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YOU ARE

PASSIONATE, DEDICATED & DRIVEN

You work hard and play hard. You want to make the most of your life, with a sustainable impact.

People tell you you're extraordinary, but you continue to strive for new and improved..:

Confidence
Clarity
Purpose
Connection & Intimacy
Mental/Physical/Spiritual Health
Professional Growth

I AM

COMPASSIONATE, AUTHENTIC & STRONG

I'm a small town girl with a big world education. Growing up, life looked good on paper, and I couldn't see a reason to complain. But I was sad and confused a lot of the time; and my early coping methods had at least as many cons as pros.

I saw my first therapist briefly when I was 18, and was blown away by her insight, compassion, and care for me.

Life was different after that. I began listening to and following my intuition or "gut" more, and my heart. I started consciously seeking out my teachers, people, and path.

Buddhism calls those three the Buddha (teacher), Dharma (sacred path) and Sangha (community). And though I am far from religious, like Naropa University–where this approach led me to get my BA degree–I am both spiritual and "Buddhist-inspired."

After college, I was a professional baker, typist, and attempted screenwriter until I heard my calling clearly again, earned an MA in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, and opened a private practice straight after graduating in the SF Bay Area.

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

I help high achieving millennials+ learn to listen to their deepest selves too, and go confidently in the direction of their dreams.

Let Me Help Guide You

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.

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:

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.

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

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

Buddhist/Mindfulness Philosophy
Cross-Cultural Sensitivity/Awareness
Somatic/Body Practices including African Dance, Feldenkrais & Yoga
Showing up and relating with presence

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.

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.

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

Tell Me More...

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