My approach

My practice is relational, experiential, and feminist. I believe that meaningful change happens through experience. Therapy with me is an active, collaborative process shaped by presence and close attention to what unfolds in the moment. Over time, patterns that once felt automatic become visible, workable, and open to choice. My work often resonates with professionals in demanding fields who want therapy that goes beyond coping strategies.

I have worked with people across cultures, countries, and life paths, and I bring a broad, non-pathologizing perspective to our conversations. Beneath our differences, people want to love and be loved, to feel safe, and to live with a sense of agency and meaning. Our work focuses on identifying and removing the internal and relational blocks that keep you from living in alignment with your values.

I specialize in complex trauma, dissociation, and attachment wounds. Many of the people I work with grew up adapting to environments that required them to suppress feelings, anticipate others’ needs, or remain hyper-aware of their surroundings. These adaptations once helped you survive, but now they limit freedom, intimacy, and self-trust. Complex trauma shows up as patterns of difficulty trusting others, feeling chronically on edge, overthinking, emotional numbness, people-pleasing, disordered eating, or repeating painful relationship dynamics.

This approach is especially well-suited for people who have outgrown traditional talk therapy or who feel stuck despite being self-aware. By working somatically and relationally, we address patterns that are held in the nervous system so change can be integrated and embodied. I will guide you through emotional experiences with respect and precision, helping you reconnect to your internal signals and respond rather than react. You gain the clarity to move through life with greater self-trust, depth, and intention.

Existential questions often arise in this process: Who am I? What truly matters? What am I moving toward? What needs to change? We approach these edges with curiosity, rigor, and patience for your process. Growth here is not about self-improvement, it’s about integration. Healing means changing how we do things in the world, how we feel about ourselves, and how we feel about the things that have happened to us. Life moves fast—when we can slow down together, we can be intentional about our choices and gentle with ourselves.

I work with adolescents (13+), adults, and couples navigating depression, anxiety, addiction, self worth, relational patterns, and identity transitions. I believe in the innate capacity of human beings to heal; my role is to help create the conditions where that capacity can emerge. My approach is holistic, integrating body, mind, and meaning, while remaining grounded in neuroscience and attachment theory.

Who I work with

In practice since 2019, I work with individuals and couples who are ready for meaningful change and want to engage therapy at a deeper level. Many of my clients are successful in their careers, yet find themselves repeating emotional or relational patterns they can’t seem to solve. My work often resonates with people who are intellectual, creative, high-functioning, or living outside of conventional norms, and especially those who are seeking felt shifts in their lives. This kind of therapy is a good fit for those who want to understand their conditioning and alter deeply-worn grooves over time.

I work with all kinds of couples who are willing to slow down, become vulnerable, and take responsibility for the patterns that keep them entrenched. Together, we focus on rebuilding safety, responsiveness, and trust, so that secure love become something you can feel. My practice is kink-informed, sex work-positive, and affirming of both monogamous and polyamorous/ENM relationships.

I also work extensively with those navigating nontraditional identities and family structures. Many of the clients I support are doing well in some parts of their lives, yet still find themselves carrying stress, relational strain, or a sense of disconnection from themselves. I offer a space where complexity is welcomed and your experience is explored, not explained.

Before private practice, I worked in community mental health and addiction treatment, supporting adolescents and adults with trauma, substance use, and mood disorders. I have led recovery groups for marginalized communities and bring a grounded, holistic lens to healing work. Outside the therapy room, I’m shaped by my long-term vipassana meditation practice, music and movement, and time outdoors. I have also lived and worked abroad as a Peace Corps volunteer and journalist. These experiences continue to inform my respect for resilience, cultural context, and the healing forces of creativity and nature. It would be an honor to help you find your way home.