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this is my life's work

I'm an intuitive, introverted, sensitive human being. I was never a coordinated or athletic kid.  I loved to draw, dream, read and climb trees, but gym class and sports left me feeling confused and uncoordinated. What seemed to be natural and effortless for others just didn’t come easy for me at all. I figured movement just wasn’t something that I was made to do. ​

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My sensitivity and tendency to live in my inner world often felt lonely and isolated, and I tended toward codependency, anxiety and depression. By the time I was 18, I’d been hospitalized for suicidal tendencies and was an expert on the pharmacopeia of anti-depressants. For the next 10 years, I tried all kinds of therapy and medication, but mostly, I was resigned to be the kind of person who would just always be unhappy. 

laura stands in shadow in front of the river

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Learning to connect to my body changed my life....

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​When I left my first yoga class, I was overwhelmed with well-being and hope. Learning to experience life inside my body after being so completely disconnected from it gave me a new way of feeling and dealing with my mental and emotional experience. This led to meditation, which gave me the tools and capacity to handle the ups and downs of life, and then Tibetan Buddhism, whose spiritual tenets are the foundation of my sense of service with others.

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...and Jung's work helped me to find my soul. 

I've been a student of Jungian psychology for the past five years, which has given me a more holistic understanding of how and why the body and mind work together the way they do. Jung believed (and so do i!), that all symptoms (physical or psychological) were attempts at self-healing; a communication from the unconscious that can help us to understand ourselves and our life's purpose. â€‹â€‹

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In working with clients, I have a tremendous amount of respect for their agency and their own knowledge. I have no agenda; my role is to help them to understand themselves better. 

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​There was never anything wrong with me, and there's nothing wrong with you, either.

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I offer a de-pathologizing lens on you and your experience. We all need the right support and the right practices to hold us so we can learn and grow at our own pace, in our own direction.​  The ways in which I felt isolated and lonely have given me a unique gift to understand, support, and companion others on their own journeys with their bodies and minds. 

 

I am honored by the trust others place in me

You can read about my values here.  

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593 SE Central Parkway

Stuart, FL 34994​​

hello@laurabethwenger.com

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© 2024 by Laura Beth Wenger

My services are not a replacement for licensed mental health care, but may be supportive in conjunction with it. Potential clients will be interviewed to determine that they are supported in their mental health care before training, and may be required to provide authorization from their current mental health care provider. 

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