What’s here for you, right at this moment? Starting a new therapy journey is a huge step to take, regardless of whether you’re a therapy first-timer or have had your fair share of time on the couch. So take an easy breath with me, and know we can walk into whatever you’re facing together.
Maybe you’re feeling “stuck,” finding yourself unable to make decisions, move forward from an old relationship, or fully transition into a new life circumstance. Maybe you’ve been told that you’re “too much” or worry that you’re “not enough.” Perhaps you’re sitting with painful experiences of grief, loss, isolation, and childhood trauma. When faced with threatening and overwhelming events, we often respond by separating ourselves from our feelings, compartmentalizing our lives, and hiding parts of who we really are.
I believe our anxieties, depression, pain, and inner and outer conflicts are rooted in our old survival strategies, thoughts, and belief systems. And I find that the key to resolving these pains lies in welcoming in all parts of ourselves and being with whatever is – to find out who we are when we relax our painful core beliefs, unhelpful generational patterns, and the survival strategies that hold us hostage.
I am passionate about nurturing you to be more fully yourself by supporting you in embracing all feelings as they arise. I use a humanistic background and somatic lens to foster self-awareness, resilience, ease, and joy in your life. As your therapist, I will dive into the present moment with you, metaphorically holding you through whatever you bring into the room to uncover new stories and lost parts of yourself. I use a combination of psychodynamic, cognitive, and somatic modalities as listed below. But I also draw from the skills learned from participating in family constellations practices and Identity-oriented Psycho Trauma Therapy (IoPT) groups. In addition, I implement somatic Internal Family Systems (IFS) training, conscious movement practices, and music compilation to assist clients in releasing old wounds and more fully embodying their feelings.
I look forward to welcoming you – all of you – to therapy.
Treatment Approaches
- Humanistic/Person-Centered
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Emotion Focused Therapy
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
Education
- B.A. in Psychology - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- M.A. in Marriage, Couples, and Family Therapy - Chicago School of Professional Psychology, San Diego
