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Tessa Sinclair smiling warmly outside
Photographer seeking clarity in therapy

YOU ARE

PASSIONATE, DEDICATED & DRIVEN

You work hard and play when you can. You aim to make the most of life and have a sustainable impact.

 

You get feedback that you're extraordinary, but you continue to strive for more, and better...:

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  • Clarity about Your Identity/Purpose

  • Satisfying/Meaningful Relationships

  • Ability to Speak Up/Be heard

  • Intimacy, Health/Sense of Well-Being

  • Recognition/Appreciation at Work

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Let Me Support You With That

I AM

COMPASSIONATE, STEADY & STRONG

I'm a small town girl with a big world education. Growing up, I had things pretty good, and didn't see a reason to complain. It's not that I felt great, I just couldn't pinpoint anything wrong.


Then when I was 18, an uncle of mine died from suicide. The loss was a total surprise to me. And suddenly, the risks and consequences of unacknowledged pain were undeniable.

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I saw my first therapist after that (and realized I might like to be one, too). She taught me about boundaries and self-compassion, introduced me to Mary Oliver's poetry and a new way of being:

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You do not have to be good...

You only have to let the soft animal of your body

love what it loves...

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,

the world offers itself to your imagination — over and over announcing your place in the family of things. 

~Mary Oliver

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My life choices were shaped differently after that, as I began to listen to and follow "my body" and intuition, actively looking for my place, and my people.

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I found my way while studying alternative, holistic, transpersonal modalities of thought and healing, guided by many wonderful teachers and mentors along the way.

 

Today, I bring this unique background of a personally-inspired, East-meets-West education to my client work.

 

I help people develop a practice of listening to their body so they can arrive at a place of peace and ease in the present moment.

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THE LETTERS BEHIND MY NAME...

TESSA SINCLAIR MA, BA, LMFT

TRANSPERSONAL TRAINING

MA TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY

JOHN F KENNEDY UNIVERSITY, CA

Transpersonal means, "beyond the person." In therapy, this translates to examining all influences - inside and out - on your life.

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JFK's training program wass highly experiential. We didn't just read/write about being therapists. We practiced. A lot.

 

I have extensive experience & study of:

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  • Models of Human Development

  • Existential & Integral Theory

  • Group/Social Process & Dynamics

  • Non-Pathological perspectives on Diagnosis (read: There's nothing inherently wrong with you).

  • Somatic/Body-Oriented Approaches to Healing

  • Internal Family Systems

CONTEMPLATIVE EDUCATION

BA INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES NAROPA UNIVERSITY, CO

I completed my undergraduate studies at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado.

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I was attracted to Naropa by its diversity, focus, and commitment to educate the whole person - mind, body, & spirit.

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As a student, I received world-class instruction in:

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  • Buddhist/Mindfulness Philosophy

  • Cross-Cultural Sensitivity/Awareness

  • Somatic/Body Practices including African Dance, Feldenkrais & Yoga

  • Showing up and relating with presence

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My capstone contribution was on neuroplasticity:

 

     "Mindfulness & Depression: How the Mind Can Change the Brain"

EXTENDED LEARNING

EMDR, ENNEAGRAM, GUIDED IMAGERY, MINDFULNESS, SHAME EXPERT

I am a lifelong learner and always have and will actively seek additional training at every opportunity.

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I have been studying the Enneagram for almost 20 years, and am in the midst of finishing up the Core Training program through Worldwide Enneagram.

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I completed Landmark Worldwide's Forum and Advanced Course. Plus:

 

  • EMDR: 50 Hr Basic Certification

  • 30+ Hrs Financial Literacy & Integrity Coaching

  • CBT & Mindfulness: 60 Hr Certificate Program

  • 7 courses completed in the Center for Healing Shame training program

 

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