Individual Therapy: Attending to the Soul
The etymology of “psychotherapist” is soul attendant—a phrase I return to often, because it reminds me what this work truly is. Therapy, in this spirit, is not a project of optimization or relief. It is a relationship that helps you listen more deeply to what you already know, but may not yet have had the company or courage to face.
In this space, we don’t rush to soothe discomfort or chase solutions. Instead, we make room for what aches, what disturbs, what’s been carrying the weight of silence. There is a strange kind of wisdom that lives in our symptoms, our longings, and our repeated patterns. Therapy can help you learn to listen—to what your soul is asking, to what trouble it may be seeking, and to what it means to live in fidelity to your own life.
Taking this step sends a powerful message: not that something is broken, but that you are willing to turn toward what’s real. And that, in and of itself, is a sacred act.
