Sasha Silverman Counseling
A warm, intentional space where you can gently rebuild your self-trust, and learn to live with clarity and emotional steadiness.
My Approach to therapy
I believe we all have access to our own inner guidance. This wisdom emerges through a free-flowing, respectful dialogue between mind and body, thoughts and feelings. Over time, however, many of us develop chronic threat responses – fight, flight, freeze, or fawn – that hijack this connection. When that happens, we may feel anxious, depressed, disconnected, or confused.
In our sessions, I aim to create a safe, trauma-informed space where your nervous system can relax and reset, allowing your true inner voice to be heard again.
- Internal Family Systems (Parts Work): Helping you connect with your wise, grounded center so it can support the more overwhelmed, reactive, or protective parts of you.
- Embodied Emotional Regulation: Listening not only to your thoughts, but to what your body is communicating and learning how to respond with steadiness.
- Attachment-Focused Therapy: Understanding how early relationships influence current patterns so you can create the secure connections that make life meaningful.
- Across all modalities, the goal remains the same: to help you feel more resourced, more connected, and more at home within yourself.
Why I Started This Practice
For years, I worked in a range of helping roles: teaching in Japan and Ghana, helping adult immigrants learn English, teaching in a high school, supporting adoptive families, leading grief groups, and guiding individuals through addiction recovery. Across every setting, one truth remained constant: people of all ages and backgrounds carry far more emotional weight than they show.
Even those who seem strong and capable often have never had a space where their deeper emotions could safely and fully land.
My own healing journey taught me that no amount of thinking alone could create real change. My body needed to feel safe. The inner voice that had always been there, but just needed space to be felt and heard, and the support to trust it.
As I reconnected to that inner compass, I experienced a clarity and steadiness I hadn’t known before. I built this practice to offer that same kind of space for others.
who Do I work With
I work with adults, couples, and teens in many different seasons of life, including those who:
- Feel disconnected from themselves or their partner
- Are navigating transitions, grief, or family-of-origin patterns
- Want therapy that feels warm, human, and grounded
You don’t need the perfect words or a polished narrative.
You just need a willingness to start.
steady and grounded
What it’s like to work together
You’ll step into my room and settle into your usual spot on the sofa. You may see a lit candle flickering on the coffee table. As you settle in, we may begin with a brief meditation to help you feel centered. If you come in ready to talk, we’ll dive in. As you share, I’ll work to understand what felt most impactful and why. If you’re unsure where to begin, I’ll gently guide the session — helping us explore what might be just beneath the surface, waiting for attention.
If you come as a couple, or as a parent and adult child, we’ll address the immediate concern while also strengthening overall communication and exploring how your relational patterns developed over time. Across sessions, we’ll give your thoughts and emotions a place to be felt and seen. From there, we will notice themes, patterns, and choices. Together, we’ll clarify how you can begin responding from a grounded inner authority — rather than from shame, fear, or inherited conditioning.
Let’s Connect
If you’re looking for therapy that feels warm, grounded, and genuinely supportive, I’d be honored to connect.
