Can I interview you?

I am getting ready to offer a really cool program. As part of my preparations I am interviewing people who fit the criteria below. In exchange for a ½ hour interview, I am offering a ½ hour coaching session. This exchange is wonderful because most people gain a lot of clarity and support just in the interview process, and the coaching session flows so smoothly from the interview. It is a profound win/win!

​Specifically I am  looking for women who
  • enjoy working with their creativity- artists of all sorts as well as non-artists
  • want to stop fighting with their unhealthy impulses and start  supporting their health and healing with ease and pleasure
  • may struggle with conditions like arthritis or chronic inflammation for which they are being told to lose weight and change their diets and eating habits
  • are curious what would happen if they tapped into their creative unconscious as a tool of healing
  • want to deepen their connection with the natural world
New  program starting in January 2025- make sure you get on the list to be the first to get information about it!

Tap into the intrinsic healing power of your creative unconscious



My training and philosophy
Psychosynthesis coaching is a profound and complex system of working with all aspects of the Self: body, mind and spirit. The basic philosophy is that each and every one of us is whole and has an urge towards health. Where there are parts that seem to be pulling us in unhealthy directions, there is some deeper story that can be attended to with compassion, gratitude and forgiveness such that those parts (like the drill sargeant and the rebel) can let go of trying to control everything and we have less internal friction and more inner alignment.  

The other part of my philosophy, built from my own creative experience as well as my training in Authentic movement and psychosynthesis,  has to do with how the imagination is an amazing tool for shifting our relationship with ourselves and our environment. I use improvisational movement and guided meditations to help release old stories and create new ways of being that support a healthier, happier and more easeful life.

The added bonus
The shocking thing is that as we loosen the grip of harsh self judgements around our bodies, there seems to also be more ease in our creative lives. And as we dive more fully into the nurturing qualities of our creative work, there is less pull toward the unhealthy food choices. 
"A lot of groups and approaches  are either/or-- all focused on weight or all focused on loving your body as it is.  In this group there is room for both and they are held with a lot of care, focus and skill. I love how well Val shares her info, experience and her honesty and ongoing process. I can't say enough!"  JB
 
How does it work?
more information coming soon!
How you can join?
Start by making an appointment for an intro conversation with me (Val). We will discuss what is going on for you, what your goals are, where your challenges are and what strategies you are working with. Most people find that whether or not they end up working with me, the intro call is very useful, supportive and clarifying.
"I have only been doing this a month or so and I feel better. I am sleeping better. I am gentler with myself.

​Val creates an open honest, non judgmental discussion where I find myself sharing easily. Her follow up questions to what I say always makes me think more carefully and deeply. All the group members share thoughtfully in responses to the way she shapes the discussion ..sharing what is going well and what is challenging. It seems to me we can be honest in our exchange in a way that makes a difference."  E.R.