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About My Clients
Individual adults who: Feel overwhelmed; Anxious after recurring trauma nightmares; Suffering from PTSD due to military actions or war; Terrified that they will have yet another accident; Overwhelmed with anxiety and don’t understand why; Tired of swinging between angry outbursts and going numb; Depressed because they feel like damaged goods after a trauma; Exhausted from dealing with digestive problems, migraines, and chronic pain. Want to resolve and not just cope with unwanted symptoms.
My Background and Approach
I have been a licensed professional counselor in private practice since 2006. In addition, I worked for 12 years as an adult and child crisis worker for a community health agency. Before I studied at Naropa University in the Contemplative Psychotherapy program, I was a massage therapist, who specialized in working with adults who experience childhood sexual abuse. I have trained in Hakomi, dissociative disorders through the Institute for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. I am an advanced Somatic Experiencing practitioner. These trainings and experiences prepared me to be attuned and caring toward those who have experienced a wide variety of traumatic experiences. Employing body centered techniques was a natural path in my professional maturation.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I trust that when you come to me for counseling you already have an inner wisdom that can guide you to know the best next step for you to take. My role is to help that knowing to come forth in a gentle and kind way that supports greater compassion for yourself and those around you. Underlying this approach is my conviction that what ultimately heals is the therapeutic relationship itself. My presence forms the ground of our work. Trained as a keen observer of what appears to be happening in you and as well as myself, I continually to seek to be in resonance with your thoughts, emotions and body. When I am out of synch with you I take steps to reconnect in an authentic and supportive manner. How well I am attuned to you ultimately determines the success of counseling. Our work together goes beyond you managing or coping with the pain. Curiosity and warmth replace fear and judgment as the main ways to enter your pain. Relief from the root cause of your pain then becomes possible.