Client words about our work together
“I was feeling quite lost and unsatisfied in my life, unable to pinpoint exactly what was bothering me and why I felt so dead inside and why despite a successful career, the health of my relationships continued to suffer. Enter the incredible being that is Ariel. Within a matter of minutes, she had my brain turning off and my body relaxing in the warmth of her beautiful presence.
And when she became my wise and infinitely compassionate plant medicine spirit guide, it was and continues to be nothing short of a life changing experience that has led to huge shifts in my subconscious, my playfulness, my intuition and my power, where I am FINALLY prioritizing my relationship with MYSELF first.
Ariel is truly a midwife of the soul, creating deeply needed space for you to not only sit with your feelings and sensations, but gently explore and move through the root cause. I cannot sing her praises enough! She has a brilliant, nurturing energy that soothes your mind, calms your heart and calls your spirit home.
I reclaimed such a huge piece of my joy and peace I thought was long gone thanks to my work with her. I finally enjoy work and balance it out to make space for playtime. Ariel helped me transform the judgmental mind that was keeping me stuck in a cycle of depression and burnout so now I can finally take days off without guilt and use them to play and nurture my inner child, to whom I’ve reconnected. I’ve relearned the meaning of resting and playing and can finally celebrate doing both and for that, I have endless gratitude! Thank you dear Ariel, from the bottom of my heart. I feel honored and blessed to know your beautiful being. ”
“Ariel - words can truly not capture the gratitude I feel. The depth and intimacy of the healing you midwifed in me is so profound. And reached places no other therapy could reach.
We de-shamed desire. De-shamed pleasure. De-shamed the body.
Healed a pre-verbal hungry ghost state of sexualized deprivation.
I came to you fragmented and on the brink of a break up. You have officially saved my marriage and helped make me whole.”
“The work Ariel does is powerful and grand. After just six sessions, she has undeniably forever changed my life. Her empathy, kindness, compassion, authenticity, and ability to provide sacred space and witness have deeply impacted my soul.
I discovered a whole story that has been carved like tree rings into my being. I am starting to learn what my body needs and how to listen to her without judgment. I am excited to explore her and keep listening to her. ”
“Working with Ariel has been both an absolute pleasure and one of the most powerful healing experiences of my life. As someone who grew up in a household where a lot of abuse (of myself and others) was going on, my sense of consent, boundaries, desire, and power was very confused from an early age.
Receiving sessions from Ariel, I discovered the sacred joy of having my “no” honored, and the unbelievable delight of what my true “yes” feels like. Ariel has an incredibly intuitive, caring touch, and she knows how to use that touch to soothe your inner child while also drawing out your sexiest, most empowered self. With compassion and gentleness, she created a safe-enough container for me to re-process some deep, old trauma wounds, and to heal parts of myself I didn’t think I would ever heal.
This work has supported me through some huge changes in my life, including re-embarking on partnership after three years of intentionally taking a step back from dating. My sessions with Ariel opened me up and helped me start to release my demons. I cannot recommend enough working with Ariel. She is truly magic. ”
“I first went to Ariel because I felt that I couldn’t get fully grounded in my body and that it was affecting my life and my success at reaching my goals. I just couldn’t seem to feel satisfied in some areas of life and felt like I was self-sabotaging.
To say that I am delighted with the results of my series with her is an understatement. She holds a warm, accepting, welcoming sacred space that allowed me to get in touch with my own abilities and preferences for processing and integrating experiences from across my whole lifetime. The gentle, curious, and client-honoring sessions allowed me to access and work with parts of my own system I was completely unconscious of before. Exploring the topics of culture, conditioning, consent, and desire in a holistic and embodied way has allowed me to feel more clarity, capacity, and calm than I ever thought possible.
This work continues to change my life, as Ariel offers empowering strategies so the transformation continues long after the session ends. I would recommend working with Ariel to anyone who is committed to healing and growing in their life, mentally, physically, and spiritually.”
“Ariel is a sex witch. She is a human who has really done her own work and brings her life experience, love and compassion into sessions. I came to see her for support in connecting with my sexuality and healing from childhood sexual abuse.
Ariel helped me find my yes and created an environment where I felt safe, open and relaxed so I could practice my no and explore my boundaries. She supported me in connecting to some beautiful memories from my childhood that I could rest and find safety in. I felt really empowered and I found our work together to be a deep release. We were able to go into my triggers, gently, and unravel them.
