Feeling stuck, yucky, and overwhelmed with self-doubt, self-criticism, and anxiety?
Oh yeah, I've been there
Hi! I'm Toni Richter
I help sensitive, thoughtful, empathetic women who feel STUCK in the same cycles. They understand their quirks and foibles and can talk about the symptoms but when they are stressed, overwhelmed, scared, and hurt it's like their body takes over and they go into fight/flight/freeze or fawn. Who feel OVERWHELMED with PERFECTIONISM, STUCK in the same relationship cycles, AFRAID trauma and pain will ALWAYS stay in their BODY. I help YOU to LET GO of PAIN, PERFECTIONISM, and SHAME, to give and RECEIVE love without ABANDONING YOURSELF.
You are NOT having a good time at the moment
You are EXHAUSTED from the feelings of SHAME, RESENTMENT, FEAR, ANXIETY, and WORTHLESSNESS
You want to let DOWN your GUARD and get out of PROTECTIVE mode
Give and RECEIVE love OPENLY and SAFELY
Let go of the SHOULDS and be more CONNECTED
But when stress and fear come up you FEEL STUCK and you don't know HOW to get UNSTUCK
"My needs don't matter", "I'm worthless", and "I'm not good enough" play too often in your mind
"You're selfish", "this is how you show people you love them", "You're difficult", and "You're too sensitive" are too familiar
You STUFF DOWN your needs
You've learned to STAY QUIET and ABANDON yourself out of SURVIVAL.
Give yourself the COMPASSIONATE HEALING and SPACE it needs to feel SAFE ENOUGH to emerge and shine!
ABOUT ME
Hello! I’m Toni Richter, LCSW, TCYT-200hr
After being a social worker and therapist for over 10 years and a mother for 2 years, I have grown a profound respect for how deeply interconnected people are with their families, communities, and work. None of us can do life, or achieve (much) completely alone. I’m here to connect with you and help. I provide an authentic and safe space for clients to embrace their humanity and help them discover their own path to healing. In sessions, I use combinations of somatic therapeutic techniques to guide clients in connecting with their bodies and calming their nervous systems. I will work to help you lean into your humanness by being authentic myself. How do I provide a safe space you ask? Well, by being my authentic self. I am NOT the blank slate therapist. Actually, I’ve spent a lot of time unlearning that. Part of what makes us human is our ability to connect and sit with someone in their pain. I am here with you. I know the importance of taking care of yourself as a therapist when you’re also a spouse, partner, mother, friend, and own person. I am going to share the full human experience with you. I love working with clients who have yet to find success in traditional therapy. My own experiences with family violence and trauma have shaped me into an empathetic and curious therapist. During the pandemic, I experienced intense burnout along with the challenges of finding a therapist that was a good fit for me as a therapist myself. After discovering how hard it was to find someone, I realized that I could be here to support and alleviate the burdens other therapists carry. I am a fierce, protective, compassionate, matriarch who finds joy and fulfillment in holding others' pain and walking with them on their journeys. I am fully embracing this power within myself and I want to help you discover and invite your sacred power in as well. I utilize somatic experiencing, EMDR, sensorimotor psychotherapy, and trauma-conscious yoga in sessions. You might be talking about a challenge, and I’ll invite you to turn inward and notice what emotions, sensations, colors, shapes, and images show up. We might move our bodies in session in ways that help us move through a painful experience or move in ways you find supportive so you can build up your self-soothing techniques.
