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About My Clients
You learned early that your value was in being kind, caring, and easy. And you got good at it. So good that saying no, asking for something you need, or letting someone down sends a particular kind of dread through your body before you’ve even decided what to do. You’re skilled at staying composed, even as your body carries the tension and fatigue of doing too much for too long. You’ve gotten so good at being “fine” that you’ve started to believe it yourself.
My Background and Approach
Many of my clients already have lots of smart insight, but something deeper hasn't shifted yet. My work is grounded in IFS and somatic approaches, which means we don’t just talk about problems—we pay attention to your body, your nervous system, and the parts of you that have learned to protect you over time. We’ll work with anxiety and relational patterns at their roots, so that reactions that used to be automatic start to feel like a choice. I work somatically and experientially because I believe the body can be a rich source of information that’s not consciously available to us. This means that we’ll slow down enough to listen to your body and learn from it. To hear from parts of you that developed for good reason but that may no longer be serving you and instead are keeping you stuck in old patterns. I take an active approach in therapy. I don’t just sit back and listen; I provide leadership while also making sure the therapy room gets to be your space.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
All effective therapy begins with a strong relationship. My clients and I build trust and create a relationship that is intentional, curious, and supportive, and which also creates the conditions for deep and challenging work. With a former career in publishing, I value language and narrative, and I understand the power of the stories we tell about ourselves and the stories other people--both in our lives and in the larger sociopolitical context--tell about us. In therapy, I work to help clients find and tell their stories in ways that work for them, including integrating the painful parts into their larger narrative. I see this as a deeply healing act that helps make sense of who clients are and what they’ve experienced. I work from a political and anti-oppressive framework. As a white woman, I understand this to include my own lifelong work while aiming to understand a client’s experience within the broader context of systems of power and oppression.