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About My Clients
I’ve spent over 6 years learning to provide a place of peace and refuge for clients as they tell their stories, process wounds and discover their inherent strengths. I have walked with individuals and families as they have healed from relational trauma, abuse and the ravages of chronic health problems. Sometimes the path to healing is overgrown with past trauma and can feel convoluted and overwhelming. Let me come alongside you to find creative solutions to cutting a clear path to healing.
My Background and Approach
I understand how some parts of our experiences can't be expressed accurately through words and I will help you find your path utilizing a holistic lens. I specialize in art therapy, animal assisted therapy, play therapy and EMDR and I utilize many Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Gottman methods. In our first session I'll prioritize getting to know you and how you tend to process information. We'll talk about what your experience with therapy has been like so far and we'll identify what you want to get out of the process. If you don't have specific goals for our work together in the first session, that's okay, I'll support you in finding out what you need. I'll make sure that you feel confident, hopeful and that your questions are answered.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe wholeheartedly in every person's capacity to be adaptable and resilient. When I look at my own life, i've been able to identify where I learned that it was safer to make myself small and keep quiet. But in response I learned to express myself through visual rather than verbal language. One of my passions is walking alongside people who have been silenced and supporting them as they identify what their voice sounds like and how to use it in a way that is authentic and meaningful to them. I especially love working with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, individuals struggling with infertility or pregnancy loss and adults and children who have, or are still, a part of the foster care system. I currently volunteer as a therapist with A Home Within, a nonprofit committed to pairing people who have been a part of the foster care system with a therapist for free for as long as they need counseling.