About | AriadneThompsonMFT

About Me:

I have been interested in the inner world since I was a very young child, and have had a fascination with what it is to be a human being, why we're here, and what we're meant to do here.
The world we each live in is as subjective and individual as each one of us are. The video camera behind my eyes is seeing an entirely different movie at every moment than everyone else is, influenced by my upbringing, my culture, parents, teachers, friends, and the influences I've been exposed to in life. I can learn so much from the outer world, and other people. But self- study is really an interest in how I work as a person, this particular self I find myself to be. What am I drawn towards or put off by? Do I tend to come forward or to withdraw myself? How do I relate to myself, internally? What habits of behavior do I find myself often to be in? What habits of mind? What do I tend to do in relationships with others? Do I inhabit my authority, or give my authority to others?
These are a few of the endless questions one might explore as they grow their inner life and relationship with themself.
I am a curious and supportive guide as we explore what you want to grow, shift, understand, and develop in yourself. I believe in the therapy space being one of complete non-judgment.... let's look at whatever it is with curiosity instead of criticism. After all, we can't do anything differently until we come to see and understand it.
This is exploration I LOVE to do, and have studied many modalities over the years that support creativity and exploration in the therapy room. I approach each client and our work together very individually. The one constant in my work is the inclusion of the body. Moving from the mind alone we are reactive, inconsistent, and fundamentally insecure, always trying to fit an outer image of who we think we're supposed to be. When we begin to include the body- to have someone home inside our bodily selves- we begin to have a stability and inner support that reacts less to the minds chatter, and more to our innate wisdom. This is possible for any human being with a true interest.

The practices that have had the most transformative influence on me and my work are Breema Bodywork, Formative Psychotherapy, and the Work of Byron Katie. These are interwoven throughout my work and have deeply informed my understanding of the body and the psyche.