Hilary Jacobs Hendel: Emotion Centered Psychologist

Simply learning a bit more about emotions can make you much more comfortable with them and immediately make you feel better about having emotions in the first place. I never knew that emotions are not under conscious control and are normal responses to the environment. I never knew that core emotions are there to help us survive and thrive in life. I never knew core emotions are actually a bunch of physical sensations that we come to recognize as an emotion. Just think about how your body feels when you are sad—kind of heavy in your heart area. I never knew that emotions put stress on the body when we bury them. I never knew I could learn skills and techniques to help me more easily get through my emotions without blocking them. When I learned about core emotions and how to work with them, it was a revolution for me that changed my personal and professional life.

I became an emotion-centered psychotherapist to help people feel better and develop skills and resilience to meet the challenges of life. I am passionate in the belief that all of us need a basic education in emotions. I hope I have prompted you to consider learning more about emotions. Just like you learned in high school biology that you had eyes, ears, a heart, and a stomach, and you learned a little bit about how those organs work, you can learn about your emotions and have tools to work with them. To thrive in life, tending to both thoughts and emotions is required. It’s about coming into balance. We can all grow more comfortable with emotions, and it will serve us greatly.

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