Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Family
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
I help couples and individuals navigate painful relationship patterns shaped by addiction, betrayal, and complex trauma. Whether you’re building a foundation or trying to find your footing after addiction has changed the relationship you thought you had, we’ll slow things down and build your capacity to stay grounded and present. We’ll explore the deeper pain and meaning beneath the patterns that get triggered between you, helping conflict become an opportunity for understanding and connection.
My Background and Approach
Healing complex and betrayal trauma starts with stabilization. We’ll explore the protective patterns keeping you stuck and work at a pace you can tolerate. Drawing on somatic approaches, parts work, and Emotionally Focused Therapy, we’ll build awareness of your triggers and develop tools to help you stay grounded, make empowered choices, and remain connected during conflict. I have advanced training and supervision in EFT for couples, am a Certified Somatic Therapy Foundations Practitioner (CSTFP) and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-1), and am pursuing CCTP-2. I continually seek out training, reading, and other learning to deepen my understanding and expand the tools I can offer. I draw from attachment-based, trauma-informed, experiential, and evidence-based approaches, tailoring our work to you. I bring empathy, intuition, and careful attention to our work, reflecting on what emerges in sessions so our time together is thoughtful and intentional.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
My understanding of human behavior and the human condition, and in turn, my approach to therapy, rests on three core beliefs: we are wired for connection, we are always growing, and we have an innate capacity for healing. As children, we adapt to our environments. We learn ways to belong and stay connected to the people we love. These adaptations often carry into adulthood without our conscious awareness. We can become stuck in patterns, repeating them without realizing we have the capacity to choose differently. The discomfort we experience at different points in our lives can signal that we are outgrowing an adaptation that once served us. Our internal world can act as a compass, guiding us toward a more authentic way of living and relating. I see my role as helping you turn toward that compass in a society that has often taught you to turn away.