Services
About My Clients
Everyone deserves mental health. A counselor in training, I offer low-cost, affordable counseling services. I do not take insurance. At Mindful Wellness Center of Austin, my clients are adult individuals and couples, and we meet mainly via telehealth. At Capital Area Counseling, I see adults, couples, teens, and kiddos—both in person and online.
My Background and Approach
My approach is collaborative. I focus on the mind-body connection and the power we can harness by tuning into our bodies to access inner wisdom. I first learned to work therapeutically with mindfulness and the body through Hakomi, an experiential form of depth psychology that engages mindfulness and awareness of the body to support organic healing processes. By bringing unconscious material to light, we can learn from it in the present moment with curiosity, tenderness, and without judgment. In addition to incorporating mindfulness, I draw from a blend of attachment theory, parts work, person‑centered approaches, feminist theory, and psychodynamic perspectives. These frameworks help me attune to my clients' unique history, inner world, and relational patterns so we can work together in a way that feels grounded, collaborative, and responsive.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
In trying to manage the unmanageable, our clever coping strategies can sometimes take on a life of their own, turn into depression or anxiety, and limit our ability to connect authentically, feel satisfaction, or make healthy decisions. In these instances, we may benefit from slowing down, stabilizing, and studying what is happening. I love to work collaboratively at these barriers, providing a safe space for mindful exploration and emotional expression. When I think about challenges, I often consider "The Wizard of Oz." The lion longed for courage; the scarecrow, a brain; the tin man, a heart; and Dorothy, home. At the end of their journeys (spoilers!), each character discovers that their deepest yearnings are also their strongest resources. I believe that this is true for all of us: that we all not only have the innate capacity to heal and grow but that by facing our biggest fears, bolstered by attuned support, we can turn those perceived deficits into our most powerful allies.