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In my 29th year I found myself fully submerged in the emotion of grief, unable to struggle when my father passed. Inside of the pain of grief I discovered clarity and direction I had been seeking. Remembering the serenity I experienced in a yoga gym class from college I dove head first into a daily yoga and meditation practice and observed in amazement as my mind settled and my heart healed. Through devoted study and practice I developed insight into the workings of the mind making it comfortable to be in my skin for the first time in my life. This immediately motivated me to share with and help others, leading me to yoga teacher training and ultimately graduate school for mental health counseling. Today I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice here in Richmond, Va. I am also an E-RYT 500 (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher) offering public classes in the community. I specialize in counseling adolescents and emerging adults with emotion regulation difficulties including Eating Disorders and Self Harm with Mindfulness and Acceptance based treatments. My yoga teaching blends study of primary source texts with skillful breathwork, meditation, mantra and functional patterns of movement. https://izzyshurte.net/yoga daily 0.75 2023-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c0ea133cb74d61dedeb0f3/28c1fca1-2297-4872-bcb4-714e7646aa51/13220793_1032842833431024_4943057688227235784_o.jpg Yoga - What is bhakti flow? I was taught the structure and spirit of Bhakti Flow under the instruction of Michael Johnson at Asheville Yoga Center. Bhakti Flow is an integrative all levels vinyasa flow class that includes exploration of yogic philosophy, guided meditation, pranayama, (breath work), asana, (postures), mantra and freedom to discover your own flow. 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ACT is an evidenced based form of CBT, Cognitive Behavior Therapy. It emphasizes Mindful Acceptance of thoughts and feelings. This is radical, as most other forms of psychotherapy advocate changing or distracting from “negative” thoughts and painful states. With ACT we accept that the human experience includes a broad spectrum of feeling states that range from pleasant to neutral to unpleasant. Rather than trying to gather up pleasant states and push away the unpleasant with ACT we allow for this dynamic unfolding while grounded in mindfulness. With our hands no longer tied up with avoidance we can contemplate and move in the direction of chosen values to create a life full of meaning. ACT is that it’s both fun and experiential. I find that we laugh a lot in session at the absurdity of having a tricky human mind that trips us up. Humor allows us the hold the pain lightly. As an ACT therapist I am always looking to create contexts for change and growth to occur. Most of the time, this means more than just talking and feeling validated. In ACT we explore metaphors, often getting up off the couch and moving around the room. We also practice being in the presence of difficult thoughts and feelings in session, so folks are prepared when they appear outside of session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c0ea133cb74d61dedeb0f3/8b3294c0-b6a5-419c-9bb9-998df37a2df0/colton-sturgeon-6KkYYqTEDwQ-unsplash.jpg Counseling - Why I became an ACT Therapist I am an ACT therapist because for much of my life I was committed to the agenda of Experiential Avoidance. I, like many Highly Sensitive folks, have big feelings and felt it was my job to try and get rid of feelings that I judged as dramatic or negative. Not for lack of trying, I failed time and time again to disappear painful or inconvenient feelings which led me to believe I was weak or defective. When I discovered the world of mediation and yoga, I found a new way to relate to my inner landscape that I had been at war with my entire life. This new template, Mindfulness, taught me that I could allow and acknowledge all sorts of thoughts and feelings and still show up for my life guided by intention. When I discovered ACT in graduate school it was the perfect delivery system to transmit the work of Mindfulness to clients struggling with mental health concerns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60c0ea133cb74d61dedeb0f3/1633367967315-R4GKCP7A86BUJ8CIMY27/Izzy-about-page.jpg Counseling - My Experience I attended Lenoir Rhyne University in Asheville, NC where I earned a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. While in graduate school I completed a semester of internship at Balance Point Collaborative which was at the time an Intensive Outpatient facility for those struggling with eating disorders. I completed another semester internship at the Cognitive Behavioral Center of Western NC where I was instructed by R. Trent Codd, III and Rick Baker to implement ACT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy protocols for those struggling with anxiety disorders, eating disorders, mood disorders, OCD and self-harming behaviors. After graduate school I relocated to Richmond, VA where I completed my Counseling Residency at C2 Your Health working under the supervision of CEDS Christine Lamps. In my time at C2 Your Health I have continued to cultivate my expertise as an eating disorder specialist. In addition, I have continued to treat all anxiety disorders, mood disorders, OCD and emotion regulation concerns including self-harming behaviors. 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