Brian La Roy Jones

I help client understand their own experience of "anxiety" - how do *you* experience anxiety? Then I help you understand how your brain, mind & relationships interact, impact, & influence your experience of anxiety. From there you will discover how to reduce the chaos and/or rigidity triggering anxiety, & how you can increase control of your thoughts & feelings to stay in your comfort zone & feel more peaceful, calm & in control.

I utilize 80+ years of cross-cultural attachment research (the science of relationships) in my work with couples. I help couples like you understand the reactivity (ways we act/feel out of control) and attachment strategies that cause fights & arguments (aka "communication issues") they experience are because of 3 primary reasons (none are your fault). But more importantly, the 5 ways to move from reactivity to openness, understanding, self-control, kindness, compassion & connection.

It's important for me to know what my client means by "abuse". Abuse can be traumatic & it's equally important to understand what about the abuse may be traumatic for my client. From there we can work on resolving the abuse (trauma). This work may involve: decreasing the uncomfortable to distressing symptoms you're experiencing; increasing the ability to stay in your comfort zone (regulated) when "triggered"; helping your body process the experience (experience lives in the body) to resolve it.

It's important for me to know what my client means by "abuse". Abuse can be traumatic & it's equally important to understand what about the abuse may be traumatic for my client. From there we can work on resolving the abuse (trauma). This work may involve: decreasing the uncomfortable to distressing symptoms you're experiencing; increasing the ability to stay in your comfort zone (regulated) when "triggered"; helping your body process the experience (experience lives in the body) to resolve it.

It's important for me to know what my client means by "abuse". Abuse can be traumatic & it's equally important to understand what about the abuse may be traumatic for my client. From there we can work on resolving the abuse (trauma). This work may involve: decreasing the uncomfortable to distressing symptoms you're experiencing; increasing the ability to stay in your comfort zone (regulated) when "triggered"; helping your body process the experience (experience lives in the body) to resolve it.

With specific training in Somatic Intervention (SI) I utilize the body to: * Heal trauma & other stress disorders * Move toward more safety & connection with yourself & others * Discharge tension in the body & associated memories that bring discomfort to distress * Sense & interrupt habitual patterns (ie anxiety, anger, stress or fear) & then to move forward in your life centered & more calm * Improve negative situations & change their course * Increase your sense of being understood * & More!

I have studied attachment research (the science of relationships) for over a decade. Most recently completed Dr. Dan Seigel's "Interpersonal Neurobiology & Attachment with Couples". I use attachment research to help clients understand: * Why you do what you do (even when you don't want to). * How to create & increase your experience of safety, understanding, empathy, connection, & repair. * How to heal attachment injuries to increase overall satisfaction in life and relationships.

I've taken Dr. Dan Seigel's comprehensive course on Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB). IPNB is a framework that looks across multiple disciplines that study the mind, brain & relationships, & how all three of these interact to shape who we are, & then how to promote optimal well-being – including non-judgmental insight into yourself, and acceptance, empathy, kindness, compassion & freedom for self & others.