More joy, less worry.

Welcome.  Looking for help takes a lot of courage, and you’ve taken the first step.  I’ve created this website so you might have an idea of who I am, how I work, and whether I might be the right fit for you at this time.  

While troubles from the past and present can cause people to feel injured or “stuck,” I believe we all have an innate healing system in our psyche, akin to that of our skin and bones, and it is my aim to help people enable this healing system and prevail through life’s challenges.  Too often people feel embroiled in a long struggle for "self improvement," when really, it is compassionate, connected awareness that brings deep transformation.

I work with individuals, couples, and intimate partners for trauma healing, relationship repair, and personal growth.  We can work in weekly sessions at a regularly scheduled time, or in extended time intensives that can offer a deeper dive in a concentrated time. Therapy with me is a collaborative process that helps people develop a sense of freedom and flexibility in their lives, to increase a sense of choice and self agency, and work towards personal liberation in all its forms.  I am a Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist and I apply IFS to relationship therapy through the model of Intimacy From the Inside Out, or IFIO.  My clinical background is grounded in relational psychodynamic therapy, and when appropriate I also use EMDR, mindfulness based techniques, polyvagal and somatic work.  

Therapy is not about “having something wrong with you.”  In fact, most of our troubles can be summed up as normal reactions to abnormal situations.  When we listen deeply and meet the needs of different parts of our system, new pathways present themselves before us.