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Tessa Sinclair smiling warmly outside
Photographer seeking clarity in therapy

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..:

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  • Confidence

  • Clarity

  • Purpose

  • Connection & Intimacy

  • Mental/Physical/Spiritual Health

  • Professional Growth​​

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Let Me Help You With That!

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 felt shitty a lot of the time; and my unguided methods for coping were cringeworthy–yet so common for a young millennial.

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I started seeing my first therapist when I was 18 (and seeing that I may also become one, someday, too). And I started practicing healthy boundaries, self-compassion, and acceptance.

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I approached life differently after that, by listening to and following my intuition, my "gut," and my heart; and I consciously began seeking out my teachers, people, and path.

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Buddhism calls that trio the Buddha (teacher), Dharma (sacred path) and Sangha (community). And though I'm not religious, like Naropa University–where this approach led me and where I completed my BA degree–I am "Buddhist-Inspired."

 

After Naropa, I baked professionally until I heard my calling again, and went on to earn an MA in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from JFK University, 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 overachieving millennials learn to listen to their deepest selves too, and go confidently in the direction of their dreams.

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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

 

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. 

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~Mary Oliver

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