It has been a very different experience than talk therapy, working through the body, allowing us to get to a much deeper place and at a faster pace. Ariel has supported me in functioning better in my life and coping with my history of abuse. This work is very needed.”
“I’ve written a few books about belonging, but this wise young woman, Ariel Szabo, has a definition of belonging that feels more true than anything I’ve ever thought or said. “Belonging is the felt sense of wanting and being wanted,” she says, as she guides me in a ceremony of finding erotic connection with trees, soil, leaves and flowers. I land in a fresh experience of the world, where I can feel the molecules of me wanting and being wanted, in the great romance, as they dance with the biosphere, give, receive, transform….
Later, she held me in an inquiry, during which I got in touch with my agonizing sorrow at being so often so unwanted, by other humans. With her support, I could witness how I try to close that awful feeling down with dissociation and rumination. But by staying with the agonizing somatic experience of my broken-heartedness, and really feeling my sorrow, I could also find and feel my longing - a deep visceral sensation that had so much openness, and welcome in it, and understanding of precisely what I long for…. There is so much energy and wisdom in the somatic experience of my longing.
And thanks to Ariel’s wise tending, I can now feel guided by the upwelling of dissociation and rumination, to go deeper. If and when I feel I have capacity, I can choose to feel the agony, longing, power and discernment that is there to be felt.
I am in awe of your wisdom and magic, Ariel.”
“The service that Ariel is providing is absolutely essential in a society that largely ignores how trauma affects our bodies. Her space is warm and welcoming, and her grounding presence made me feel immediately comfortable in our session.
She emphasizes consent and communication in her work and allows her clients to guide the session. She made me feel empowered to explore the edges of my boundaries in a safe way, and to take ownership of my needs. She helped me to identify areas in my body that were in need of loving care and attention, and supported me in releasing the tension I held there. I would absolutely recommend Ariel to anyone who is in need of a safe and experienced guide in working through trauma.”
“My sessions with Ariel were deeply moving yet light, fun, and informative all at the same time. I learned so many new things about myself along this journey: tangible knowledge about consent, boundaries and my desire; greater awareness of how my history comes into play in my current relationships; and embodied practice in the skills and presence I want to bring to my life, my relationships with others, and myself.
Ariel skillfully incorporates a juicy variety of perspectives into her work, making her a versatile practitioner. She held my trauma and tender wounds with such compassion and understanding. I laughed as much as I cried. I would highly recommend working with her.”
“Ariel was instrumental in supporting me reconnect with myself and safely access sensitive emotional states. I deeply trust Ariel and appreciate her warm, nonjudgmental, and empathetic approach.
Her ability to build trust and her unique skillset as practitioner is special. Each session was valuable in building a process that supported my personal exploration and growth, and I can confidently say that I ended my package feeling like I had made progress.
As someone is very disconnected (and even fearful) of my body and sexuality, I entered the work with an intention of building more connection. In the sessions. Ariel helped me build safety in my body and exercise more self-compassion. Since the experience, I also feel more attuned to my intuition and have a deeper appreciation for the importance of slowing down.”
“I came to Ariel for support around my relationship with myself and my romantic partners. I wanted to gain insight into my patterns of reactions and the struggle with feeling comfortable with myself. I was walking around with a sense of shame like I was always doing something wrong.
Our work together helped me gain a new perspective on intimacy. It revealed the places where I am really uncomfortable and helped me acknowledge and validate those places of discomfort. Ariel really helped me get in touch with my body in areas where I had been disassociated from; listening to my body and realizing it actually literally talks. Ariel helped me see when I was reacting to what someone elses wants and pretending that’s what I want. Our work helped me move away from people-pleasing. Exploring my own experience, my own wants, needs, and desires vs. what I think I should want. I learned my embodies yes, no, and maybe. And discovered what I need to feel safe in a relationship.
Ariel is non-judgmental, warm, peaceful, and safe. She is a great listener and really able to understand where I’m coming from. Her counseling skills are extremely keen and her feedback is honest, clear, and supportive. The work we do feels really healing, empowering, and magical. I never thought my body would talk to me!
Everyone I know could benefit from working with Ariel. Relationships are so challenging for all of us and each of us has our own interpretations and manifestations. If you have had negative experiences in intimacy, Ariel really helps you understand the impact and how to work through it so you don’t bring all that stuff into new relationships. If anyone wants to explore having healthier relationships with themselves and others, they would benefit from this work.”