ALEXIS LOWENSTEIN, MFT
Counseling for Individuals & Couples
BODY, MIND, HEART and SPIRIT PSYCHOTHERAPY
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." - Anaïs Nin
SERVICES &
AREAS OF FOCUS
MISSION
I believe that healing is a process of letting go of what is not us - our learned ways of coping with life - so that our essence may express itself in the world more freely. Through following the wisdom of the body and spirit, a safe therapy relationship supports the organic movement towards wholeness that is waiting to unfold. I work with people to help increase their felt sense of safety in their bodies and to support mental and emotional well-being. Together we can understand how early experiences create templates for relationship, and learn to shift and transform what no longer serves you.
COUPLES
THERAPY
Disconnection from your partner can feel excruciating and trigger feelings of hopelessness and despair. Our best efforts at finding safety in moments of insecurity - our learned patterns of behavior - can end up triggering our partner's reactive response and we then become stuck in painful cycles of disconnect. My approach to working with couples is rooted in attachment theory and the understanding that, regardless of the content of the conflict, what keeps us from feeling close and safe has more to do with our underlying attachment needs and our confusion with how to get our needs truly met in our current relationships. EFT (Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy) helps couples to heal these early attachment wounds together, creating a secure bond and sense of refuge in the storm.
• Individual therapy for adults
• Therapy for couples
• Therapy for trauma recovery
• Parenting support
• Consultation for therapists
• Spiritual counseling and support
• Somatic psychotherapy and EMDR
• Young adults/Transition age youth
• ONLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS VIA TELEHEALTH •
Please note I am not conducting in-person therapy at this time.
Send me a message or call to set up a phone consultation and discuss if working together feels right for you. I'd love to hear from you.
ABOUT ALEXIS
Over the last 20 years it has been a privilege to accompany people of all ages and walks of life as they grow in their lives and relationships. My style has been influenced by the fields of attachment theory, intersubjective and relational psychotherapy, body-centered, parts work, and mindfulness-based psychotherapy approaches. Years of learning with indigenous healing ways, folkloric dance and martial arts, and earth-based spiritual practice inform how I approach psychotherapy and the healing journey of the human beings. I'm passionate about living with soul and creating more wholeness within and without.
CONTACT
Please Note:
I am only accepting new clients via TELEHEALTH at this time.
731 East Haley Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
(805) 800-6063 • (510) 842-6287