When I started meeting with Sandra, I never knew how life changing and important she’d be. The reason I started with her was because my mom passed away unexpectedly and tragically and I knew that I needed someone to guide me through the grief I was going to face over the months, if not, years. As we worked over the years, so much came to the surface that I was so happy to work through together. Some people find it easier to glide through these times, but I experienced guilt, anger, sadness and realizations that opened doors for me in moving forward. After a couple of years meeting with Sandra, I personally went through a traumatic experience on a plane, where I thought it was going to be my time. It triggered panic attacks that I never had before. In fact, I never had anxiety my whole life and would consider myself very calm under pressure and stress. These panic attacks triggered what turned into days and months of attacks. Sandra was meeting with me 3-4 times a week and we started EMDR, which was also life changing. I don’t like taking any medication, but after being introduced to Dr Iglacious, they both partnered to come up with the best plan for ME along with a goal to be off all medications as earliest as possible. I still meet with Sandra weekly after months of not having any attacks and back to living my life. It’s truly incredible how far I’ve come because of the tools Sandra equipped me with during many sessions. Tools that not only help distract during an attack, but tools that allow me to be more mindful, present, non- judgmental and loving to myself. I’ve learned the powerfulness of the mind, effectiveness of EMDR, the ease medication can lend and how phenomenal a mental health therapist could be. I trust that I will have Sandra in my life for years to come because she’s become someone I can check in with, work through issues with, gain confidence with and overall a good person. I recommend Sandra to anyone looking for a gentle soul that’s nonjudgmental.
Amanda