I find that attachment and early childhood experiences are crucial in the way our brains develop and how we perceive and experience the world. As we make our way through life, we are often forced to give up parts of ourselves in order to survive and belong. Many of our defenses, developed early on, may hinder our wholeness as adults while contributing to a sense of “stuckness.” I have personally experienced the painful impact of this traumatic split from the self and have been walking the path of healing for many years. 

My core values of inclusion, diversity, and intersectionality are cornerstones of who I am as a person and inform my work as a therapist. Humans are multidimensional, complex, and multilayered beings. It is necessary to explore our various evolving identities in the context of an ever changing world rather than view each identity as an isolated static entity.

I utilize an experiential, trauma-informed, holistic approach that acknowledges the importance of the mind-body connection in wellbeing. I draw on a variety of principles including AEDP, attachment theory, psychodynamic theory, and mindfulness to help clients on their individual journey. During sessions, I guide clients to tune in to their bodies and emotions in order to identify, process, and move passed defenses and inhibitory emotions. I believe emotions carry our stories, and when not processed properly can lodge themselves in our bodies and manifest in various unhealthy ways. Once properly processed, however, emotions have the power to lead us into a state of vitality and wholehearted living. 

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