Dylan is an alternative practitioner who assists clients in creating vibrant and fulfilling lives.
He is currently accepting new clients.
We all are given both gifts and struggles in life. The quality of our life experience is nourished by the way we strengthen these gifts and adapt to the challenges life presents us. Oftentimes times these gifts aren’t immediately apparent, they are discovered over time. Many of these gifts can be born out of our suffering which requires a restructuring of the way we relate to various facets of ourselves, others, and the givens of life. Cultivating self-compassion, acceptance, and self-agency are key to yielding satisfaction in life and its inherent complexities. This journey is unique for all but one that has great potential to open our hearts and understand what it means to live in a way that affirms life. This reminds us of who we truly are.
Modalities, Approaches & Practices
Somatic Practitioner
Parts-Work Facilitator
Compassion Focused
Internal Family Systems
Attachment-Based and Trauma Informed
Mindfulness-based practices
Facilitator of Breathwork Metamorphosis
Psychoeducation
what makes an enlivened life?
A yearning for a better life experience and a willingness to actively participate in the process of creating one.
A relationship with oneself that has a foundation of self-acceptance, compassion, and understanding.
The ability to witness one’s inner thoughts, feelings, impulses, and reactions. This is the biggest tool one utilizes to form new associations with one’s self as well as develop skills and behaviors that nurture healthy bonds with others.
Cultivating and maintaining secure, resilient attachments and bonds with others.
Having the ability to self-advocate and assert boundaries that positively contribute to personal and collective well-being.
An understanding of the autonomic nervous system and different states of activation. This aids in utilizing body-based approaches to create greater regulation and calm from the inside out.
The cultivation of self-agency. The ability and practice of forming new, habits, routines, and behaviors that positively contribute to a greater sense of life satisfaction.
The willingness to feel and be with grief when it naturally arises. The deeper we love, the deeper we grieve. The more we move through grief our capacity to love deepens.
Testimonials
"Dylan possesses gifts and wisdom beyond his years. Confronting and understanding one's trauma can be difficult, painful and even frightening, but Dylan is a skilled and empathetic guide who not only has great insight into more esoteric realms, but also stays up to date on current brain science and psychological modes. I've made more progress with him in a single year than in 10 years of conventional cognitive therapy.”
Dave Tomaro, 53, Portland OR
"Working with Dylan has been absolutely transformational. He has the unique talent of being a loving and powerful guide who helps clients access deep-rooted points of realization. Dylan helped me work through one of the most difficult periods of my life. Our work together allowed me to let go and heal and to make powerful shifts within myself that helped me become fully embodied. I am deeply grateful to Dylan and can't speak highly enough about his process."
Emily E.
"Dylan made me feel comfortable right from the start of our sessions. He holds a deep level of compassion which I could feel was genuine and had a depth to it of someone who knows exactly what it is to go through pain. This allowed me to feel safe knowing he understood the pain I had been through. Something I valued from our sessions was his honesty when he could see I needed it the very most. I will always be grateful for the loving space he gave me in the time I was deeply grieving and needed it the most. Since our sessions I have left an unhealthy relationship, moved to a new area and made beautiful new relationships that bring me much joy. I believe my time with Dylan was a catalyst for my growth, which led me to make the self loving decisions to be where I am today. I would highly recommend working with Dylan, he is one of the most beautiful hearted humans I know.”
Laura Stukas, UK
“I had the privilege of meeting and receiving sessions from Dylan a few years ago. It was unlike anything I had ever experienced before. My treatments were a powerful mix of somatic-sensory healing, guided meditation and soul retrievals, and intuitive coaching. I learned to understand what the different parts of my body were feeling, what they meant and why they felt that way. I named them, befriended them, and was able to heal things I had no idea needed healing through Dylan's guided work. With Dylan, I was able to unlock a part of myself that spanned far beyond my physical body. I received closure for childhood traumas and tools for future ones. Dylan truly is a one of a kind practitioner for the body, mind, and soul. If you're on the fence about taking this step forward in your healing journey, please let me be the sign you need to go for it!”
Erika Shaw
“The guidance I received from Dylan during these coaching sessions was deeply groundbreaking. Dylan helped me dive in to the abyss of my fragmented parts and wade through the kaleidoscope of images that came up. With a very patient and clear knowledge of the inner shadow realms, Dylan helped me interpret, communicate with, and bring together parts of me that were wishing to be integrated. It was deeply useful, compelling, and sometimes even fun to bring these parts into the light of consciousness. I did cry a lot. In a short amount of time I’ve been shown a very practical and applicable set of skills to work with my inner selves. I’ve also been shown that I have a lot of selves. Getting a stable view on parts of me that have been harmful and guiding them towards a state of integration has been incredible. I am very grateful for the opportunity to get to work with this wonderful person. Thank you Dylan!”
Simon Elsner
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An enlivened life is a journey to remembering who we truly are.
Drought
By. Dylan Szurek
Dehydration,
An awful feeling.
Skin cracked and dry.
lips red and rough similar to those who have already died.
Not any liquid can satisfy the longing thirst
but may temporarily please the throat and mind,
which will ultimately make the condition worse.
as blood slows its pace in shriveled veins,
the yearning for another drink causes more emotional pain.
one cannot consume the tainted potion forever.
a want desperately needed,
a desire to feel completed.
after all, no-one can live without water.
DISCLAIMERS
The role of Dylan Szurek as a Coach is not to diagnose, treat or cure any disease, condition, or other physical or mental ailment. Rather, as a Coach he is a mentor and guide who has informal education in healing techniques to help clients move through their own process of emotional healing so as to develop a greater capacity to create and sustain a life of resilience, a state of thriving and fulfillment in his/her/their life. Dylan is not acting in the capacity of a doctor, licensed psychiatrist, psychologist, lawyer, or other licensed or registered professional, and that any advice given in coaching sessions is not meant to take the place of advice by these professionals. If the Client is under the care of a healthcare professional or currently uses prescription medications, the Client should discuss any changes to lifestyle habits or the use of suggested tools or modalities with his or her doctor, and should not discontinue any prescription medications without first consulting his or her doctor.