Radically Informed Coaching & Somatics

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Transformational Tools for Relationships and Emotional Well-being

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HOW DO YOU CHANGE?

Many people say they change by learning about themselves. By gaining new understanding, new insight, new perspectives, and understanding how to put more pieces of their story together. Understanding what got you to where you are and why its not working certainly will help you to change yourself.

And, it’s not the whole picture. 

Insight isn’t necessarily all we need to change. Sometimes, this can be why people don't see the changes they want in talk-focused practices. Even when we understand the roots of our trauma, our emotional wounds, our childhood, our thought patterns, and all our unhelpful habits, just understanding doesn’t always lead to change. Our old habits are embodied - they’re habitual, automatic, and ingrained in our bodies and muscle memory. We need to find what we’re actually going to do instead of our old habits.

That’s why in Skills for Change, and my practice, we do things differently. 

We use a radically informed, holistic approach to help make clear the connections between your mind, body, and the social world you live in - and how none of these can be ignored in finding well-being. We focus deeply on the body so we can explore your struggles on a truly visceral level - getting in touch with how they shape not only your mental and emotional self, but also the actual shape of your physical body. We guide people through shifting into new shapes to learn and embody new possibilities.

Working with me, you’ll learn how to get in touch with your most expansive self, and explore what you really want in life - in both your inner experience and in relationships of all kinds. You’ll learn what’s in the way of you getting those things, and then learn tools, practices, and frameworks to practice and embody to profoundly change how you respond to these obstacles.

This is what I work with people to create: Embodied Change. The kind that changes how you show up in your life every day. 

ABOUT ME

Hi, I’m Tyler. 

I’m a certified radical practitioner of Skills For Change Coaching, Mediation, and Bodywork via the Folkloom School, and I’m a certified Cooperative Communication teacher as well. Over the years, I’ve worked with intersectional community organizations for youth and adults experiencing homelessness and LGBTQIA+ groups, co-founded a harm reduction organization, and organized countless community events.

I strive to make my work anti: racist, ableist, sexist, capitalist, and trans and queerphobic. My work is trauma informed, power informed, pro harm reduction, and anti authoritarian.

Testimonials

  • Working with Tyler for the past several months has been transformational for me. Tyler is a deeply caring and insightful person who has been alongside me as I reflect on my needs, the changes in my life, and how to put into action my desire to live the life I want to lead. Something that was missing for me when I worked with a series of more traditional therapists in the past was the context around power, community, and oppression. I believe that context absolutely can’t be ignored because it informs everything I do and experience as a queer, neurodivergent, fat woman, and I’m able to bring my full self to my sessions with Tyler without the risk of feeling shame or being misunderstood.

    I always feel incredibly safe and cared for in our sessions, while the practices and resources Tyler shares challenge me gently and in the way that I need. Tyler has a robust skill set and knowledge base that he is able to share with me in an accessible way, providing me with resources and tools each session that feel important, directly relevant to what I share with him, and applicable in my life. This opens up possibilities for me in a way that I couldn’t access within the clinical approach of more conventional therapy. I have no hesitation recommending Tyler to other folks!

    MADDY, MO

  • I cannot recommend Tyler’s coaching and practice enough! I happened to start working with Tyler during a particularly transformative but destabilizing period of my life, and I’m so grateful for the tools and insights that our work together has given me. I have been able to untangle some very complex dynamics in one or two sessions with Tyler that would have taken much longer to work through with my therapist (and my therapist is excellent, so that’s saying something), which attests to both Tyler’s skill as a coach and the effectiveness of the Skills for Change framework. He is great at asking fruitful, pointed questions and creating a safe environment to answer those questions with vulnerability. Tyler’s dedication to making space for gratitude and radical honesty within the context of the coach-client relationship make his services very special and like nothing I’ve quite experienced before.

    AL, MO

  • I have had the immense pleasure of being cared for by Tyler and his coaching for over a year now. I can honestly say that compared to conventional therapy that I have paid for through mental health services, Tyler and his holistic approach have been tremendously more effective. When I see Tyler for our sessions I feel a very nurturing and warm presence from him. I feel that he can not only pay close attention to my issues, but is able to really grasp the root of my frustration even when I can’t seem to explain it myself. Every session I have with Tyler I leave feeling rejuvenated, relaxed, and with hope. To anyone that feels like they are being beaten every day by mental turmoil and in need of inner healing, please look to Tyler.

    TOM, TX

  • Tyler is such an insightful and empathetic person - easy to trust and open up to.

    Through his guidance, and his patience to allow me space to do our sessions in the way that works best for me, he has helped me to identify areas of concern and to understand them so I am able to express them clearly, in a safe and supportive environment. Tyler has supplied me with invaluable advice and tools to assist me with dealing with these difficult situations from my past & present, and even given me confidence to face any possible future situations. After every session he leaves me feeling refreshed, positive, and motivated. It has felt like joining my shattered self back together.

    I would definitely recommend him to anyone looking to work through things in a coaching, counseling, or therapeutic space.

    SEAN, UK

  • Before I began my sessions with Tyler, I struggled to see the light at the end of the tunnel in most important areas of my life, but now I feel more confident and positive about my future. I’ve achieved tangible results which I would previously not have imagined possible for me. With his help, I’ve made progress managing my stress, anxiety, emotions, fatigue, executive function, occupation and interpersonal relationships.

    Having received therapy from various conventional counselors in the past, I find his methodology refreshing, innovative and engaging. He carefully considers and customizes my sessions, drawing from skills, exercises, knowledge and life experience I’ve not experienced elsewhere. He is kind, engaging and relatable, yet always professional and competent. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Tyler.

    GEORGE, UK

  • I met Tyler a couple of years ago through Facebook, I was going through an absolutely awful time in my life, and he helped!

    He helped me get a better understanding as to what was happening with me and why everything was so catastrophic in my head.

    His guided practices are the best way to ground myself and clear my mind. It took a while to get them, and to get used to them, but now I look forward to them. He's easily the best listener I have ever met, he doesn't miss anything. It is quite refreshing for someone like me who has had a difficult time finding just that. Someone to listen!

    Every session we have is helpful, and im always able to take something from the time that we talk. I've spoken with quite a few coaches/counselors/therapists, Tyler has been the best to talk to. He's been nothing but helpful, and I hope to continue working with him!

    JOHNNY, ONT. CA