As an analyst in training, I want my clients to remember one thing........this is your space.  Maya Angelou said, " There is a place in you that must remain inviolate." I perceive the consulting room as this inviolate place, a sacred place for you to experience yourself.  An extension of your mind, spirit, and body. Bring yourself into this room. Even if you can only present bits or pieces of yourself on any given journey. Enter this space as your most authentic and willing or unwilling self.  I know it is my job to remain an observer,  an attuned companion on this journey, maintaining a nonjudgmental stance. In this companionship, there will be moments of silence, reflection, the inspection of wounds, frustration, and joy. Rest assured that I am at your side as you experience this spectrum of affect. What we unpack in this space stays in this block of time. The portions of your memories, fantasies, dreams, and fears you so bravely share are crystallized here until your return. 

And if, for whatever reason, you decide not to enter this particular place again, I pray that you carry the essence of this space with you. It is my genuine hope that in your life, you create more rooms, spaces, and places for a curious unveiling and inquiry of yourself. I remain ever so grateful that if only for a second you felt so inclined to permit me access into the depths of your being. And entrusted me with the oversight and care of your being.