beauty? This inner revolution is a perpetual ceremony of the heart. It’s what you are for.”

— Melissa LaFlamme in Inhabiting Wildly Tender Revolution

Testimonials

Kelly has remarkable listening skills. Interested and receptive, she is able to be an open, caring and attentive presence. It is so easy for even the most well-meaning professionals to let their opinions, moods and thoughts about their own responses intrude into their interactions… or hold themselves at a distance to avoid doing so. But Kelly is right there with me, engaged and present without judgment. She creates a safe and supportive space where I am really being heard and can finally begin to hear myself.

N. from Burbank CA

Kelly is kind, compassionate and accommodating. She really listens and has a strong desire to help others. She has given me great guidance and helped me sort through some very difficult issues.

S.E. –San Antonio

Working with Kelly as my focusing guide and spiritual director- has been a life changing experience for me. Since we started our journey together in December 2018, I feel that my soul has expanded and opened up to a deep and lasting transformation. I was dealing with a lot of anxiety and stress due to my changing life and health circumstances when I met Kelly upon my teacher's (Ann Weiser Cornell) recommendation. From the moment I had my initial discovery call with her, I knew she had something unique and beautiful to offer to me. Kelly's presence is deeply supportive, grounded, and soothing. She is professional and down to earth at the same time, so she offers just the right presence to build trust in this type of work. When she listens, I feel she is really there with me, anchoring me in my inner process. I no longer feel lost at sea or tired of trying to explain my issues. She has brought me to deep transformative places within myself than I have been to with any other guide or therapeutic practitioner (though I have been to many before). Kelly has helped me also with my journey of emerging in the world as an artist, because walking with her is a very creative experience.

Özlem Mavis, Artist