Life Connected
Anne Cowardin-Bach, PhD
Welcome to Life Connected! I am so glad that you are here! You are visiting the website for the private psychotherapy, coaching and consulting practice of Anne Cowardin-Bach, licensed psychologist and "heart-centered" hypnotherapist. My mission is to provide you with integrated options to increase your love of yourself and others and to maximize your positive experience of work, play and relationships as the meaningful encounters they are intended to be. In other words, I'm here to support your experience of deep connection to yourself, your purpose and those you love and care for.
My practice integrates sound psychological principles of human development and behavior with over fifteen years of psychotherapy practice, training and consulting. In addition, recent practice and research has substantiated the effectiveness of the integration of mid-body methods such as relaxation, visualization and movement, into traditional practices in mental health.
Together, we will look first at the strenghts you bring to bear to create your life as you want it to be. That is, we will work to help you maximize the use and application of your life energy (ki or chi )to your chosen purpose. You will be guided in integrating your mind, body and spirit into your decisions and actions toward creating and sustaining the life you desire. You can learn how to reduce and manage the stress of living in our culture and find connection to greater joy and meaning. By having support for learning to relax, loving yourself and learning to listen to the voice within that speaks your wisdom, you will know what is best for you. Through healthy breathing, deep relaxation, guided imagery, body movement and processing and healing emotional "wounds," your sense of awareness and connection to yourself improves. This opens you to deeper and broader connections in your life.
Along the way, you'll have the opportunity to examine of your values and principles for living in the presence of deep listening. Using your values as a standard for decision-making and action develops a deep appreciation for who you are and how you best operate. This creates the possibility to live with integrity which is the highest honoring of yourself. It opens the way to growing deeply into the person you are meant to be and leads you on the path of fulfilling your “personal legend.” (Paul Coelho, The Alchemist).
I believe that each of us carries a dream within us. It identifies our mission on the planet. Our dream may become buried beneath the demands and expectations of others or the need to focus on survival in these modern, complex days. Maintaining connection to our deepest wisdom can be difficult or seem impossible when our values and sense of true self become compromised by what our culture has defined as important. Results can range from subtle discontent and discomfort to living too much with significant levels of anxiety or depression.
Reaching deeply into ourselves to identify our dreams and help them become reality is a very important task for us and for the earth. As Paul Coelho states in his tale, The Alchemist, “…There is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, its because the desire originated in the soul of the universe. It is your mission on earth.”
I'd be priviledged to support your knowing the joy of finding your mission and setting your sights to complete it! That is a life connected!
