My Journey
​Attending yoga classes started as a reward for myself after overcoming personal struggles with my mental health and body image. I was drawn to the presence I felt during a regular yoga practice that created moments of understanding and compassion toward myself. Recognizing the importance of this new-found connection with myself, I decided to deepen my practice and, while attending classes for my graduate program, I completed a yoga teacher training with my local yoga studio.​​
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In the years since, my continued yogic and clinical trainings provide me opportunities to grow professionally and heal personally. From my experiences as a somatic-based, trauma-informed clinician and yoga facilitator, I have come to deeply appreciate the importance of establishing safety for survivors of trauma, as well as the ongoing process of healing and recovery they live. These understandings are central to my practice setting as I continue to work with those impacted by complex trauma through the therapeutic and yogic services offered at my private practice.​
Whether as your clinician or yoga facilitator, my purpose is to create and hold space for you to lean into vulnerability and discover your true, authentic self. I believe the process of healing begins from within and understand from personal experience this path may be difficult when walked alone. Turning inward and fully embracing your embodied self — where you are consciously aware of the full spectrum of your human experience — can be difficult, but you do not have to go it alone. When you are ready to take the next step and awaken your inner healer, know that I am ready to walk with you, on the mat or off.
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In kindness,
Pamela Sue (she/her)
IDFPR IL License #149.024846
“A healer does not heal you. A healer is someone who holds space for you while you awaken your inner healer, so that you may heal yourself.”
Maryam Hasnaa
Our Journey
The path of awakening to an authentic, healing self is unique for everyone. I offer an integrative approach to treatment that provides an empowering, holistic healing process. Below are names and brief descriptions of some therapeutic modalities that are part of the work I do.
Attachment-Based
Transform relationships, including the one with yourself, that may have been shaped by early childhood experiences with caregivers.
Bibliotherapy
Connect the stories you read to your own life experiences, find guidance from prompts in workbooks, or inspiration through journaling.
Mindfulness-Based
Bring your awareness to your body, your feelings, your thoughts, and the world around you as they are happening in the here and now.
Parts Work
Connect with the internal experiences of the different parts of your being to develop an understanding of your inner workings.
Person Centered
You are the expert on your own life and, with the support of the therapeutic relationship, are able to facilitate change and healing from within.
Somatic-Based
Your body carries the memories of your personal life experiences, offering valuable information about your internal self.
Trauma-Informed
This framework integrates an understanding of trauma into all aspects of care that prioritizes your safety and agency in healing.
Yogic Practices
Ways of being in the moment with your body that allow whatever is happening in your body to move through you.