“I’ve done lots of psychotherapy for years, so it’s really been empowering for me to find that the answers, the wisdom lie within. I’d been told again and again that I could heal myself, but I never realized that I could do it until I started working with Marie.”
—Kathy, Washington, DC
“Marie’s warm, competent, down-to-earth teaching style has made me sign up for class after class and want everyone I know to benefit from the wisdom and skills she offers.”
“Dealing with our emotions can often feel like serious business, but Marie’s approach was full of laughs while also being extremely supportive, moving, and instructive.”
—Lisa, VA
“Marie introduced me to a practice that will serve me well for a lifetime. Her Focusing classes were a gateway. I’m more aware of my mind’s patterns, or what I now know is an inner critic. I used to listen and internalize my inner critic. Now I can say: “oh, that's a part of me that is critical.” It's easier to not become as bundled up in self criticism. I also have more self compassion. Before learning Focusing, compassion was something I felt for my friends, but not for myself. Now I can be more empathetic with myself.”
—Jill, Washington DC
“I’ve learned to care for myself and not jump in and be the caregiver for everyone else all the time. Marie opened my mind to things I hadn’t known, like feeling empathy for myself instead of feeling frustrated & self critical. I’ve learned to listen to myself and trust what feels right. This freed me up and gave me the ability to heal all the way around: mentally, physically and spiritually.”
- Chuck, Poolesville MD
“If you're facing challenges in your life and you're stuck on how to deal with them, Focusing is an incredibly powerful tool. After taking several classes with Marie, Focusing has become so important and integrated into my life that I just want everyone to be able to get the benefits that I have gotten.”
—Lauren, VA
“Working with Marie feels like a synthesis of therapeutic principles/mindfulness/and guided meditation. I explore the parts of me that developed to protect me early in life but no longer serve me and often impede my happiness. Rather than hoping or willing them away, which has never really worked, I'm learning to recognize and understand the different facets of myself, thank them for their service to me, and reassure them that "I've got this" now.
My individual sessions begin with Marie guiding me, grounding me, and inviting what comes in ways that help me discover what my “parts” want. I always leave with some combination of feeling refreshed, intrigued, understood, relaxed, centered, often with small or profound insights and always as if something has "shifted", and settled.”
—Ellen, Boyds MD