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Inner Critic Healing
Set Boundaries To Allow Inner Freedom
Find A Renewed Sense Of Peace And Calm
Live In Alignment With Your True Self
Understanding Inner Critic Healing Somatically
The inner critic is a voice within that often stems from past experiences and negative conditioning. It can manifest as self-doubt, harsh self-judgment, and feelings of inadequacy. Our bodies hold onto these critical messages, leading to tension and stress. Healing your inner critic involves addressing these embodied experiences with compassion and understanding.
"The inner critic is a part of you that needs love and acceptance, not further criticism."
-Unknown
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What Is Inner Critic Healing?
Inner critic healing is about recognizing and transforming the negative self-talk that undermines your confidence and well-being. By understanding the origins of these critical voices and how they are stored in your body, you can begin to change your relationship with yourself and foster a more compassionate inner dialogue.
If you are experiencing:
- Persistent self-criticism and feelings of inadequacy.
- Difficulty accepting compliments or believing in your abilities.
- Harsh self-judgment and perfectionism.
- Feelings of shame, guilt, or low self-worth.
- A tendency to compare yourself unfavorably to others.
- Anxiety and stress related to performance and achievements.
Soulful Therapy can help you find healing and relief.
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How Can Inner Critic Healing Help?
Personal Growth
Healing your inner critic promotes personal growth by helping you understand the root causes of your self-critical thoughts and guiding you to develop healthier self-perceptions. We celebrate your strengths and support your journey towards your highest potential.
Holistic Well-being
Our holistic approach to therapy emphasizes the interconnectedness of body, mind, and spirit. By nurturing each area, we promote healing and integration of your inner critic, leading to a balanced and harmonious life.
Heartfelt Connections
Inner critic healing helps you develop self-compassion and kindness, which overflow into your relationships. This fosters deeper, more meaningful connections with others.
Healing Past Hurts
Understanding how past experiences contribute to your inner critic can help you change how you relate to yourself and the world. Therapy provides tools and insights to help you cope with and heal from these critical messages.
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At Soulful Therapy, we facilitate healing using the following approaches:
Compassionate Inquiry
Compassionate Inquiry is a sacred journey in healing, integration, and personal growth. It invites you to explore your emotions, beliefs, and past experiences with curiosity and empathy, free from judgment. We help you identify the root of your challenges, guiding you toward self-discovery, self-acceptance, and a deeper understanding of your true self.
Inner Child Integration
Inner Child Integration is a powerful way to reconnect with and reparent the parts of you that are often triggered. This method gently guides you to feel your childhood emotions and experiences with all of your adult capacities. By doing this, you can integrate the earliest times when your needs went unmet, which continue to impact your current-day reactions, behaviours, and patterns. We offer a kind and safe place for you to accept yourself with compassion, and a peaceful way to attend to your inner child when you are triggered.
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Family of Origin Therapy
Somatic Pscyhotherapy
Somatic psychotherapy honours the deep connection between your mind and body and acknowledges that traumatic experiences can be held in the body, not just in thoughts or emotions. As you become more aware of these sensations in the body, you can attend to the needs that they are expressing and heal the physical and emotional impacts of your experiences. Through breathwork, body scanning, movement, focusing, and mindfulness, we integrate your bodily experiences with your emotional and mental processing, allowing you to release tension and gain profound insights, restoring balance and overall well-being.
Laura Farberman
Clinic Owner & Founder | RSW, MSW
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Why Work With Soulful Therapy
MIND-BODY CONNECTION ARE NOT JUST WORDS – THEY ARE THE SOLUTION TO HEALING
Our Unique Approach Offers:
Safe
At Soulful Therapy, we want you to feel safe to explore your authentic self, be able to set boundaries that ensure your needs are met, and nurture the connection between your mind, body, and heart.
Present
Through cultivating a sense of presence, we are able to help you take what you have learned in the session outside and use it in your day-to-day life with a mindful spirit.
Soulful
Compassionate Inquiry gently helps you gain an acceptance of past experiences and foster a sense of self compassion. We encourage you to share and feel your true emotions at a deeper level, so you can live more joyfully.
Soulful Therapy Is Built On:
- AUTHENTICITY
- WARMTH
- COMPASSION
- EMPATHY
- RELATIONSHIP
OUR APPROACH
How Our Inner Critic Healing Works
Working at a pace that is comfortable for you, each session is a gentle cycle of grounding, exploring, and fostering change that supports your journey.
1
Grounding &
Intention Setting
We begin by letting go of distractions and focusing on the parts of you that need attention. Together, we clarify your intention for our time together.
2
Exploration &
Understanding
We explore your feelings, thoughts, triggers, tension, and patterns with curiosity to identify and understand your core beliefs and their impacts on your body and life. This often reveals the origins of your inner critic and the triggers your body remembers.
3
Progress &
Lasting Change
We practice tools to calm your nervous system, allowing you to relate to your emotions and tensions more compassionately. You will move towards healing, inner freedom, and authenticity.
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How Healing Can Look With Inner Critic Healing
Your healing journey is unique and happens at your own pace. Changes come as different parts of you are ready for healing. Over time, you’ll develop a kinder relationship with yourself, experiencing growth and self-compassion. While we can’t predict exact outcomes or timelines, each session aims to provide something meaningful for you.
- Quiet the inner critic and foster self-compassion.
- Develop a deeper understanding of your inner self.
- Foster heartfelt connections with those around you.
- Cultivate self-love and acceptance that reflects your true self.
- Develop coping strategies that encompass your mind, body, and soul.
- Discover inner freedom and thrive with joy and love.
Discover inner freedom and thrive with joy and love
Meet Our Team
Meet the inner critic healing therapists at Soulful Therapy.
Virtual appointments available across Ontario.
Breanne Benson
Registered psychotherapist (Qualifying)
PhD Doctoral Student, Transpersonal Psychology
- Trauma
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Laura Farberman
MSW, RSW
Clinic Founder, Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist
- Adults
- Virtual Sessions Available
- Daytime
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma Therapy
- Yoga Therapy
- And More!
Isabel Moriche
MSW
Registered Social Worker
- Complex Trauma
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Cognitive Change
- Grief
- Migration Stress
- Housing Insecurity
- Aging
- Crisis
- English / Spanish Speaking
Shane Pokroy
MA, RP
Registered Psychotherapist
- Adults
- Virtual and Phone Sessions Available
- Daytime, Evenings, and Weekends
- Relationships
- Emotional Regulation
- Mindfulness
- And More!
Mariya Garnet
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
- Adults
- Virtual Sessions Available
- Trauma
- Daytime, Evenings & Weekends
- Developmental/pre-verbal trauma
- Emotional Neglect
- Emotional disconnect
- And More!
Are you ready to start exploring your best self?
How To Get Started
Offering online therapy sessions to individuals across Ontario.