Services

Services

I provide 1:1 therapy for adults and emerging adults seeking to develop healthier relationships and habits with themselves and others. Many of my clients come to therapy wanting to heal from relational, psychological, medical, or systemic trauma. Some have carried these experiences with them for decades, while others are navigating more recent or acute experiences.

Often, we enter therapy believing there is something wrong with us that needs to change, be fixed or eradicated altogether. We may want to stop certain behaviors, quiet our anxiety, or feel less overwhelmed by our emotions. But I see these experiences differently. If a client comes into my office saying, “I’m an anxious person and I don’t like that part of myself. I don’t want to be anxious anymore,” I see someone who has developed a strong protector part (a.k.a. anxiety) that very likely has helped them survive some of their most difficult life experiences. 

Our nervous systems are designed to help us survive; it’s just that sometimes our coping skills (or parts of self) take the wheel, leaving us somewhere in the backseat. It often isn’t until years later, do we find ourselves questioning whether our way of managing or going through life is actually serving us. Likely, those parts used to serve us greatly, but not anymore.

My Philosophy

Rather than viewing these parts of ourselves as things that need to be fixed or eliminated, I believe therapy can be a space to become curious about them. We can begin to understand why they developed, what they have been trying to protect, and whether they are still needed in the same way. 

My work with clients includes education about the nervous system, how it functions, what happens when it becomes activated, and how we can gently support the body in moving out of activation (i.e. a trigger state) and back toward a greater sense of regulation, safety, and balance.

We explore the ways the nervous system responds when we feel threatened or overwhelmed, including fight, flight, and freeze. These responses are not signs that something is wrong with us; they are protective strategies that develop in response to our experiences. Sometimes, however, our nervous systems can [still] perceive threats even where there are none or no longer exist; being able to help our fearful parts distinguish between real and perceived threats, then help them turn down the temperature is vital to trauma healing and recovery, ultimately allowing us to move beyond survival.

Through somatic therapy, we begin to notice and listen to these patterns with curiosity and compassion. By creating enough safety, awareness, and space to experience what was previously overwhelming or unfinished, we can help the body develop new ways of responding. Over time, this can allow parts of ourselves that have remained activated or “stuck on” experience a greater sense of regulation.

Whether you are looking for a more regulated nervous system, a deeper understanding of yourself, or support in making sense of difficult experiences, I am here to help you navigate it.

While everyone’s internal and external experiences are unique, my own lived experience with domestic violence, psychological abuse, and chronic pain has given me a deeper understanding of the challenges my clients may face.