Mr David Schmid

My work is motivated by a desire to help individuals find authenticity, meaning, and a sense of inner peace. As well, I am inspired by the possibility of helping clients discover and develop their potential through contact with their deeper selves. I accompany clients through a process of exploration and self-discovery that examines past, present, and future, and helps them understand how their life experience has contributed to their current circumstances. Through insight into these dynamics, individuals may gain understanding and compassion for themselves, as well as greater freedom from past patterns of relating to themselves and others. To the extent that clients are freed from these blind spots and compulsions, they have more capacity to connect with their deepest nature, so that their lives can unfold in a way that brings a greater sense of fulfilment. I approach each person with an attitude of openness and curiosity, and a desire to understand their unique personality and life circumstances. I attempt to tailor my approach by taking into account where clients are in their development, and what works best for them. Sessions entail focused, reflective dialogue and with close listening, timely interpretation, and room for silence. We trace anxious thoughts, shifts in mood, and recurring relational patterns. In the process you will hopefully discover more fully who you are and develop in accordance with your deep authentic self. I work with dreams as a way to enter into dialogue with the unconscious. I also work a lot with 'active imagination' as a way to address and integrate our complexes ('triggers'). This is a technique that resembles both Internal Family Systems as well as shamanic journeying.