My approach

My role as a therapist is to help you make meaning out of your experience, process issues that have not yet been resolved, and move forward in your life with a greater sense of ease. Therapy is also an opportunity to cultivate self-awareness, self-compassion, and resilience, which can be challenging to do on your own. Whether you are an individual currently experiencing a stressful life transition or trying to put the pieces together after a dysfunctional childhood, or a couple wanting to nurture and strengthen your connection, know that you don't have to go at it alone. Help is available and healing is possible.

I implement an integrative approach to therapy that is tailored to each individual client or couple. I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) and I am also a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP). I find somatic approaches to be particularly beneficial in working with trauma and complex trauma (C-PTSD) symptoms, helping to move past the “stuckness” that can sometimes occur in purely talk-based therapy.

So what is “trauma,” exactly? Trauma is anything that overwhelms our ability to cope. While we often think of trauma as the result of an isolated incident (like a car accident), a stressful childhood or adult relationship can be just as traumatizing, if not more so. Symptoms related to these experiences respond especially well to somatic approaches because traumatic memory is processed differently than non-traumatic memory.

I have a particular interest in attachment-based therapy, which considers our relationships with our primary caregivers during childhood and how those experiences inform the present. I find that this approach is particularly beneficial when working with couples and individuals looking to improve their relationships. I’m also a strong proponent of helping clients cultivate a mindfulness practice. My clients become more resilient, improve their relationships, and gain a greater sense of freedom, ease, and authenticity in their lives.