Self-soothing is the ability to offer ourselves kindness, comfort and compassion.

It allows us to manage distress, overwhelming emotions, difficult memories, and challenging life situations with greater ease and confidence. Self-soothing teaches us to look withing and allows us to feel more comfortable in our own skin.

"Through the Self-Soothing Skills group, I now
have tools to overcome personal barriers
and reconnect with my creative self."

~Tessa D.

"I feel more relaxed. I listen to myself more
carefully and deeply. I am convinced that
giving myself love helps others around me." 

~Stephanie V.

In this eight week series, learn The Art & Science of Self-Soothing as I guide you through skills to generate a sense of calm, safety, and trust within.

This self-soothing skills training is structured around five core practices: self-compassion, emotional freedom technique, relaxation, creativity, and listening to ourselves. This is not a process group, but a skills group offered in a class-style format. 

Each group begins with a relaxation practice followed by the presentation of a new skill, group practice, discussion, and guided creative practice. You will complete this skills group with practical tools to slow down, relax your mind and body, and listen to your own needs. 

I created this class for individuals who experience inner criticism, perfectionism, and overwhelm. 

All are welcome.

"Carrie introduced practices and tools I was able to
use right away. I looked forward to every week's session
as time I could relax and focus on my needs and goals related to healing and growth.

The environment Carrie created was warm, light and nurturing. I feel so much more in touch with my feelings
and more able to give myself compassion and kindness in dealing with my life." 

~ Shelley F.

SELF-SOOTHING CORE PRACTICES

CORE PRACTICE #2
EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE (EFT)

I will teach you to use EFT to reduce anxiety, stress, overwhelm, 
critical thoughts, worry, and fear. Step out of spinning thoughts and
drop into the direct experience of your body. 

EFT is used for everything from panic attacks to sleep to physical pain
and trauma resolution. Studies have found that EFT significantly
regulates cortisol in the body and calms the fear center in the brain.

Once you learn this tool, you can use it on your own as a daily practice
and to address specific challenges. 

CORE PRACTICE #3
RELAXATION

We will explore guided meditation, mindfulness, and
self-hypnosis for slowing down, getting present,
and relaxing your mind and body.  

Practice being with yourself in this simple and quiet
way in the safe space of our group. I will support you
to get more familiar and comfortable with your inner
world so you can meet yourself with acceptance and
kindness rather than resistance.

We will use relaxation to receive our whole selves,
soften to what is, and open to our inherently
creative nature.  

CORE PRACTICE #4
CREATIVE ARTS PRACTICE

We will focus on engaging our innate creativity as a guide.

Creative arts practice does not focus on technique or product, but rather
connecting with ourselves and allowing the flow of expression to move
through us.

I will guide you in visual meditation, collage, and journaling
to support you in being with your creative nature.

CORE PRACTICE #5
LISTENING TO OURSELVES

We will create space to listen to the deeper parts of ourselves as a
path to trusting from the inside out. All of the tools we will be working
with in this group invite us to quiet our thoughts and connect with the
wisdom and guidance of our bodies, feelings, and intuition. 

I will support you to soothe your system so that it feels safe to listen
to the deeper wisdom that our bodies and our unconscious can
offer us. 

“This class had a giant impact on my life, and even
AFTER the class, I still have amazing insights.

I can “see” my attitudes and decide to change, remain
the same or take more time if I have a larger struggle.
I have become more aware instead of having a total
reaction to everything. I just know I was ready and
it IS STILL WORKING." 

~Sara R.

"I feel capable and comfortable to be able to get to a place of inner Self where I feel safe, focused, and worry-free. I feel confident enough to tackle future issues with the tools I've been given. I've gotten to know myself better.

Being around other kind, caring individuals has helped to provide context and share experiences where I do not feel alone. The group setting has been a wonderful format
that increased my level of connectedness to others. 

I am so incredibly impressed with the amount of specific tools, sources and overall structure that Carrie has
provided in her course.

I appreciate it so much and would highly recommend the group to anyone struggling or wanting to take their
inner journey to the next level!”

~Sharon B. 

“I learned so many different techniques to practice self-care,self-love, and compassion towards myself through
Carrie's Self-Soothing Skills Group. I am a perfectionist and have always given myself a hard time when I don't do things perfectly. I learned through Carrie to be more compassionate with and kinder to myself. Once I learned that skill, I've been so much happier, less stressed, and able to handle challenges more gracefully! Now I am more motivated to pursue those dreams that I've always contemplated, but never thought I could accomplish perfectly." 

~Emily W.