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Approaches & Values
Through a guided process and integration of somatic techniques & mindfulness-based and trauma-conscious approaches, you and I will talk through your lived experiences.
Some of these discussions will give you a sense of joy, sadness, frustration, anxiousness, pride, and excitement. And, yes, sometimes we will be treading unfamiliar terrain and get a little uncomfy. However, as we dig and uncover these stories in a safe space, we often begin a discovery of your strengths and wisdom - from a present you and intergenerational standpoint.
This experience is almost like when your body constricts and caves into a discomfort and, once ready to release, it expands and grows.
As we get curious about your goals, your story, your values, and your beliefs systems, we process through patterns about how you have survived & protected yourself up until this point and how these patterns affect you and your relationships (familial, platonic, and/or romantic) - looking within ourselves and connecting it to finding our space and belonging in the collective.
Throughout this journey, my role is to support you in feeling safe, in a space that prioritizes inclusivity, open-mindedness, and authenticity.
Where does the name Adlawan come from?
Adlawan is my maternal grandfather’s surname; it is also the middle name I hid from my ENTIRE childhood… and even well into my adulthood. I found Adlawan to be so “obscure” from every other “American” middle name. It wasn’t until I was 31 that I learned Adlawan meant daylight in my mother’s native language Visaya.
Coming to embrace this part of myself and my Filipino roots, I hope to honor my Tatay’s namesake and life in my private practice journey.