Healing from the impacts of twinship.
Many twins come to therapy knowing there was something different about their childhood experience. They understand their relationship is more than that of siblings. The bond is deeper, pain of disconnection greater, and desire for repair profound.
They can’t quite pinpoint what happened, and yet one or both feel disconnected, unseen, or not enough.
These feelings are the result of the unique and often misunderstood twin experience. This ranges from necessary dependence on each other to absence of individuated parenting to societal pressures of sameness. Protective parts emerge and acquiesce to the twin dynamic – caretaking of each other rather than self, surrendering to leader or follower roles, and acceptance of being half of a whole. Over time, this can lead to disconnection, resentment, competition, and detachment from self.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) and somatic therapy offer a way to reconnect to yourself and your twinship.
Welcome. I am Victoria.
TWIN THERAPIST
As a mother of identical twins, I understand the complexities of raising twins and see, firsthand, the evolving dynamics between them.
I’ve spent much of my life seeking to understand the human experience – our relationship to self and how that translates to our family, friends, intimate relationships, and the greater world. Countless years spent reading, interviewing, contemplating (and pursuing too many degrees) all served to understand the twin experience.
But it wasn’t until my twins were born that my understanding evolved and my resolve to work with adult twins and twin parents deepened.
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