“We’re in a digital age.” Yep, got it. And yep, love it in a lot of ways. Digital interacting – social media, entertainment, online meetings and socializing – is so convenient and accessible! But hey hey, there’s also something great and valuable about what I like to call Acoustic Interaction. Actual, in-person, human interaction. Why my drive for acoustic?

When people hang out in each other’s presence, there’s a natural exchange of energy that happens. This may sound woo-woo, but think about your own experiences: did you ever notice the vibe in the house change, and you just knew that your mom was angry? Did you ever walk into a room and just sense that the people there had just been laughing at something? Or walk into a party and immediate notice the feeling the air. We can totally sense when things are tense, or light and easy, or charged. That’s what I mean by that exchange of energy. We feel it.

Feeling the energy of other people helps us relate. It’s valuable data that helps guide our interactions. For example, if we feel that the other person is angry, we may use caution as we interact. If we sense they are delighted, we may join in that delight and lightness. If we sense they are sad, we may notice how their sadness affects us.

In my therapy work, I find huge value in that energy exchange, and I use it to support you (my clients). I may sense when something has shifted inside you, though you didn’t say anything, and I can ask you about it. It’s a doorway in to something deeper for you. Or, you can sense my calm, and maybe you find that it allows you to feel calmer, too. You may sense my non-judgmental presence, and that may help you feel allowed to talk about difficult things.

I believe that experiencing other people in this way, acoustically, energetically, is one of the great gifts of being human, and it’s one of the things I love best about being a therapist, specifically an in-person therapist.

Join me for an acoustic jam session!