The Hakomi method is a mindfulness-based, body-centered therapeutic approach developed in the 1970s by therapist Ron Kurtz. Evolved from Buddhism and other forms of meditation practice, the Hakomi founded on the principles of nonviolence, gentleness, compassion and mindfulness. The Hakomi method regards people as self-organizing systems, organized around core memories, beliefs and images; this core material expresses itself through habits and attitudes that tend to guide people unconsciously. Hakomi seeks to help people discover and recognize these patterns and then transform their way of being in the world by changing the “core material” that is limiting them. Hakomi can be used to treat a variety of issues, and has been shown to particularly help people who are struggling with anxiety, depression or trauma. Think this approach might be right for you? Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s Hakomi experts today.
Maybe you’ve tried talk therapy and are wanting a different approach. Mindfulness-based experiential therapy places a high value on present-moment experience. With mindful compassionate curiosity, we explore what is true for you related to your thoughts, feelings, beliefs, body sensations, impulses, behaviors, needs, and memories. At times, we may explore what it is like to say or do something, or mindfully notice the impact of something. Mindfulness is a powerful agent for transformation.
— Sarah Howeth, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Portland, ORFind out more via my speciality webpage on Hakomi and Mindfulness Therapy: https://windingriverpsychotherapyservices.com/mindfulness-and-somatic-therapy
— Tim Holtzman, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Berkeley, CAI am trained in Hakomi, a mindfulness-based somatic (body-centered) approach to therapy.
— James Reling, Licensed Professional Counselor in Portland, ORHakomi is an integrative method that combines Western psychology and body-centered techniques with mindfulness principles from Eastern psychology. Hakomi takes into account that we carry our memories and traumas and feelings in our physical bodies. The way mindfulness is utilized here maintains its integrity as a profound experience that reconnects the client and therapist to their true and common humanity. It is when an individual feels truly joined by another on their healing journey.
— Ricardo Peña, Clinical Social Worker in Los Angeles, CANatalie Buchwald has been certified as a Hakomi practitioner after completing a post-graduate training.
— Natalie Buchwald, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Garden City, NYHakomi is a depth oriented somatic mindfulness approach which I have been studying over the past 4 years. I am a Hakomi Certified Practitioner, and hold this lens of client centered, present moment, relational therapy as a framework for all of the work that I do with clients. Hakomi is a gently powerful; the way in which water can cut through stone. This combined with an IFS informed approach is a potent bottom up duo that can deeply shift held patterns and bring revelatory insights.
— Pujita Latchman, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Berkeley, CAI completed Level One Professional Hakomi training in Berkeley, CA (2019).
— Lindsey Stern, Marriage & Family TherapistI am a Hakomi inspired therapist. Hakomi is a body centered, present moment modality that moves at the pace of your own healing. It is client led, deep, body based, and a wonderful way to work with historical patterns and trauma. The Hakomi method, as designed by Ron Kurtz, is a therapeutic approach that meets the entire individual. It offers slow change that allows you to integrate what has happened perviously while moving into the future you would like.
— Jenna Noah, Counselor in Denver, COI use a body centered psychotherapy technique called Hakomi that is aimed at healing core wounding often result from childhood issues. Hakomi is a type of somatic/body-centered therapy that uses a combination of mindful awareness and interpersonal authenticity as a pathway for inner healing. As a client, you will feel safe, seen, and met and learn new depth in inner awareness and acquire tools for more authentic and effective management of your inner world.
— Wendy Yeh, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Palo Alto, CAHakomi is a body-centered, mindfulness-based approach. Hakomi uses body awareness to access the unconscious. Both trauma and brilliant, creative healing wisdom are stored in the body. By learning how to listen to and follow your body's cues, you will find a depth, ease and aliveness that working in ordinary consciousness can't access.
— Grace Silvia, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Portland, ORCompleted a two-year training with The Hakomi Institute in The Hakomi Method of Mindful, Somatic Psychotherapy, 2007.
— Allison Brunner, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in , PAHakomi therapy, also known as the Hakomi method, is a mindful, body-centered approach to psychotherapy that uses experiential techniques and somatic awareness to encourage positive individual transformation and growth. In this form of therapy, the human body is viewed as a resource to access unconscious materials from formative experiences that have shaped a person’s core memories, beliefs, and psychological outlook.
— Courtney R. Lee, Associate Professional Clinical Counselor in Pasadena, CAI trained in Hakomi Therapy with the Seattle Hakomi Education Network.
— Keri Willis, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Asheville, NCI am currently engaged in the Level 2 Hakomi training. I like to try out small experiments in mindfulness to take a look at the thoughts, memories, feelings, and sensations that arise in relation to symptoms or struggles. In Hakomi, we accept these symptoms as sources of valuable information. Mindfulness and compassion for oneself allows old patterns to be seen and updated.
— Paul Abodeely, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Seattle, WAI am trained in Hakomi, a mindfulness-based, experiential approach to therapy. Often, patterns and beliefs that we are not even aware of are getting in the way of living the life we want. By slowing down in our therapy sessions, and paying attention to your experiences as they occur in the moment, I can help you become aware of these patterns and beliefs. Together, we can explore and transform these patterns, to allow you to live a fuller, more satisfying life.
— Claudia Hartke, Psychologist in Boulder, COI have studied Hakomi method, a mind-body integrative approach that utilizes mindfulness and attachment theory to study and discover the healing inside of you. Hakomi believes in following the process, that you have everything you need inside of you to heal. My main practice is influenced by Hakomi, called Relational Somatic Healing, with similar basic tenets but incorporates craniosacral, mindbody centering and a more relational approach.
— Erica Berman, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Oakland, CAHakomi is a mindfulness centered somatic (body-based) psychotherapy. I hold a doctorate degree in naturopathic medicine with specialized training in Hakomi therapy.
— Roxanne Ahmadpour, Naturopathic Doctor in Portland, OR