Services
- Individual
About My Clients
My clients often have chronic pain, anxiety, or overwhelm. They might be recovering from abortion or miscarriage. They may have a history of trauma, whether developmental, sexual, or attachment-based. Or they have faced significant life challenges without enough community support or connection to themselves or others. They may find themselves questioning gender identity, sexuality, or relationship structures. Together we explore these layers, with compassion and empathy, and find resiliency.
My Background and Approach
I take an integrative, holistic perspective to counseling that recognizes the whole person: body, mind, expression, soul. I practice therapy primarily through the lens of dance/movement therapy, somatics, and expressive arts therapy. I am heavily influenced by neuroscience, attachment theory, feminist therapy and anti-oppressive practice. I utilize mindfulness, movement, expression and other tools to support your therapeutic process. Ultimately I am most informed by each client’s needs and processes. I view therapy as a collaborative experience and think of myself as a facilitator, holding space for what arises. I come to therapy with an empathic, attuned ear and body. I listen deeply with acceptance, patience, and awareness. I have a background in massage therapy, conscious dance leadership, and somatic self-research. I also have studied yoga and yoga therapy. Primarily what I bring from all my studies and background is a tender curiosity, openness, and presence.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe that everyone has the capacity for strength and growth within them. I also believe that resilience is not just about how you help yourself but about how you lean into community supports and connections. There is a dance of interdependence that we have in some ways lost touch with in our culture. Both between/among humans, and the natural world. I believe that the work of therapy is largely about coming home to ourselves and to our authentic relationships with other humans and other beings, allowing their influence to ground us in the present moment, allowing our bright lights to shine without apology or shame.