Words from those who have worked with us….
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"I worked with Jessica and Nicteha to address some feelings of hesitation, stuckness, and overwhelm regarding how I was inhabiting my home. For a number of reasons, I felt almost performative living there, like it wasn't really my place. Yet I was also keen to be a good steward of the house and the land, and to honor it in my way while also, hopefully, inhabiting it a bit more fully for however long I lived there. The team asked a surprising series of questions and led me through some exercises that really opened up my thinking around the relationship between a person and their space. They helped me start a dialog with my home, rooted in what I was experiencing, how I was showing up, and which questions I was asking. In hindsight, I think of this service like "House therapy". After a few sessions I was able to unblock on a handful of things I hadn't even been aware of that were influencing how I was living. Not only did they bring in new ways of seeing, but they offered simple and easily achievable actions aimed at addressing the practice of how I lived in dialogue with my environment. Jessica and Nichteha offer a deeply thoughtful craft and do it well. I can't recommend their services enough. They will help you open up a new way of seeing that slips in naturally to inform how you're living. " -Katie W.
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"I continue to feel profoundly affected after our session and look forward to continued integration and further support in the future. Nicteha and Jessica created an immensely safe, clear, yet expansive container to explore my relationship with the home I am building and the land I live on. Our session touched upon many layers - helping me tune in deeply to myself and my home, as well as providing very tangible support that helped me feel "un-stuck" in my design process. I felt very heard and seen, and also had a lot of fun exploring myself and my relationship with my home. It was so valuable to work wtih them!” -Angela M.
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“Nicteha and Jessica helped me find magic in my home again. They both asked questions that hit straight to the core of my soul's longings. They helped me make surprising changes to my space: One change was transforming a built-in counter into a "poet reading nook" overlooking rooftops in my neighborhood! I absolutely love this spot, which feels like a bold expression of my deeper self which was looking for an outlet. Another particularly fresh aspect of their approach was going back in time to the history of my building, and being in a two-way relationship with my apartment. They coached me to interact with my space in a way that would meet my goal of addressing some blocks to intimacy I have... It may not be a coincidence that I was invited on two dates shortly after :) Truly, shifts in your home can help bring your deepest desires into life, and your desires can become alive in the objects of your home. They will help you connect with who you are. If you have an opportunity to work with these two women, I say jump on the opportunity! They are talented and intuitive; you may be surprised at the ripple effects small changes in your home can make.” -Anna G.
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"Before working with Salt + Gold, I primarily blamed myself for not being able to address the mess in my home. It was so different when working with Nicteha and Jessica! From our first meeting, my nervous system felt joined by theirs. I felt seen, validated, and understood. Instead of becoming lost in dysregulation, and becoming too overwhelmed to make decisions, they helped me connect with a felt experience of support, with my values, and with my own agency. It was even fun! This is powerful and healing work. As a therapist, I appreciated how this is a form of somatic therapy blended with my space. It's grounded in my home, not just my head or body . My unexamined assumption that I needed to do this alone was wrong. I’m so glad I realized that. Thank you Salt + Gold!" - Lisa K.