Therapy with Dr Joanna Fassl DC, LMFT, Accredited Orgonomist

Co-Director and Teacher at Method of Modern Orgonomy

Joanna Fassl is a Licensed Psychotherapist #139466 and Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic #31991 with near 3 decades of working with clients. She is also the Co-director and teacher for the Method of Modern Orgonomy Training Program. She is trained and specializes in Modern Orgonomy, an innovative method of Somatic Psychotherapy that powerfully works the whole person: mind, body and essence. It is an enlivened systematic form of therapy that rebuilds the true/essential self from the ground up. Orgonomy works directly with the worn out and rigidified aspects/defenses of the facade that keep one frozen and trapped in their lives. As the outer layers of the facade melt and fade, access opens to the steady core of self which becomes the holding container for processing memories and unresolved wounds from the past that keep us shackled to unnecessary suffering. Finally in contact with our truest nature, we can face and resolve these unsolved challenges and traumas instead of acting them out. When we are open and unchained, we experience freedom, pleasure, assertive agency, and most profoundly love and intimacy. We can trust and regulate ourselves as we navigate relationships, no longer dealing with the hurt past inside that leaks out and sours our lives.

Joanna’s style is deep, engaging, creative and enlightening. Her work places as much if not more focus on the “HOW” of your expression in the world as on the “WHAT”, the content that can strangle the therapeutic process when over-labored. All parts of your inner and outer life are welcome in a non-judgmental and secure container. What we disown in ourselves manifests in our bodies, behaviors and relationships. What we consciously or unconsciously disown (shadow) can show up as a trembling anxiety that is quaking to give birth to self or a crippling depression/suppression of core expression. Joanna will help you access these left behind parts of self. She will guide you toward making decisions that are outgrowths of the seed of your deepest knowing. Joanna will help you clear the relational ghosts of the past that are haunting your capacity to effectively connect with yourself and the ones you love.

Due to her extensive experience in working with the body as a Performance Artist, Pilates teacher and Chiropractor, Joanna is uniquely positioned to assess and attune to the language of the soma/body. She is educated in neurology, nutrition and physiology in a way that enables her to guide the path of healing from a grander holistic lens. She can provide physical and mindfulness tips, tools and skills to help bolster the psychological work we do. When it is time to engage in biophysical work, her background as a physical health practitioner adds a layer of specificity as well as masterful nurturance. Subtle cues in session will address your body to assist you in understanding yourself and learning how to recalibrate your nervous system to a balanced and sovereign state.

In addition to working with Orgonomy, Joanna also draws from Attachment Theory and Jungian Psychology. She imbues her sessions with both the intricacies of the material world and the richness of the poetic/dream/spirit world. In this way, metaphorically digging in the dirt is a practice in alchemy proving that the greatest golden riches are at once intangible and wholly experienced.

Joanna’s work focuses on helping people navigate:

• TRAUMA: Most Mental Health challenges are born from some degree of trauma whether it be in this life or intergenerationally transmitted, culturally propagated or from a physical source. All specialties below include trauma-informed therapeutic care.

• Addictions: Substance, Sex, Video Gaming, Internet, Hoarding/Cluttering, Gambling, Food….

• Mood and Personality Disorders: Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar, Narcissism, Borderline and Schizophrenia Spectrum

• Neurodivergence: ADHD and the Spectrum as it presents across multiple demographics including high-masking

• Physical/Somatic Stress Presentations: Muscle aches/Tension, Auto-immune Disorders, Eating Disorders, Insomnia, Fatigue, Headaches

• Adjustment: Bereavement, Injury, Loss of Job, Divorce…..

• Inner and Inter-relational Challenges: Uncontrolled Anger, Codependency, Bullying, Social Anxiety…

Joanna works with:

• Individuals: Drawing from Orgonomy and Attachment Theory, Individual work harnesses the sanctuary of the Self. Joanna believes that the one-on-one support can serve as important re-parenting in areas of developmental need, nurturing secure attachment and with it one’s sense of stamina, joy, tolerance and patience inner & inter-relationally..

• Couples, Families and Close Friends: I help couples, families and friends learn how to better communicate and effectively fight while deepening intimacy and owning their individual wholeness. I believe that trust and security are at the heart of all lasting and loving relationships.