About Me

These following core beliefs are at the heart of all of my therapeutic work and inform how I sit with clients:

• All humans have the capacity and natural drive for growth, as long as one has a felt sense of safety and security.

• We heal and grow through relationships.

• The source of the majority of human suffering is the absence of connection, and our current society inherently creates suffering and disconnection through systems and cultural norms that are oppressive.

• A lot of the time our protective strategies, trauma responses, natural biology, and implicit thoughts/beliefs are in the drivers seat, unless we have developed the capacity for intentionality, awareness, and the ability to experience a felt sense of safety. This can increase and perpetuate the distress we experience.

• Our bodies hold our stories and innate wisdom. Every individual holds deep wisdom about themselves and their experiences.

• Healing comes in the form of connection, being deeply seen and held in non-judgment. It’s also achieved from integration of what is automatic and implicit with intentionality and awareness.

I see my role as a therapist, as holding a nourishing space, absent of threat and judgment, to companion with you in your pain, healing, and growth. I strive to form authentic relationships with my clients, so there may be a comfort and trust in opening up and sharing. I invite open communication and will only go at the pace that your nervous system is ready to go at. I try to help people tune into their own innate wisdom and mend their relationship with themselves.

I aim to help you examine your current way of relating to others, the world, and yourself. I’m also curious about the ways you make sense of these interactions and relationships. I would like to help you cultivate a curiosity around whether engaging with the world in a different way may enhance well being. I strive to de-stigmatize the desire to need and to be needed. Perhaps when the judgement around being human has softened, a new perspective may be gained and shifts can occur.

Because systems of oppression create disconnection and fragmentation on various levels, both in connection to self, others, and community as a whole, I am always interested in exploring how current dominant culture norms may impact your well being and the way you see yourself. What happens when you invite the concept that you are not the one that is broken or wrong; the system simply wasn’t created to support you.

Humans are motivated by their basic needs. In other words, we as humans have basic psychological and emotional needs, and our behaviors and actions are attempts at meeting these needs. Sometimes, we have learned to avoid, suppress, or deny our needs. Sometimes we are very in tune with our needs, but we don’t know exactly how to meet those needs. I will facilitate a space that invites more awareness around what your feelings and needs might be and help you more effectively meet those needs.