Lifespan Integration Therapy

Lifespan integration (known as LI) supports the body-mind through the repetition of a timeline of memories to understand that past trauma is over and encourages embodied presence and integration. Developed by Peggy Pace in 2002, LI fosters the development of a more coherent self.. that is, feeling more whole and connected within ourselves.

Together, the client and therapist collate a list of some of the client’s memories into a timeline of ‘memory cues’: a few words that cue the client to past memories when read out by the therapist. The memories - pleasant, as well as unpleasant ones - connect the client to different stages of their life and, with repeatedly hearing their timeline, bring them to the present day. With the iterations of each timeline, the client has the opportunity to experience connecting to their lifespan from different perspectives, allowing memories and feelings to safely emerge. The timeline can be delivered in different ways that, through adjustments, can maintain a process that feels emotionally accessible to the client.

LI helps to heal past trauma wounds, including all forms of abuse, disruption to early development, relationship issues, one-off traumatic events, and global or shared events (such as the covid pandemic). Although it is a directive way of working, the direction and pace of it is informed by the client’s body mind (i.e. the nervous system, sensations, hormonal responses, thoughts, memories and associations). I offer LI sessions online and an adapted version of LI when working outdoors.