Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well, can we be present with the darkness of others.
-Pema Chodron
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Trauma-Informed | Relational
Attachment and Somatic Focused | Neurobiologically-Informed
Affirming & Inclusive | Culturally Responsive
What I believe about therapy and healing:
We heal within the context of safe, trusted and attuned relationships. The therapeutic relationship is no exception. It is my greatest hope to provide the relational environment for my clients to be able to begin to heal. This means that I strive to create a relationship with clients where feedback is welcomed, honored and heard. Where every part of you is given the safety, compassion and respect it needs to be able to share their stories and be seen.
Therapy is a collaborative process and shared experience. Therapy with me will not leave you guessing what I am thinking or feeling, I am not a blank slate when working with clients. I often share my experience of what is happening in the room between us - and help you to do the same. By using collaboration and our shared experience of therapy together, we can grow deeper in connection and relational safety together. My hope is to empower you as the author of your therapy experience by providing choice in all decisions related to your care and therapy process.
Trauma-informed therapy is necessary if you are human. Trauma-informed care is a buzz word right now...it means that care is provided always considering the potential impact of various layers of individual, collective and systemic trauma on the person receiving care. Trauma is the impact of any experience that overwhelms our ability to cope with the resources and support we have at the time of the experience. This definition suggests that we all likely have experienced or will experience some form of trauma throughout our life. This means that trauma-informed care is for all and can be both responsive and preventative.
The body comes to therapy, too; If we are willing to listen, it speaks through our experiences of physical pain, illness, discomfort, and disconnect. It holds stories of pain, carries legacies, burdens and hopes. It also has the potential to become the strongest resource of healing , safety and connection when included consistently throughout the healing process.
All of you is welcome here, always. I affirm all bodies, identities, and experiences and welcome them into the therapeutic process. I also acknowledge the impact of the socio-political climate, systematic oppression, and discrimination on the lived experiences of all people uniquely while disproportionatley impacting black and brown people. Here, your experiences will be validated, honored and believed.
Types of Therapy Practiced
Somatic and Attachment Focused Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (S.A.F.E. EMDR)
Interpersonal Process Approach/Relational Therapy
PolyVagal Informed Therapy
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Techniques
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Techniques
Embodiment Practices for Eating Disorders
Feedback Informed Therapy
*I am additionally trained in Somatic Integration and Processing (SIP) as the framework through which I integrate the therapies listed above. "SIP is an interpersonal neurobiology based case conceptualization model that uses psychodynamic neurodevelopmental theory, adaptive information processing (AIP) and memory reconsolidation, and nervous system informed somatic psychology to understand, interpret, and utilize diagnostic bio/psycho/social/cultural information" to create an individualized trauma resolution approach for each client. (Beyond Healing Center)
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