therapy

My approach is wholehearted and rooted in ecological systems theory which views clients contextually — recognizing people as interconnected with and influenced by everything from biology and belief to society and the natural environment. Additionally, I use a bio-psycho-social-spiritual lens to understand my clients holistically. Rather than seeking to identify what is wrong, I seek to understand what needs may not be met and collaborate with clients on meeting those needs. This curious approach sparks inspiration, creativity, and openness in the therapy process — inviting in a client’s deep and vast wisdom — which, I believe, serves as an essential guide in the healing and liberation processes.

I work with several evidence-based modalities led by humanistic therapy and supported by additional therapies including narrative, somatic, attachment, and internal family systems (IFS). Additionally, I incorporate mindful self-compassion (MSC), intuition, spirituality*, and metaphor in my interventions. My therapeutic style is relational, insightful, sincere, and, as appropriate, humorous. My goal is for therapy to be a place of respite and repair for clients — a place to unfurl, be raggedy, and feel wholly welcomed however you are on any given day. I believe that the therapeutic process is most effective when therapy itself feels corrective, restorative, and connecting.

I specialize in clients seeking healing from the psychological and relational injuries of narcissistic family systems, middle-age-related wellbeing (‘mid-life crisis’ or, as I prefer to view it, mid-life review), existential and spiritual crises/inquiry, shame, complex trauma/cPTSD, grief, anxiety, and depression. Additionally, I humbly support clients navigating terminal illness utilizing mindful self-compassion and spiritual contemplation in addition to therapies listed above. My intention is to offer ease, sacred witnessing, and, ideally, a sense of intrinsic connection that is not limited by time or biology.

If you are looking for a non-pathologizing approach to mental, emotional, psychological unease or distress; and/or you are seeking to gain psycho-spiritual insight for chronic health issues that have not effectively treated by western medicine solely at the biological level, I may be a fit for you. I seek to understand clients in all of their beautiful, tender, and difficult complexities and strive to create a therapy space that feels much like a warmly lit campfire, inviting all the parts of a client to come join our illuminated circle, when they are ready.

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*Spirituality is highly subjective, deeply personal, and defined by the client. Everyone, regardless of religion or identifying as “spiritual,” has a worldview, belief systems, and preferences for motivation, inspiration, healing, and addressing the ‘big questions’ such as meaning, purpose, life, and death. Therapy can incorporate contemplative approaches to serve as protective factors, reduce symptoms of dis-ease (e.g. anxiety and depression), increase presence and patience, cultivate feelings of peace and connection, and provide comfort. If you choose to work with me, I incorporate spiritual insight and practice as a source of medicine to aid clients’ transcendence and transformation.