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Ahly | Integrative Therapist (Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy)
Therapist Kapiti
Welcome Friend, my name is Ahly and I offer mind-body-soul support using the psycho-spiritual compass of Hakomi; a mindful somatic (body-based) psychotherapy approach that gently leads us towards our own heart-intelligence and wisdom.
I work with people at their own level through personalised embodied practices such as mindfulness, breathing, somatic tracking, and experiential embodyment using an integrative, body-inclusive psychotherapy model. I have found that Hakomi Psychotherapy is very effective in helping people to understand themselves more fully, and to bring about a greater sense of choice and freedom.
My approach is both gentle and direct. I hold an enormous compassion and sense of wonder for the wounds that come from being human, as well the capacity to see beyond our woundings to that part in each of us that is whole and complete. Together we will cultivate the ability to welcome whatever needs a 'voice' or attention in any given moment and make space for that.
Our bodies know how to heal our emotional pains and traumas, and through the Hakomi approach of facilitated self-enquiry and somatic resilience, you will see positive changes emerge in your life.
As I accompany you on your healing journey, I honour and delight in supporting you in coming home to your true nature; your true Self. This is the foundation of how I work; supporting your natural healing impulse to move towards your own sense of wholeness, and to mindfully study what gets in the way of this impulse.
Together we can create a safe and supportive space to help reconnect you to your innate wisdom leading to healing and growth. I am super excited to join you on your path of self exploration to living an embodied, heart-centered and meaningful life.
I offer a confidential, warm and non-judgmental space for you to share what’s going on for you.
Feel free to reach out If you'd like to know more or make an appointment, I look forward to hearing from you.
Ahly
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THE 5 PRINCIPLES OF HAKOMI
In 1977, Ron Kurtz established the Hakomi way of Experiential, Mindful, Somatic Psychotherapy; a good 40 years before neuroscience started pointing conventional Psychotherapy in the direction of mindful observation and body based awareness of the present moment in order to respectfully navigate past traumas.
Many modalities of psychotherapy have branched off since then, but what I think distinguishes Hakomi from the many other Mindfulness and Somatic based psychotherapy offerings, are the Five Principles of Hakomi that make this modality especially accessible and empowering.
The five Hakomi principles are:
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Mindfulness
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Non Violence
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Mind-Body Holism
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Unity
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Organicity
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is foundational to the Hakomi method of Psychotherapy, for it is our ability to be in the moment and also to witness the moment. With mindfulness we cultivate this dual awareness of the present moment, tracking in our body what shows up; sensations, emotions, gestures, impulses, memories, and thoughts, and then we check in to how we respond or relate to what is arising; are we feeling open and curious, or judgemental or sad for instance?
Non Violence
Non-Violence means respecting your pace, rhythm, needs and boundaries. It means the session is YOU-focused, and I, as the therapist, have no agenda to follow. Non-violence means you are IN CHOICE every step of the way. It is a very empowering approach to personal development and an antidote to stepping out of victim-consciousness.
Mind-body holism
Modern Neuro-science is catching up on this foundational Hakomi principle, made famous by Peter Leven’s Somatic Experiencing work. The body keeps the score literally means that all stressors and traumas are held (and subsequently released) through the body, and in sympathy with this truth, we do not ignore the body's wisdom and intelligence, but rather seek its counsel. The Hakomi method specifically facilitates integration of body and mind where disconnection, dissociation or imbalances have shaped your life.
Unity
Unity is like the magic within the method. What’s in me is in you. We are all interconnected, we are fractals of the whole, and we are all helping each other to come back home to our heart. We are all looking for our most whole and unfractured expression of Self. While we all have different stories, methods and customs, we all share our humanity and universal needs. Our small microcosm moments of healing create the highest articulation of unity within the cosmos.
Organicity
Organicity is our innate drive towards wholeness. It is the same organistic principle as an acorn sending up a new shoot to find light and pushing down a root to find a source of nourishment. It’s programmed. It’s inevitable. Our movement towards wholeness and wellbeing mirrors this impulse, and the Hakomi method teaches us to sit back and honour this impulse, and when needed, to direct this movement towards a more wholesome form of nourishment. Essentially we are learning how to not get in the way of our own healing. My role is to support this unfolding.
