Psychotherapist

Carla
Bertolin,

Certified Spiritual Psychotherapist
Registered Massage Therapist
Reiki level 2 practitioner

If you are reading this, chances are you are feeling stuck. Maybe you find yourself repeating old patterns you know aren’t working for you. Or perhaps you are experiencing grief, anger or depression. Perhaps you are having problems in your relationships. Whatever it is, it’s keeping you from experiencing the joy and beauty in life. It may be time for a change!

What is Spiritual/Transpersonal Psychotherapy?

Spiritual Psychotherapy or Transpersonal psychotherapy is an approach to therapy which tries to do justice to the whole person including mind, body and spirit. It represents a broad range of therapeutic methods. Each method recognizes the self-healing capacities of the client. It involves encouraging the individual to discover the deep core of who they really are.

Carla is trained to work with similar issues as psychologist but the approach is different. The focus is on the unconscious relationship patterns that evolved from childhood and how they affect current thoughts, behaviors and emotions and humanistic therapies, which focus on self-development, growth and responsibility in the 'here and now'.

Carla practices a form of 'integrative' therapy; she draws on a wide range of therapeutic methods and techniques based on spiritual insights and experience, to help individuals recognize their strengths, creativity and choice.

Why Choose Psychotherapy?

Emotional pain takes many forms: the grief of loss, overwhelming stress and anxiety, chronic depression, job burnout, feeling stuck or trapped, heart break, guilt, regret, fear of trusting again, pent-up anger, worry about the future, and shame from the past.

We do our best to cope with the situation, hold it together, and keep going, even ignoring our emotions, but we often end up carrying emotional pain that we don’t know how to heal or release.

Spiritual Psychotherapy takes a holistic approach in recognizing that we are not just physical/mental beings, but that we are emotional, energetic and spiritual beings. It addresses our need to go beyond ordinary consciousness, helping clients see the spiritual significance behind painful experiences and childhood wounds, working with dreams, guided imagery, meditation and accessing aspects of the soul to deepen our awareness in the therapeutic process. When we acknowledge the duality of our nature, and the needs of our soul as well as our human experience the possibility for profound inner healing becomes available to us.

You may have some ideas as to what the source of the problem is, yet you find yourself repeating the same patterns or are overwhelmed with emotions. Quite often this is because the patterns and beliefs are not working for you have been there since you were very young. They may be such a part of you now that they can be hard to see in any objective way. That’s why it can help to have someone assist you with this process.

A trained therapist can work with you to discover the ways you are stuck, provide support through difficult times and help you become aware of your barriers to a happy life. Once brought into awareness, you can start to experiment with new ways of responding to your world. You can then begin to make conscious choices which support you in the here and now.

Mission Statement for Carla's Psychotherapy Practice

My ultimate goal is to support people in discovering a new level of inner peace that is always available regardless of external circumstances; to come into a new and meaningful relationship with themselves and therefore with the world around them.

At minimum, therapy helps to reduce or clear past challenges or traumas that have caused pain and suffering and have severely reduced the quality of life. I offer a safe place to explore and express difficult and often painful emotions and experiences. Many clients have been fortunate enough to see that Spiritual experiences, including a genuine reconnection with their deep, Essential nature, are within reach of their therapy journey, and may, in fact, be part of their ultimate healing.

I will work with you in discovering your core issues, understanding limiting patterns of behaviors, limiting beliefs, roles and defenses, getting in touch and comfortable in experiencing feelings and ways to express these emotions and ultimately developing a profound inner awareness that can give you the choice in moving forward with your life and journey in a more whole and healthy way.

My personal mission is to do my best in assisting you to reach a new and profound level of liberation on all levels: psychological, emotional and Spiritual.

Carla is also a Registered Massage Therapist practicing since 2002 and is a certified Reiki level 2 practitioner.

What To Expect During Visits

My approach to therapy is psycho-spiritual in nature. My work is client-centered, meaning I meet you 'where you're at' and guide you gently yet firmly to explore your truths, memories and emotions. We will also look to the past with Family of Origin and Inner Child Work. Spiritual principles such as compassion, transformation, forgiveness and gratitude are often experienced when doing this work which helps support spiritual growth.

I use a wide range of treatment approaches to make each client’s appointment as individual as they are.

Therapeutic Tools I use to further the healing process:

* Talk Therapy

* Guided Visualization

* Meditation and Chakra psychotherapy (works directly with the human energy field and the mind/body connection)

* Focusing

* Voice dialogue

* Inner child work

* Art and drawing

* Body psychotherapy

* Sub-Personalities/Inner Critic

* Experiential Psychotherapy

* Dream Work

Free, 15 Minute, "Meet-and-Greet" Appointments are available for those who want to assess how Carla can meet their needs, prior to booking a full appointment.