WHAT BRINGS YOU IN
Sometimes, clients have one concern they are hoping to work on in therapy. Other times, they have several or feel uncertain about how to describe what they are experiencing. Below are some of the concerns I treat. If yours isn't on here, please reach out and we can talk more.
Trauma
Relationship / Attachment
Sexual Health
Anxiety
Depression
Abuse / Neglect
Work / School Performance
Life Transitions
Couples / Family Work
Self-Image
Stress Management
Grief / Loss
HOW I CAN HELP
I see how all people have the innate ability to heal and to feel free. I believe everyone has the right to take ownership of their choices and the direction of their life. I trust in each person's capacity to grow, and that meaningful change is possible when we're given the space to explore what matters most to us.
GUIDING VALUES
Self-Compassion
Self-compassion encourages a gentle, supportive response to your own pain or mistakes. It involves recognizing that suffering is a shared human experience and that imperfection is a natural part of being alive. Honoring our humanness allows for curiosity, kindness and greater acceptance for who we are as we are. Through self-compassion, we build emotional resilience, reduce self-criticism, and cultivate a deeper sense of well-being. It's a practice that we can return to again and again in our work.
Adaptive Value
All internal experiences are adaptive and have a purpose, even if they aren't apparent to us. When we are nonjudgmental and curious about this, we can heal old pain and see new ways of being in life. By exploring the adaptive role that emotions, thoughts, or behaviors play — often as protective responses — we can begin to understand their origins and loosen their grip. This compassionate understanding opens space for choice, flexibility, and growth, allowing us to move forward with greater self-awareness and tenacity.
Leveraging Pain
Pain and suffering are a part of the human experience. It reminds us we are alive and we can use it to go places we wouldn't be able to without it. Safely leaning into pain can open the door to deeper work. It can point us toward what matters most, revealing unmet needs, unresolved wounds, or long-held patterns that are ready to evolve. When approached with curiosity and compassion, pain becomes a guide leading to growth and greater authenticity.
Humor
Humor has a way of showing up just when we need it. It doesn't erase pain, but it can add the levity needed to navigate the absurdities of life. It can be a gentle way to access hard truths. It can create a sense of connection and safety, a much needed signal to our nervous system at times! When used with care, humor becomes a bridge between realness and grit, helping us face what's difficult without becoming overwhelmed.
FOUNDATIONS OF CARE
Your Space, Your Pace
A collaborative journey at your flow
This is a ride we take together, moving in rhythm with your readiness.
I believe that people always make sense, even when it's not immediately clear how. I trust your system knows where it needs to go — and that it will, when it's ready.
Together, we create a space that honors your rhythms, boundaries, and needs. When safety is felt and the pace is respected, your system's innate wisdom can begin to take up space and shape. My role is to support that unfolding, so healing can emerge with a sense of choice, connection, and trust.
Polyvagal Informed Care
Understanding your body's protective wisdom
Pain and trauma impact the nervous system-shaping how we think, feel, and perceive the world. Understanding Polyvagal Theory allows us to see how the body instinctively protects itself through responses like fight, flight, or shutdown. These reactions are natural and meaningful signals from your body.
Research shows that supporting clients in safely returning to their bodies is necessary for healing. With advanced training in this approach, we work gently with your nervous system-helping you safely reconnect to your body through care, consent, and regulation.
Cultural Responsive and Creative Practice
Honoring your story through creative connection
Culturally responsive care means honoring clients' voices, histories, and experiences, while recognizing how culture, community, and systems shape their lives. One way I practice this is by intentionally using Hip Hop - its music, storytelling, and beats - to support connection and healing.
Hip hop brings people together through beats and stories that connect across cultures. For those who feel it as a cultural touchstone, this can be a powerful way to see, feel seen, and engage in the therapeutic process. Hip hop has done immense good in the world—sparking creativity, fostering identity and pride. It educates and connects communities, challenges social injustice. It gives words to struggle and helps people make sense of their experiences.
I offer extended sessions called Internal Tracks that blend Hip Hop, Polyvagal Theory, and IFS parts work—creating space for deeper creative exploration and nervous system regulation when clients want to go beyond the traditional therapy hour.
For me, being culturally responsive means examining my privilege and biases, staying curious, and listening deeply—working in your language and ways of knowing. This responsiveness is vital to meaningful healing.