My name is Catiflor. I am an explorer of the unconscious, a somatic depth psychotherapist, mentor, educator, and devotee of the mystery.
I am here to support your mental, emotional, creative and spiritual well being, every step of the way.
Based in Taos New Mexico and Southern California. I primarily engage in Telehealth therapy but hold sessions in person when time and place align.
I am currently working with two groups of clinical practitioners. My California base is through Sacred Path - holistic therapy. In New Mexico I am working with a collective of integrative doctors at Elevation Integrative Wellness.
attachment as a base
Personality is formed through the relationship we have to our primary attachment figures and our innate temperament. Finding access to a strong sense of self and understanding what is true for us comes through examining our attachment styles. Getting to know how our personality is formed includes understanding how our defense patterns work. These patterns protect our most vulnerable parts, yet also keep us trapped in cycles of suffering. Together we can get to know and redirect patterns of reaction and learn to respond from a mature place of emotional regulation.
trauma-informed care
Trauma is not just what has happened to you externally, it is about what occurred from that experience inside you. What fought, froze, or flew away from you in that moment of crisis and lack of control. The body adapted so you could survive and now its time to re-pattern to be in the present moment in safety and trust. Repatterining the nervous system takes dedication and daily focus. I am here to facilitate reconnection and offer somatic and imaginal tools to assist this healing process.
nature as healer
Through relating to nature and the 10 archetypal elements found within, we can experience belonging and find understanding for the parts of our lives that feel too hard to process, including grief, loss, chaos, love and peace. Returning to nature informs us of the wisdom that comes in cycles, and in the changing seasons of our development. When appropriate I conduct somatic based therapy sessions in nature, and include the practice of Cha Dao (The way of tea). The medicine of tea facilitates and supports healing in the psyche assisted by the spirits of the elements.
psychedelic Integration
Through the therapeutic use of psychedelic medicine the mind-body-soul is offered an experience to go beyond what we consciously know to show us the pathways of healing available through altered states of consciousness. Often times these expanded experiences can leave us feeling the gaps and in-congruencies in our every day existence. Learning how to bridge the new with the old is essential for integration of this work.
