Sav's Approach to Therapy

Sav’s primary theoretical orientation is grounded in the post-modern, Narrative Therapy approach. Narrative Therapy examines the rich experiences of an individual’s life and the way one shares their story with others and reflectively views it themselves. In the words of Anderson and Goolishian, “it is our responsibility as therapists to cultivate a growing awareness of the dominant (and potentially dominating) stories in our society and to develop ways of collaboratively examining the effects of those stories when we sense them at work in the lives and relationships of the people who consult with us”.

Sav’s beliefs are greatly influenced by the philosophy that all people are capable of change and growth, and deserve to feel joy in this world. Sav has used much of their teachings of yoga to ground their work with mindfulness, which is proven to help people live more fully and presently, engaged in connecting with themselves and others. Sav has used practices of mindfulness, play/filial therapy, and Internal Family Systems in work with children and their families. Sav continues to apply knowledge from the concentration of Medical Family Therapy to help individuals create Biopsychosocial-spiritual balance, as they navigate comorbidities in their encompassing health.

Sav has Level 1 & 2 Gottman Method Couples Therapy training and practice in using Emotion Focused Therapy to guide relational work with couples and families that may seek healing, understanding, or pre-commitment work. All of these empirically supported theories are systemic, which looks at how parts of a system affect one another to sustain the stability and equilibrium of the whole system. She is currently participating in an 18 month sex therapy training program to pursue sex therapy certification through ASSECT.