Expert Guidance for a Safer and More Informed World
Anam Cara Therapy Center, located in Berkeley, California, is a safe and nurturing space for individuals, couples, and families seeking growth, healing, and understanding. With 23 years of experience, our licensed marriage and family therapist, Marenka Cerny, provides a unique and profound approach to psychotherapy that emphasizes the importance of the mind-body connection.
Somatic Psychotherapy: Experiential Healing
At Anam Cara Therapy Center, we specialize in somatic psychotherapy, an experience-emphasis process that focuses on the reciprocal relationship between thoughts and body responses. Unlike traditional talk therapy, somatic psychotherapy dives deeper into the unconscious beliefs that drive your life. Through increasing somatic awareness, you will uncover subconscious beliefs that may be inhibiting your full range of experience and expression. With Marenka's guidance, you will learn new options for living, based on what you desire most for yourself.
The Language of the Body: Expansion and Contraction
Our bodies and minds are constantly oscillating between states of expansion and contraction. Expansion is associated with trust, curiosity, joy, generosity, and forgiveness, while contraction is linked to insecurity, suspicion, fatigue, disappointment, avoidance, and other challenging emotions. By learning the language of the body, you can develop a better understanding of these states and how they manifest in your thoughts, feelings, and relationships.
Core Beliefs and Patterns
Adverse core beliefs about oneself and life can contribute to enduring patterns of internal tension. These deeply ingrained feedback loops can be challenging to change independently. At Anam Cara Therapy Center, we focus on the optimal oscillation of expansion and contraction and the importance of support, alignment, flexibility, balance, and an internal, stable ground. Through somatic psychotherapy, you will learn to let go with confidence into the unknowns of being alive, fostering a healthier and more authentic version of yourself.
Resources and Book a Complimentary Consultation
Explore our resources page for insightful interviews, recommended books, and valuable articles. When you're ready, book a complimentary consultation with Marenka Cerny, MFT, to discuss your unique needs and how somatic psychotherapy can benefit you.
Overall Experience
The reviewers have had vastly different experiences with the therapist. One reviewer had a terrible experience, describing the therapist as unprofessional, dishonest, and uncaring. On the other hand, another reviewer had a highly positive experience, describing the therapist as a powerful healer who provided a transformative experience.
Therapist's Behavior
The negative reviewer described the therapist as inappropriate, codependent, and dishonest. The therapist was said to have made false promises and even admitted to acting in an unethical way. Additionally, a significant portion of each session (30-40%) was spent discussing the therapist's own problems, making the client feel uncomfortable and unheard.
Effectiveness
The negative reviewer felt that the therapist caused more harm than good, exacerbating their codependency issues and requiring years of subsequent therapy to undo the damage. In contrast, the positive reviewer found the therapist to be effective, stating that the experience was transformative.
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