My approach is collaborative and respectful. I envision myself walking alongside my clients through the wild landscape of their experience. The path may take unexpected twists and turns. My role is to companion my clients and respect their unique journey. I can offer a steadying hand when things get rocky or an illuminating flashlight into the shadows we encounter along the way. I also like metaphor... and well-placed humor.

I bring my sincerity, compassion, and open-hearted curiosity into the therapeutic relationship in order to create a safe and nurturing space where we can build interpersonal connection and resonance. I help clients to recognize and disentangle themselves from habits or beliefs that no longer serve them. Together we can address issues happening in the present, and explore how they might be rooted in the past, such as with attachment wounds or developmental trauma.

The lens through which I practice is trauma-informed, strengths-based, and culturally humble. I am LGBTQIA+ affirming and sex-positive. I incorporate a variety of theoretical models and tools into my sessions including mindfulness practices, somatic techniques, creative expression, relational, cognitive, role-play, parts work, and psychodynamic approaches.

As a former licensed massage therapist, mindful vinyasa yoga instructor, and ecstatic dance facilitator, I have experienced first hand the power of movement and embodied practices to heal and integrate emotional pain, grief, and trauma. I received my BA in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and my MA in Counseling Psychology from Sofia University, in Palo Alto (formerly the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology).