1:1 Mind Clearing Sessions
A private, focused relationship in which you can communicate fully, inspect what is actually happening, and work toward greater clarity and freedom.
What Happens in a Session?
A one-to-one Mind Clearing session begins with what is most real and immediate for you. You may arrive with a specific problem, a relationship conflict, a difficult decision, emotional pain, a recurring pattern, or simply the sense that something in your life is not resolving.
I will first listen and work to understand your experience as accurately as possible. Depending on what emerges, I may invite you to describe and discharge emotional upset, identify communications that have never been fully expressed, look carefully at a confusing incident, examine the strategies you developed to cope, or contemplate a fixed attitude that has become automatic.
You remain the authority on your own experience. My role is not to decide what your life means, but to provide attention, relationship, questions, and established Clearing processes that help you discover what is true in your own estimation.
More Than Venting
Being able to speak openly can provide immediate relief, but Clearing does not stop at venting. Once the surface charge begins to settle, we look for what is underneath it.
That may include what you have been trying to communicate to someone who never seemed to understand; what happened in a relationship or incident that remains confused; where your boundaries were violated or where you abandoned your own boundaries; what you regret in your own behavior; or what fixed conclusion you adopted about yourself, another person, or life.
The purpose is not to force depth. It is to follow the material in a way that allows the actual problem - rather than merely the familiar story about the problem - to become visible.
A Place for Real Communication
Many people have learned to maintain a socially acceptable personality while important truths remain unspoken. In session, you do not have to perform, protect my feelings, or present a polished version of yourself.
You may communicate anger, grief, disappointment, fear, confusion, affection, regret, or anything else that is genuinely present. I will help you distinguish expression from action: communicating something fully in session does not necessarily mean confronting another person outside the session.
Working With Patterns and Fixed Attitudes
Over time, a recurring difficulty may reveal a fixed attitude or identity: “I am not good enough,” “I must never need anyone,” “I have to be number one,” “I am the problem,” or “If people knew the real me, they would not love me.”
Clearing does not simply replace a negative belief with a positive one. We examine the fixation itself: how the attitude was formed, how it has functioned, how it has been dramatized, and what becomes possible when you are no longer compelled to live from it.
The aim is greater freedom - the ability to adopt an attitude when it is useful, let it go when it is not, and meet life with more choice.
Responsibility Without Blame
Clearing makes room for the reality of what has been done to you, while also helping you become able to inspect your own contribution to a situation when you are ready. This is not victim-blaming. It is a movement from helplessness toward personal agency.
You may discover that some actions you were taught to regret do not violate your own estimation. You may also recognize behavior you genuinely regret. The work is to see clearly, communicate honestly, and become more responsible - not to conform to someone else’s moral judgment.
What I Will Do
I will listen closely, seek to understand rather than interpret, maintain clear professional boundaries, explain the process being used, respect your pace, and tell you when something falls outside my scope. When appropriate, I will encourage collaboration with licensed medical or mental-health professionals.
What I Will Not Do
I will not diagnose you, analyze you from a distance, prescribe beliefs, tell you what decision to make, promise a particular result, or encourage you to discontinue needed medical or mental-health care. I will not treat a crisis or present Clearing as a universal solution for every human problem.
How Many Sessions Will I Need?
There is no predetermined course. Some people receive meaningful help with a focused issue in a few sessions and return only when another need arises. Others choose regular sessions because they value ongoing support and deeper exploration.
We will keep your purpose in view and periodically assess whether the sessions are useful. You are not expected to remain in Clearing indefinitely.
Practical Details
Sessions are private and may be offered in person or remotely, depending on current availability. Come as you are; no special preparation is required. It may be helpful to identify the situation, relationship, or recurring pattern that feels most alive for you, but you do not need to organize the entire story in advance.
Testimonials
“This type of work has been the most effective I have ever done. Matt does an incredible job of guiding you into what you already understand down to your truest nature. I just seem to have the capability to not get as overwhelmed. I left with plans, intention, and understanding.”
- J.L.
“Matt's presence, practice and devotion to the work of Clearing is beautiful. Matt helps me to hold loving attention, which allows me to engage with that which dearly needs attention within my body, my life. These sessions open up discovery and compassion within me for self and others.”
- K.S.
Getting Started with Mind Clearing
Before your first one-to-one Mind Clearing session, we’ll meet for a free initial consultation by phone or Zoom. This is the first step for anyone beginning Mind Clearing with me, including existing ShadowTree clients who have previously come for bodywork.
The consultation gives us an opportunity to discuss what Mind Clearing is, what you hope to get from it, and any topics or relevant background you’d like me to understand. You don’t need to arrive with a fully formed goal or share your entire history.
This conversation helps me understand how I can best support you as we begin. You choose the topic and direction of each Clearing session. What we discuss during the consultation provides context; it does not commit you to a particular focus or course of sessions.
To get started, select “Clearing - Initial Consult” in the online booking system. After the consultation, we can arrange your first session.