About Me

Everything you or I or any other breathing thing has ever put its mouth, or in its nose, or soaked in through its skin, is hand-me-down space dust that’s been around for 13.8 billion years. This wayward matter has been split apart by sunlight, spread throughout the universe, and come back together again. To breathe is to absorb ourselves in what surrounds us, to take in little bits of life, understand them, and give pieces of ourselves back out.
From “Breath” by James Nestor

One of my core beliefs is that every person is unique. Each of us carries a different history, perspective, and way of making sense of the world. Because of that, therapy cannot be one-size-fits-all.

I am a person-centered therapist focused on working with clients on their individual journeys of healing and self-discovery while engaging in a supportive, empathetic therapeutic relationship. Approaching client therapy with a flexible framework, I support the changing needs of each client as they navigate the complexities of their life appreciating their individual and unique need for healing, growth, and autonomy. My approach is integrative, which means that I integrate aspects of treatment from different schools of psychotherapy depending on the needs of the client. This may include cognitive behavioral work, ego-state therapy, mind-body or somatic work, breath work, hypnosis or guided imagery, or mindfulness to address specific psychological issues unify different aspects of functioning and develop a felt sense of wholeness in the world. While emphasizing the importance of the mind-body connection, specific modalities of treatment that I use include,

Brainspotting
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Over more than two decades as a licensed psychotherapist, I have had the privilege of working in private practice, hospitals, residential treatment, and community settings with adolescents and adults facing a wide range of life’s challenges. Equally important, my work has been shaped by my own life experiences. From raising a family to working as a birth doula, these life experiences have deepened my appreciation for the resilience of the human spirit and continue to inform the way I approach therapy today.

Outside my work as a therapist, I am a musician and artist and I enjoy nature and photography. Many of the photographs throughout this website were taken during walks or travels that invited me to slow down and pay attention. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them and playing with them.