About Francesca Marguerite Maximé

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Who are you, really? Are you what you think you are, or much more?

Could your beliefs about yourself be real, but not necessarily true?

Might it be true that there's nothing wrong with you?

And that perhaps you could learn to live with more compassion, freedom and joy today? 

It all starts with arriving in the present moment: a shift in perspective can open a whole new world to wellbeing. I believe that within us, we each have a part of us, deep down, who is quite wise, who we can access to help guide us through our journey. Dr. Peter Levine of Somatic Experiencing says, "trauma is a fact of life but it doesn't have to be a life sentence." I know this to be true from my own personal experience. And I also know trauma doesn't have to be what people call "big T" trauma - an accident, assault, or natural disaster - it can also be developmental: that our needs as a child weren't met in the way we would have liked & needed to feel safe, secure & soothed. But we can learn to "titrate" or dip our toe into the water, slowly & gently, through a trusted holding space, to address some of these very young, wounded, overwhelmed, &/or angry & frustrated parts so they can be transformed & healed - & so they no longer get so easily triggered in your daily life.

We can co-create this space w/ the use of mindfulness meditation, through noticing what's happening in the body through Somatic Experiencing &/or creative writing exercises in memoir/poetry. I'm a certified meditation teacher, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner & poet/writer (not a licensed psychotherapist or physician). I aim to deeply listen, support & create a trusted holding space to explore a full range of experience and help empower and educate you with information about how the nervous system & neuroscience of the brain works, so you begin to understand you aren't just the "stories" about yourself that you may believe to be true.   Many of us live in the past or the future. We ruminate & regret, or we have anxiety & worry about what may happen next in life. As an alternative, we can learn to expand our window of tolerance so we can enjoy more of life without getting dysregulated. As we learn to create space for all of what's here, we begin to enjoy more of all of what life has to offer.

I work on a sliding scale fee to help meet your needs. Please contact me using this form to

Specialties

• Eating Disorders
• Adults
• Couples
• LGBT
• Addiction
• Victims of Sexual Abuse
• Native populations
• Grief and Loss
• Adults abused as children
• Complex PTSD
• Developmental Trauma

SE Level

SE™ Practitioner – SE™ Assistant

Professional Title:

Francesca Maximé is an SEP, a Brooklyn-based wellbeing guide & trauma-informed mindfulness meditation teacher. She hosts the #WiseGirl video podcast on YouTube, iTunes & other podcasting outlets interviewing neuroscience, trauma and mindfulness experts. https://www.youtube.com/francescamaxime

Professional Certifications:

Meditation Teacher Training; Journey Meditation; received in 2016

Insurance Accepted

No