Individual Therapy

For many of the people I work with, trust was the first thing that got taken — trust in other people, and often, trust in their own body.

That’s especially true if you’re recovering from relational trauma or sexual assault, but even without trauma, this misalignment can show up in quieter ways too: the anxious mind that won’t stop bracing for the next thing to go wrong, the person navigating a generation of “first’s” for their family, the “black-sheep” family member who is trying to make sense of harm and longing.

This isn’t about arriving at a fixed idea of “healed.” It’s about helping your mind and body renegotiate a curious, authentic and kind relationship with one another - helping you find a home in yourself while also feeling grounded, alive and whole.

I offer a mind-body and strengths-oriented approach that takes shape through the following frameworks: somatic Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, Expressive Arts therapy, Brainspotting, as well as draw on the evidence of Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT).

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The Therapy Process.

Healing isn’t always linear, but below is a flow of what you can expect working with me.

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The Filling In

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In our first few sessions we’ll mostly use talk therapy to refine your goals and understand more about . . .

  • how you relate to your lived experiences,

  • the stories that are important to you,

  • your strengths

  • and what’s keeping you from your goals.

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Setting Foundation

We’ll focus on building

  • Information to help organize and make sense of things (psycho-education)

  • Compassion and curiosity for all parts of you

  • Choice in values-aligned coping

  • Trust in the process

  • Internal resources & sense of safety

  • Mindfulness in thoughts, feelings, behaviors and sensations (felt sense).

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Really it’s all “big work”.

This is the part where we use expressive arts, parts-work, Brainspotting and/or somatic-oriented therapies to offer new experiences around tough narratives, beliefs, memories, feelings, sensations, etc. that have previously kept you stuck. This “rewiring” process happens at an attuned, empowered and resourced pace.

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The Harvesting

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Some call this “post-traumatic growth” or the phenomena that life can be even better than before ugly things happened.

Here we fine-tune your new neuropathways to help you continue exploring and creating a dynamic life with confidence and self-trust.

My door is always open for new life chapters, but you’re ready to graduate from these goals!

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words from therapy clients

"kind & non judgmental nature"

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"helped find strength in my history"

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"immediately puts me at ease"

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"every session felt like a safe space"

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"authentically heartfelt"

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"a great teacher"

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"helped me in reaching my goals in a way that felt meaningful"

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"kind & non judgmental nature" 〰️ "helped find strength in my history" 〰️ "immediately puts me at ease" 〰️ "every session felt like a safe space" 〰️ "authentically heartfelt" 〰️ "a great teacher" 〰️ "helped me in reaching my goals in a way that felt meaningful" ~

"FELT SAFE AND CARING"

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"UNWAVERING SUPPORT"

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"ENCOURAGING AND KIND"

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"I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL"

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"FELT SAFE AND CARING" 〰️ "UNWAVERING SUPPORT" 〰️ "ENCOURAGING AND KIND" 〰️ "I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL" 〰️