Audra Carmine (she/her)

My Background and Approach

I believe in a slow, deep, and holistic approach that considers all aspects of a person’s life, including their mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing. My training is oriented toward working with clients through the lens of mindfulness, attachment based work, somatic approaches including EMDR, polyvagal theory, compassion, and parts work. I also draw on my 15 years of work as a yoga and meditation teacher, which has made me sensitive to the regulation processes of the body, breath, and nervous system. My approach is relational and process oriented meaning that the space between us is a field where deep discovery and growth can occur.

My Values as a Therapist

My practice is rooted in an ethos of love, connection, kindness, & compassion. It is often our disconnection from care that leads us toward dis ease, anxiety, & that unbearable feeling of wanting to crawl out of our own skin. It is our reconnection with loving kindness that heals us. Our stories of anxiety and trauma are suddenly less alone. Therapy is, at its most essential, two individuals in a caring relationship. I have learned through years of therapy myself that I am deserving of love simply because I exist--and so are you. We get hurt by people, so we must heal with people. Therapy is a brilliant container in which to grow and remember who we really are. Without it, I would not be here. I would still be exhausting myself trying to get the love I so desperately wanted. Therapy is not the only way to grow and heal; however, it is a really clear, accessible, and effective path toward self-actualization, a more interesting life, strong boundaries, & love.