Organic Intelligence®

Follow your nervous system’s natural movement toward wholeness and integration.

Organic Intelligence® is a process of gently following your system's naturally arising resources—thoughts, images, sensations, feelings, and unconscious movements—inside a free-association conversation. The role of the practitioner is to highlight your organic, self-organizing impulses while supporting an orientation to the present moment. Developed by Steve Hoskinson, a clinical psychologist and Somatic Experiencing trainer for over 20 years, OI sees life's challenges and gifts within a complex systems framework. Being well oriented in the here and now supports us to be well oriented on our life path—moving and being moved in meaningful and enlivening directions.

More about an OI session

In an OI session—which can happen in person or online—we move away from a focus on “what’s wrong.” Away from working “with” trauma, “with” anxiety, “with” chronic fatigue or IBS or overwhelm. Instead, we focus on specifically reinforcing the biology’s super-subtle (at first) signals of healing and growth. Because this is how our biology works.

Organic Intelligence Resources

  • "Tiffany has this incredible ability to create a safe and warm atmosphere that opens up space to share anything. By exploring compassionately, witnessing and mirroring back what is present in the moment, Tiffany has led me to a greater sense of wholeness and acceptance... Working with Tiffany feels like a huge gift."

    —Katharina

  • "Organic Intelligence is powerful yet gentle, refined yet simple... This work requires such attuned attention, and Tiffany is able to facilitate the process skillfully. She holds a very kind and non-judgmental attention throughout the process. I have appreciated how she artistically can guide and weave certain threads that unfold in the session."

    —Teja

  • "Such a pleasure. So lovely how it all seemed like so little to do, but then afterwards a feeling that so much had happened, that is still rippling around."

    —Meghan

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In addition to integrating Organic Intelligence into my private practice and work with groups, I am a mentor for OI Trauma Safe™ programs.