More on my Framework:

Safe Accompaniment: I see my role as walking alongside you. I offer a steady, non-judgmental presence where we can look at your pain without rushing to "solve" it. Because so much of the harm we experience is relational and systemic, the relationship we build in therapy serves as a necessary anchor. Within this safe accompaniment, we can gently untangle old blueprints, release what your body has been holding, and create space for new, more rooted experiences to take hold.

Blueprints of Harm: I recognize that your mental health is deeply tied to the systems we live in. We cannot talk about your anxiety or exhaustion without acknowledging the impact of systemic harm. Many of the "symptoms" we carry are often sane and logical survival responses to insane systemic conditions, that also impact our individual family systems. I believe that to truly understand ourselves, we must look at how our bodies hold the intersections of our individual lives, our ancestral lineages, and the collective harm we navigate daily.

Collective Grief: I honor the fact that we are all living through a time of intense collective sorrow. I provide a space where your outrage and grief about the state of the world are validated as sane, healthy responses to current events.

My Commitment to You:

I offer safe accompaniment. I bring my 10 years of training as a licensed therapist and somatic experiencing practitioner (SEP) in EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Therapeutic Yoga, and Touch Work, but I also bring my humanity. I am committed to ongoing unlearning. I work actively to decolonize my own mind and practice, acknowledging the white privilege I carry and the responsibility I have to be an accountable, safe presence for all my clients.

I am here to help you feel less unsafe, more connected to your body, and more rooted in your own values.

I trust that healing can really happen when we are safely accompanied, seen, and known in connection with others and community.

About Me:

With over a decade of experience as a therapist, my work is rooted in the belief that our bodies are not just sites of individual trauma, but also sites of immense wisdom and collective liberation.

Where I Stand

I believe it is my responsibility to be transparent about who I am and how I move through the world.

• Social Location: I acknowledge my positionality as a white, cis woman. I am acutely aware of the privilege this carries and how it has historically shielded me from the state-sanctioned harm and systemic dangers that communities of color have faced for generations.

• Accountability: I am committed to an ongoing process of unlearning and decolonizing my practice. This means I actively work to ensure I am not centering my own learning or privilege at the expense of my clients. I see my role not as an "expert" on your life, but as an accountable partner in your healing.

  • Politicized Lens: I recognize that your grief and outrage are not "disorders.” They are appropriate, healthy responses to the systems of oppression (racism, capitalism, sexism, heterosexism, genderism, ableism) that we are all navigating. My work is to help you stay regulated enough to remain present in that reality without being consumed by it.

Lived Experience & Resilience

Beyond my clinical training, my perspective is shaped by my life as a parent. I am dedicated to raising bold, inclusive, and kind children, and a significant amount of my purpose and meaning come from that role and my relationship with my children..

This lived experience has been a profound teacher in:

• Radical Patience: Navigating rigid, unyielding systems with courage and softness to support two little beings who need something different.

• Creative Regulation: Finding "pockets of okay-ness" and stability in the middle of high-intensity circumstances.

• Sustained Care: Understanding that healing isn't a destination, but a daily practice of showing up for ourselves and each other.

• Pace and Presence: Slowing down to establish sources of comfort and support really makes a difference. And prioritizing playfulness, awe and wonder, in big and small ways helps us stay in our aliveness.