Hi! I am Theo, Core Energetics Practitioner. I graduated from the Institute of Core Energetics and have been involved with this work for many years. I offer my services both In-person and Online. If traditional talk therapy has not been helpful, or is simply not your style, this modality might be right for you.

Note on traditional talk Therapy: Though talk therapy isn’t for everyone, there is much to be said for having another person’s support, having someone whose job it is to be with and hold you in whatever you may be feeling that is immensely significant. Through pattern recognition, and creating coping mechanisms built from focused reasoning, the problems we go into therapy with begin to become more tangible, we may even be able to find practical solutions to such issues. Therein lies the rub, because without a change in our energy, without a movement or release of whatever we may be holding onto energetically, these perfectly reasonable solutions may not be enough to change things in the long-term.

Through work with the body, recapitulating the free-flow of energy within our bodies through interventions and movement, tapping into our deep-set emotions, we can gain information and create new positive experiences of life that we may have denied or been denied in our past– just allowing us to have more of ourselves so that the parts of us that we hate or close-off gain some release and clarity!

About me

I am a New Jersian in his 20s, working to transform the hearts and minds of the tri-state area and beyond. My goal for you is to gain more access to the strength in your heart and to live your unyielding inner truth. I am one of 9 siblings, have a dog and a cat, and in my free time I love to explore the natural world and also study the works of J.R.R Tolkien.

About the work

In our formative years, we experience trauma that has a lasting effect on our nervous system, resulting in energetic armoring that is truly meant to protect us. As we grow up, we often find that the armoring we once depended on as children no longer serves our adult selves and becomes a burden—keeping us at a “young” operational level. Core Energetics offers a moment to allow oneself to fully come into contact with such armoring, as well as whatever hidden feelings that armor may be protecting, and why that armor may have been necessary in the first place.

Oftentimes, the first step is to bring awareness below the neckline, to tap into the wisdom of the body—the body’s consciousness—which is so often overlooked, as if the body holds no understanding or intelligence, and the brain alone runs the show. The second step, after coming into contact with whatever may be held below the surface, is to take ownership of the repressed feelings and allow for some small rebellion to take place energetically. This may be as simple as being able to say “No,” or “Stop,” or “I need help.”

Here, body interventions come into the space. Interventions may include, but are not limited to, work with a cube, which—without going into too much detail—allows the body’s feelings of rage or defiance to come through and gain some agency. Work with the roller, which again helps to recapitulate the energy flow by stressing the armoring, allows for an energetic release. Another example is the use of touch, which can be profoundly vulnerable and bring up a well of emotional responses.

These interventions help us paint a picture of what we know, what sensations or feelings are present, and how embracing these feelings may feel painful or pleasurable. One of the aims of this work is to provide a positive experience of life and its happenings, replacing the traumatic experiences felt in the past. Reshaping the energetic outcome allows the body to develop an understanding of what could be, instead of remaining locked into what is felt in that moment in time.

As we learn more about what it means to be fully human in a human body, it is becoming clear that the traditional White, Western European way of understanding people has its limits. To truly explore the human energy field and the richness of human experience, we need to look through many different cultural and societal lenses. Seeking knowledge and wisdom isn’t about sticking to one perspective—it’s about drawing from multiple sources and approaches. Without that openness, our understanding can become rigid and stale, and we miss the fullness of what it means to be alive.

My goal as a practitioner is to meet you where you are, see you as you are, and make space for whatever you’re holding—only going as fast as the slowest part of you is ready to go.

Core Energetics is powerful and transformational work. It has changed my life, and the lives of many people I know, both clients and friends. Reach out to see if this path is right for you!