Online therapy
I offer one hour online sessions at doxy.me (a browser-based platform).Qualifications and registrations
NZ Hakomi Institute
Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy Group Supervision (ongoing, with Dr Paris Williams & with Suhari Mommsen-Bohn)
Level 3 Advanced Supervision for CERTIFICATION Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy, 2024 (in progress)
Tutor for Level 2 Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy Graduate Training, 2023-24
Tutor for Advanced Parts Works and Integration using Internal Family Systems (IFS) Training with Dr Paris Williams, 2023
Tutor for Advanced Trauma Training with Dr Paris Williams, 2021 & 2022
Advanced Trauma Training with Dr Paris Williams, 2020
Relationship and the Risk of Connection, with Suhari Mommsen-Bohn, 2019
* Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy Graduate Training (2 years), with Jules Morgaine and Suhari Mommsen-Bohn, 2018 *
Advanced Hakomi Character Theory I and II, with Jules Morgaine, 2015
Embodied Family Systems, with Suhari Mommsen-Bohn, 2015
Hakomi Institute OF CALIFORNIA
From Trauma to Dharma, with Manuela Mischke-Reeds, 2020 (online)
Mindfulness Based Couples Therapy Training with Rob Fisher, 2020 (online)
Eco-Therapy: Mindfulness and the Heart of Nature - Returning to your Essential Self, with Rob Fisher, 2019
The Growth & Grit of Intimacy - Creating a cooperative and compassionate couple alliance, with Halko Weiss and Maci Daye, 2019
UNIVERSITY
Certificates in Creative Writing; Poetry, Whitirea & VUW
Masters of Library & Information Science, VUW
Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Anthropology, VUW
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Specialisations
You're also welcome for:- Finding your Voice / Opening your Voice
- Inner Child Work
- Shadow Work
- Coping with Life's Curveballs
- Somatic Resilience
- Post Traumatic Growth
- Dark Night of the Soul Integration
- Plant Medicine Intention & Integration
- Spiritual Awakening Integration
- Emotional Literacy & Empathy Framework
- Heart-Brain Coherence
- Internal Family Systems
- NVC (Non-Violent Communication)
Most common issues I support people with:
* Greif & Loss* Nervous System Regulation & Resiliance skills
* Trauma resolution and Post Traumatic Growth
* Transforming Core Limiting Beliefs
* Spiritual or Plant Medicine Intergration
Therapies offered
- ✓ Emotional Freedom Techniques
- ✓ Hakomi Psychotherapy
- ✓ Havening
- ✓ Mindfulness
- ✓ Root Cause Therapy
- ✓ Somatic Therapy
Areas of counselling I can help with
- ✓ Anger management
- ✓ Anxiety
- ✓ Being a perfectionist
- ✓ Being assertive
- ✓ Bereavement, grief, loss
- ✓ Body image
- ✓ Bullying
- ✓ Burnout
- ✓ Communication
- ✓ Self confidence
- ✓ Covid-19 Anxiety
- ✓ Depression
- ✓ Fear
- ✓ Feeling lonely
- ✓ Food addiction
- ✓ Insecurity
- ✓ Jealousy
- ✓ Low self esteem
- ✓ Obsessive compulsive disorder
- ✓ Panic attack
- ✓ Parenting
- ✓ Performance anxiety
- ✓ Phobia
- ✓ Post-traumatic stress disorder
- ✓ Relationship issues
- ✓ Separation anxiety
- ✓ Setting boundaries
- ✓ Sleep problems
- ✓ Social phobia
- ✓ Stress
- ✓ Trauma
- ✓ Workplace stress
- ✓ Worrying too much
Fees
$100 for one hour, but offer a sliding scale $50 - $100 in special circumstances.Availability (Opening hours)
| Monday | 10.30am | 12pm | 1.30pm |
| Tuesday | 10.30am | 12pm | 1.30pm |
| Wednesday | 10.30am | 12pm | 1.30pm |
| Thursday | 10.30am | 12pm | 1.30pm |
| Friday | - |
| Saturday | - |
| Sunday | - |
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