I not only focus on the challenges that might bring someone to therapy, but aim to understand who they are holistically. This includes their joys, strengths, social context, dreams and values. We each contain within us an innate capacity for change and healing when met consistently with acceptance and understanding. I am collaborative, co-creating a space that is supportive to the client’s intentions.

Somatic work incorporates the body’s wisdom into the therapeutic process. This can look like noticing the breath or the physical sensations in the present moment or working with the nervous system to build greater capacity. Many of us have tried everything we can to feel better and face the repeating patterns we intellectually understand but feel powerless to change. Engaging with our somatic experience is often the missing piece. By connecting to the body’s knowledge we may build our capacity, self knowledge, and self trust over time.

We each are composed of many parts of self, who interact with one another and the world around us. Getting acquainted with these different parts- even the exiled parts of self - allows us to contact our strengths, needs, and desires.