The air inside our virtual room doesn’t demand a polished agenda. When you log on, there is no clinical checklist waiting for you, no pressure to perform readiness, and no expectation that you must present a coherent summary of your struggles. For many high-achieving individuals, caregivers, and neurodivergent adults, the daily routine is a frantic race of managing external systems, masking fatigue, and over-functioning to meet everyone else's emergencies. You arrive at therapy with your shoulders braced, your breath shallow, and an internalized script telling you that you need to "work hard" to fix what feels broken.
But sitting in this space with me means entering a low-demand sanctuary. The very first thing we do isn't analyzing your past or troubleshooting your logistical stress; it is checking in with the physical reality of your body in the present moment. If you are running on empty, tanked, or completely disconnected from your physical self after a chaotic day, our primary intervention is somatic regulation. Whether that means taking five minutes of shared, unhurried breathing, adjusting the lighting in your room, grabbing a snack, or wrapping yourself in a heavy blanket, your physical comfort is the foundation of our work.
The Shift: Dismantling the Authority Dynamic
In traditional healthcare models, therapy can feel like a top-down transaction where an expert diagnoses your "symptoms" from a distance. In our room, that power dynamic is intentionally dismantled. I am not the architect of your healing, and I don't hide behind a stiff clinical mask; I am a real human being sitting in the space with you, tracking my own energy boundaries and modeling the exact relational transparency we are building together.
When you ask for the "right answer" or look to me to solve the puzzle, I will gently hold the space rather than hand down directives. We treat your internal conflicts—like the exhausting tug-of-war between a hyper-productive "Go" part and a deeply burned-out protector—not as defects to be banished, but as an intelligent team that needs a compassionate roundtable host. You are the definitive expert on your own internal system; my role is simply to hold the flashlight alongside you as we map out the terrain at the speed of safety.
Why This Pace Matters: The Reality of Customized Care
Choosing a private-pay partnership means investing in the luxury of an unhurried, phase-sensitive pace. We are completely unbound by mandated medical insurance codes, rigid timelines, or cookie-cutter protocols that force you to "check a box" and move on. If your nervous system needs an entire hour to simply find quiet, tactile containment and drop its survival mask, that is the most profound, productive work we can do.
You don't have to justify your feelings or perform wellness to be worthy of support in this room. You are invited to show up exactly as you are—blank, messy, or completely overwhelmed—knowing that you are genuinely accompanied by a steady anchor.
Ready to trade the pressure of "performing" wellness for an unhurried, restorative partnership?
I provide 100% virtual, neuro-affirming somatic therapy for adults across Minnesota who are ready to move from the exhaustion of constant masking into a life of embodied, values-aligned peace.About the Clinical ApproachMy approach to therapy is rooted in the belief that true healing begins when we stop working against ourselves.
About My Style
At Fig Tree Services, I specialize in neurodivergent-affirming, somatic-informed trauma care. My work utilizes an integrative, evidence-based toolkit, including:
Internal Family Systems (IFS): We compassionately explore the parts of you—the exhausted, the protective, and the critic—to help you find inner harmony rather than self-judgment.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): We focus on building the psychological flexibility to pursue a values-aligned life, even while navigating chronic pain or trauma.
To experience what it feels like to settle your system in a collaborative container, you can learn more about my practice here: www.fig-tree-services.com
