TRACY SONDERN
PSYCHOTHERAPY
Located in Echo Park & Online in California
"Sometimes when things fall apart, well, that’s the big opportunity to change." - Pema Chodron
Hi, I'm Tracy Sondern. I love working with individuals and couples in midlife and older, that are feeling stuck and wondering what is next. You may feel more confident than ever, more comfortable in your own skin and at the same time less valued. Whether you are a creative who feels too young to be experiencing ageism, a woman confronting the hormonal madness of menopause or a couple looking for connection, we all need help sometimes. Getting some support would feel good.
I see therapy as a collaboration, with our relationship key to the work. I’ll look for your strengths, at how past trauma is informing your present and
help you get in touch with the way your mind and body are connected. I believe self-acceptance creates the strength for you to move forward.
I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) which has been proven to be very effective in trauma work and phobias.
For couples work, I am trained in The Gottman Method for Couples to help couples with communication, connection and intimacy.
I’m direct but kind, serious but like a laugh and welcome all emotions. I’m a former creative professional, who comes to this career later in life. I bring a wealth of lived experience with me and have done my own work in therapy to discover that this is exactly where I want to be now. I welcome all people and am gender affirming, body size positive and LGBTQ+ allied.
Therapy and Support Group for Women
This group is a for women in their 40's, 50's and 60's. Why this specific age group? Because so much change is happening - menopause, career burnout, kids growing up. Our appearance is changing and with it the way people treat us. We may feel invisible, without value or experience a loss of identity just at the time when we are feeling we know the most and care the least about what others think of us.
The aim of this group is for women to find support and strength through having open and vulnerable conversations about how all this change feels, and how we feel about ourselves.
This is an 8-week group, from October 2 – November 20. It will meet in-person in Echo Park on Wednesday afternoons from 1:00-2:30. Price per session is $50 ($400 total) Space is limited to 6-8 members.