Tori Yarbrough
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Phone: 970-225-9587
Email: tori@optionmethodnetwork.com
Experience: Tori has been practicing the Option Method since 1986. Through individual sessions, she has helped people of all ages and all walks of life uncover and break free of their limiting, self-defeating, unhappy-making beliefs. She's taught Option classes throughout California, Colorado, Oregon and Hawaii. Since 1995 Tori has been helping people to be happier here in Fort Collins. As a psychiatric nurse, she's been able to use Option with adolescents and adults who carried labels of being mentally ill. Tori has also made presentations on the Option Method to the mental health practitioners in her community, medical personnel at hospitals, and to parents' groups.
Services Offered: Tori offers in person and/or phone dialogues, classes and workshops, practioner training, introductory presentations to groups and organizations. Tori also practices as a Personal (Life) Coach for individuals who are interested in moving beyond their functional lives, to living their dreams.
Interview...
How and why did you become an Option Method Practitioner?
"In 1984 a dear friend gave me a book on the Option Method. At that time in my life I had done some personal growth, but myself and my life were still a mess. I cried through the entire book realizing that Option was what I had been looking for my whole life. It offered a simple and gentle method for literally troubleshooting my own life. It spoke to something deep within… as if it was something I knew was true but had forgotten."
"Within a year, feeling compelled to dive in, I began studying to be an Option mentor at the Option Institute in Massachusetts. Between being a program participant, taking advanced mentor training, and doing work-trades to further my studies and hone my expertise, I spent nearly a year there. Following that, I continued my education and training under Mandy Evans, another one of Bruce DiMarsico's original students of the Option Method."
"The more I learned about Option and it’s philosophy, and the more beliefs I let go of, the lighter and freer I became. The paradox for me was that while Option offered great and much needed compassion for myself and my life so far (the message being that all my choices, feelings and behaviors have always logically followed from my beliefs), it also empowered me with the tools to revamp my belief system and create the life I truly wanted—namely, a happy one. By accepting and loving myself unconditionally I came home to myself. My life became the manifestation of respecting, appreciating and trusting myself in a deep and abiding way."
"Option was my salvation and my passion. I naturally wanted to share it with others. Then, witnessing my clients 'taking back' their lives served to fuel my enthusiasm that much more."
"Since 1986, I have also put a lot of energy into researching many aspects of beliefs: beliefs and the mind, beliefs and perception, beliefs and health/disease, beliefs and productivity, and beliefs in other cultures."
"Currently I offer the Option Method directly with dialogues sessions, and as a powerful tool in my practice as a Life Coach."
How can I get the most out of a dialogue session with you?
"Be willing to believe you have your own answers, AND that you can and will find them. Try to hear the questions with a sense of innocent curiosity; which is the spirit in which I ask them. Be as fearless as you are able."
How long are your sessions?
"I schedule dialogue sessions for as long as my client wants. Although some explorers choose to do marathon sessions (2-3 hours), the majority request 1 to 1 1/2 hours."
What kind of people have you worked with and what issues have you dialogued with others on?
"I have worked with people from all walks of life, including university professors, veterinarians, engineers, domestic engineers (work at home mom’s), real estate brokers, teachers, health care professionals, salespeople, computer designers and technicians, and "at risk" adolescents. It always boils down to the same thing… they all just want to be happier."
"Issues (areas) clients have explored include: career, money and finances, parenting, divorce and other transitions, school, test-taking, relationships, health, self-esteem, creativity, body image and eating disorders, addictions and the recovery process, spirituality and freedom."
"I dialogue with individuals in person and over the phone (often long distance). Both seem to be effective."
"In addition, I offer introductory classes, ongoing classes, and individual mentor training. As I am one of the later entrants to the information super-highway, I am only now constructing my own web site. Until it is up and running, please feel free to call me for information on classes, etc."
Testimonials...
"Tori’s Option Method class provided an unbelievable avenue to question and explore my own belief system. I have been applying the Option Method in my professional and personal life and saw immediate results. This is truly an amazing process."
- Pam Mencher (manager)
"The realization that I can choose to sail through old patterns, old harnesses is incredible. The reality that I can be embraced and supported so magically and truthfully by Tori is heartwarming."
- Ilan Shamir (artist and entrepreneur)
"I attended Tori’s Option Method class on the recommendation of a friend when I was feeling stuck in some really old emotions. I’ve been to hundreds of seminars, workshops and retreats, and have found the Option Method to be a delightful, time-efficient and empowering way to find my own truth about what I believe NOW. I’m letting go of my past programming and feeling lighter and freer to get on with my chosen heartpath! Tori is a phenomenal "friendly detective" in helping folks find their own answers. I highly recommend both her classes and individual sessions."
- Anita Halcyon (founder, Heartpath)
"Tori and the Option Method guided me to know a depth of myself, to discover my Truth, and to feel that deep well of love within."
- Susan Erika Argeres (veterinarian)
References...
The following are referrals you can feel free to contact:
Jane Barnett: 970.221.0994
Linda MacKay: 970.495.0590
Articles by Tori...
- What You Don't Believe Can Save Your Life
- Option to Motivation by Self-Flagellation
- Unhappiness Is Optional
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