As a marriage and family therapist, I have over a decade of experience supporting others heal through a variety of issues including relationship difficulties, grief and loss, end of life passages, life transitions, fear and panic, victims of coercive control/narcissistic abuse, attachment injuries, guilt and shame, co-dependency and individual, collective and vicarious trauma.I provide compassionate and non-judgmental therapy and have a deep respect for what is possible and welcome the opportunity to serve and support you.

I understand that asking for help is hard and starting therapy can feel daunting if not overwhelming. Together, we will start where YOU are and focus on what matters to YOU. Call me now for a free 20-minute phone consultation.

Grief rearranges the landscape of our life often disorienting and painful. It’s important to know how to attend to your grief and give it the time and space it needs. I have extensive clinical experience supporting individuals grieving a death or coping with a life-limiting illness as well as providing individual and group support for those healing from PTSD and death related trauma issues such as suicide bereavement, child loss, overdose and partner loss. 

Human beings have an innate ability to overcome the effects of diverse traumas. Because trauma destabilizes the nervous system, life can be experienced with a tremendous amount of stress and reactivity (hyperarousal) as well as numbness and indifference (hypoarousal). When we address the emotional and energetic aspects of trauma, our higher-self can re-engage with the distressed body to nurture recovery and rebalancing. The practice of resourcing (the ability to use internal and external resources to constructively achieve a relaxed but alert state of being) builds up and restores long-term resilience. Resourcing anchors our nervous system with calm and ease, enhances our ability to respond to spontaneous stress and refreshes our sense of self, connections to others, and feelings about the world.

Anxiety is both an emotional, mental and physical experience. It could be related to our thoughts in the form of habituated storylines dominating our head space, or we might feel anxiety in the body without really knowing why. By building and strengthening our mental, emotional and somatic self-regulating capacities to uncouple to physical symptoms of anxiety from the thinking mind, skillful action arises bringing more space, aliveness and possibility into your life.

When we are depressed, frightened, or angry, cascades of unskillful thoughts will tempt us with their stories: “I can’t possibly get through this.” “It will always be this way.” “I’ll never have a good relationship.” These thoughts create a painfully limited and false sense of self. Our work together can help support not only feeling the pain that these thoughts and feelings produce, but also to release them, and substitute a wiser perspective. Exploring the cracks in the heart can create a deeper relationship with ourselves as well as our relationship with being human. How these cracks have changed the way we understand life supports the ability to carry wounds gracefully. Together, we can explore the roots in order to then begin focusing on alleviating the depression through emotional engagement or reconnection with life purpose and action.

 The inner critic is a common obstacle that most people face at some point in their meditation practice. When self-critical thought patterns creep into our mind, we can easily become consumed with feelings of shame that sometimes pushes us towards a relentless striving for self-improvement. As we loosen the grip of self-doubt through the cultivation of self-compassion, the voice of inner wisdom naturally emerges to take its place. I’ll support you in recognizing your inherent worth and developing more compassionate ways to meet your inner critic, so you can grow a more authentic, grounded relationship with yourself.

Psychological, sexual, physical and emotional abuse as well as betrayal trauma, coercive control and neglect are often not given the weight they deserve. DV can be both overt and subtle, deeply damaging, often leaving invisible scars that affect your self-worth and relationships. Coercive control and abuse can cut the sense of yourself, your self-esteem, and your self-worth. The impact of this is significant, often limiting career opportunities, relationships with self and others, and emotional experiences. If you have survived abuse and/or neglect, it is possible to finally heal these wounds and find yourself again. I will help you untangle the complexities of your experiences, develop healthy boundaries, and restore self-esteem.

I treat narcissistic abuse and survivors of traumatic narcissism. I can support you with protecting yourself psychologically from harmful people as well as help you emerge from dissociation and recover their health, strength and sense of self-worth.