02/27/2025
I trained in a new modality this past weekend and I am excited to implement it. It is Self-Meaning Based Therapy (SMBT), developed and taught by Triad's Chief Learning Officer, Dr. Graham Taylor, and Dr. Lawrie Ignacio, both Clinical Psychologists. "SBMTs approach is an integrated model, grounded in psychoanalytic, humanistic, and family systems theory and incorporates the effectiveness of bilateral stimulation", similar to EMDR, but more focused on primary self-concept that we operate out of. The approaches enable individuals and couples to "embark on an emancipatory project toward a newly realized psychological freedom and reconnection with their inherent creativity and natural design." Freedom to exist in and operate out of your true self. Addressing a primary root of triggers, instead of just a later compounding association where the triggers remain to just be "coped with". This can get into other parts of self as well. It is utilized with neuro and trauma-informed approaches for increased effectiveness and safety for the nervous system.
And updated Biography/About Me:
Hi I'm LaShay, or "L". My background is Social Work, but in coaching, I practice under my yoga certification (RYT-200) and multiple coaching trainings. I bring my professional background and personal experiences into my work to help inform practice with ethics and including a whole person view (biopsychosocial spiritual) and considering the internal and external environments on multiple levels for important factors.
The nervous system bridges each part of us, a connector which also bears a lot of the weight of trauma and chronic illness. The Limbic System part of the brain specifically is what we want to support for survival/stress responses and the ways we process emotions, react, and more. The nervous system innately knows what we need, but it is geared toward protecting, so it can often take specific supports and connecting with another person regularly to help shift out of a state of over-protection and learn how to discern the difference between what we need to react to and what we do not need to and may need to rewire or re-program within.
I am trained in Unyte’s “Safe & Sound Protocol” (SSP), an approach to building in safety and regulation through specific sound protocols with Somatic Support. I utilize neuro-yoga or somatic bodywork approaches and more to help build up to it when needed. Sensory Reflex Integration can be an important support for the nervous system to build stability and resiliency, as a kind of "container" for the rest of us.
Self-Meaning Based Therapy (SMBT) is an approach I am certified in and can provide or refer out, which is similar to EMDR, but this can help shift at a deep level, below consciousness, early developed meanings that can serve as blocks to healing and recovery.
I tailor supports to each person, and specialize in working with people with complex chronic conditions and pain disorders, trauma, disability, and more. I am happy to refer to providers for specific approaches who take insurance if this would best fit your needs and work in tandem with them where applicable.
I look forward to meeting you and walking with you in this part of your journey!
*I do not diagnose, treat, or prescribe. I do not provide therapy. Instead, it is coaching and therapeutics such as integrating neuro somatic yoga & bodywork into sessions or events, and addressing subconscious beliefs and programming that can cause physical, mental, and emotional guarding and reactions.
Image: From "When Do You Feel Most Like Your True Self?" article on Medium. Original source unknown. Link in comments.
