WHAT'S A WAYFINDER?

When choosing the name for this therapy center, I wanted a name that would reflect the importance of self-empowerment and would stress that the final destination of "success" is completely up to the individual and not based on unrealistic and meaningless societal norms and expectations. A Wayfinder is someone that sails the open water with a destination in mind using nothing but natural landmarks like the sun, the stars, and ocean swells to direct them in their journey. After years of observing and participating in interventions that over prompted or over guided a person to the point where they stopped making progress, felt defeated, and lost sight of their own journey, I wanted to create a space where we can go back to the basic fundamentals of development. From a therapy lense, that meant play, mutual respect, connection, and allowing the client to take the lead... it is, of course, their journey. As a therapist, it is my job to provide those "natural landmarks" that will meet the individual where they are and allow them to move at the developmental pace that is right for them, eventually allowing them to feel empowered and confident to trust their inner compass in the rest of their journey to the destination they are always capable of reaching.