an integrated approach that honors where you've been, who you are, and who you're becoming.
A space to come back to yourself
Maybe you've spent much of your life being the one others can count on.
You care deeply. You show up. You listen, support, and hold space for the people around you. But sometimes, being there for everyone else can make it difficult to hear your own voice.
Therapy can be an opportunity to slow down, turn inward, and get curious about what you need—not just what everyone else needs from you. It's a place to explore the parts of yourself that may feel stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, or uncertain, while also making room for the parts that are hopeful, curious, playful, and ready for something new.
You may have started to ask yourself:
Who am I when I'm not taking care of everyone else?
What do I actually want?
What parts of my life no longer fit?
How do I stop knowing what I “should” do and start trusting what I actually want?
As you become more connected to yourself, you may find that you have more room to make choices from a place of intention rather than fear. More freedom to listen to your intuition. More permission to pursue what interests you. More capacity to say yes to what feels meaningful—and no to what doesn't.
Through our work together, I’d love to support you in reconnecting with the parts of you that may have gotten quieter along the way: your passions, interests, values, desires, creativity, intuition, and the things that make you feel most alive. We can get curious about what lights you up, what brings you a sense of meaning, and what feels genuinely you—not simply what you've been told you should want.
Honoring the whole of you
Maybe you know you're burned out, but don't know why it feels so difficult to slow down. Maybe you understand that you need boundaries but feel guilty every time you try to set one. Maybe a part of you wants change while another part is terrified of what might happen if you actually pursue it.
Rather than judging these experiences or trying to push them away, we'll get curious about them.
I believe the different parts of us often have good reasons for the ways they've learned to protect us. Therapy can create a space to listen to those parts with compassion, understand what they're trying to do for you, and gently make room for new possibilities.
Sometimes growth means learning to soothe and care for the parts of you that are afraid. Sometimes it means challenging an old belief, tolerating uncertainty, or taking a step you've been avoiding. Sometimes it means discovering that you're more capable than you thought.
Working with me
At the heart of my work is the therapeutic relationship. I believe healing happens in the context of safety, choice, collaboration, and genuine connection. I strive to create a supportive, open space where we can have honest conversations, gently tend to past wounds, and create room for new ways of being. Therapy with me is not about quick fixes or surface-level coping - it’s about developing a deeper understanding of yourself and making meaningful, lasting change.
As a trained trauma professional, and through my own personal experiences, I’ve come to understand that we can't simply think our way through fear. Our bodies and nervous systems are constantly taking in information, assessing for safety, and working to protect us. When we've experienced trauma, chronic stress, or simply spent years navigating life in ways that required us to stay vigilant, these protective responses can become especially strong.
And when we begin moving toward something new—setting a boundary, leaving a familiar role, pursuing a passion, taking a risk, or creating a life that feels more authentic—it makes sense that parts of us may respond with fear. I honor these protective responses rather than asking you to push through them. Instead, we can slow down enough to listen to what your nervous system is communicating, build a greater sense of safety and capacity, and gently explore what becomes possible from there.
I work from a trauma-informed, relational, and strengths-based perspective, incorporating approaches such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindful self-compassion, and somatic techniques.