Tori Olds, Ph.D.

As a psychologist my goal is to help clients learn to be with themselves, and to be with others, in a healthier, more fulfilling way. My approach is very engaging and experiential, drawing on mindfulness-based approaches like AEDP, PACT, and Somatic Experiencing, IFS and Coherence Therapy. I typically guide clients in slowing down and “being with” themselves more fully and without shame. I try to template this level of attentiveness through my own emotional engagement and respect for my clients and their experience. In this way, clients and I can collaborate in an atmosphere of openness and safety to address whatever is on their hearts or minds. I am a believer in getting to the ’emotional root’ of the symptom, thereby fostering the deepest level of transformation. I currently focus on teaching therapists how to integrate experiential technique in service of dissolving issues at their root through through tapping into the brain’s innate capacity for unlearning called memory reconsolidation. My main focus is training therapists in integrating between experiential models. My core 9-month training program is called Minding the Heart, and it integrates between IFS, AEDP, and coherence therapy techniques in service of transformational change through memory reconsolidation. I also have a training certification for coaches in experiential coaching. More information for either can be found on my personal website. Free training is available on my psychology YouTube channel. Before becoming a psychologist I attended a small liberal-arts college in Vermont, Middlebury College, where I majored in modern dance and English. I received my Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Texas A&M University. My husband, Glenn, is also a psychologist. Beyond this shared interest, we enjoy spending time in nature and “care-taking” the land we own up near Canada. I also enjoy singing and songwriting and engage in meditation. I enjoy creating videos for my Youtube channels (one focused on psychology, the other on my music).