The psychotherapy I offer is built upon the tenets and tools of Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Radical Acceptance, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I find that these well-researched approaches work well together - I weave them in an individualized way based upon the unique needs of each client.

Common themes in my approach include: mindful + compassionate awareness of our inner state, a somatic experience of emotions, fostering safety and acceptance, re-parenting, and shifting outdated belief systems.

Conscious parenting invites parents to cultivate compassion, mindfulness, and acceptance of our own experiences as parents first. When our experience is honored and we learn to advocate for our needs, we naturally unearth a more emotionally-centered and spacious capacity to meet our children.

Communication with your child, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence are cultivated within conscious parenting. We “zoom out” and look at the larger picture of the relationship between you and your child.

Research demonstrates that conscious parents and their children tend to experience less stress. Parents also report greater satisfaction with their parenting choices.

Offered in both individual and group settings.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is a highly-effective and well-researched modality that offers clients the opportunity to reduce symptoms and emotional distress from disturbing life experiences. As trauma overwhelms our coping mechanisms, EMDR allows clients to reprocess and desensitize traumatic events.

Research has demonstrated that by using EMDR, people can experience relief from traumatic memories.

EMDR is not right for everyone. We will determine in session whether this modality may be beneficial for you.

Although we are born into a natural state of somatic awareness, this connection is often muted as we begin to experience wounding in the world. Cut off from feeling our experience in real time, we can sometimes cycle through unconscious pain and patterns.

Somatic awareness aims to reforge this connection with our bodies. We begin to cultivate mindful attention to our current sensate experience– slowly at first, and then more fully with time. Self-awareness, safety, acceptance, and curiosity about our experience invites us to begin to feel again.

Vibrational Sound Therapy is a personalized, one-on-one sound healing modality in which Himalayan singing bowls are placed directly on the body.

Post-session, clients report a permeating sense of relaxation and a calming of the mind. VST may offer pain relief, reduced anxiety and stress, and improved sleep.

Reiki is an energy healing technique that promotes a meditative state, reducing stress and anxiety through the gentle movement of energy.

Reiki can foster healing after injury/surgery, stimulate the body’s immune system, and relieve pain and tension. After a session, clients often report feelings of peace, relaxation, security, and wellness.