My approach is relational, depth-oriented, and trauma-informed. Because words don't always capture the full experience of grief, trauma, or other deeply felt emotions, I also incorporate somatic awareness, mindfulness, and play into our work together. These approaches can help us listen to the wisdom of the body and make room for experiences that may be difficult to put into words. At the heart of my work is the belief that each person carries a deep inner knowing that can guide healing and growth. I believe that a safe, attuned therapeutic relationship can create the conditions for that knowing to emerge.

My practice is affirming and inclusive, grounded in a humanistic approach that honors each person’s unique identity, culture, values, and lived experiences. I recognize that these aspects of who we are deeply shape our inner worlds, relationships, and experiences of the world around us. I strive to create a space where you can feel welcomed, respected, understood, and free to bring your whole self to therapy.

I draw from Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), a form of talk therapy grounded in the understanding that people have a natural capacity for healing and growth, even when difficult experiences, relationships, or protective patterns have made that capacity harder to access. Together, we pay attention not only to what you are thinking about, but also to what you are experiencing emotionally and physically in the present moment. Rather than simply talking about what happened, we can explore what is happening within you as we talk—creating opportunities for greater awareness and healing.

I also offer Lifespan Integration, an approach that can help integrate difficult experiences and develop a greater sense of continuity and connection with ones own story. With the use of a co-created timeline, your system will be repeatedly reminded that time has passed, life continued, and you survived. Rather than remaining organized around the past, the body-mind system begins to recognize the safety and reality of the present.

For couples, I draw from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), a scientifically proven approach focused on identifying and breaking negative communication cycles that cause relationship distress. By safely exploring underlying emotions and attachment needs, partners learn to rebuild and heal emotional wounds, and create a secure attachment.

My path to becoming a therapist was shaped by my own experiences of navigating relationships, parenting, divorce, relocation, loss, and other significant life transitions. These experiences have given me a deep appreciation for the courage it can take to ask for help and the need for someone to truly listen and walk alongside you.

Before becoming a therapist, I worked as an animal scientist and as a Waldorf preschool teacher. These experiences continue to influence my therapeutic approach to working with people—with curiosity and compassion along with a deepening appreciation for the ways we are shaped by our relationships.