We all face challenges at times. The key to facing these challenges might be the confidence that you will get to the other side. Often, what holds us back is feeling stuck to a thought or an emotion, feeling like a challenge is impossible to traverse, or never-ending. When this happens, emotions or thoughts can become all-consuming, and our values, what gives us meaning and brings us hope, are overshadowed. Facing these struggles can be hard, but no path is completely free from challenges. Through non-judgmental awareness and acceptance, rediscovering what is important, self-compassion, and curiosity, negative thoughts and challenging emotions become less of a driving force in our lives, leaving room to follow our chosen path despite the challenges that arise.

Lived experience: I have lived through and grown from traumatic loss, childhood neglect, poverty, social anxiety, and walking to the beat of my own drum. I have experience loving someone with serious mental health challenges. I am a mother to four-legged and winged children. Spirituality for me lives in nature; it never fails to offer me a sense of awe.

Modalities: I work primarily from a humanistic point of view. I strongly believe in authenticity, curiosity, humility, and, sometimes, humor in the therapeutic process. I believe in walking with a client; I am not controlling or directive; when in session, this is your space. I focus heavily on values; what gives one meaning, purpose, and hope. I draw from several evidence-based modalities, but mostly lean towards Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), somatically focused therapies, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). A little DBT and CBT might come up from time to time, and I sure do like existential theory.

Focus: Humans ages 16 to 116, Trauma/PTSD, Ambiguous loss, grief, life transitions, self-discovery, anxiety, depression, neurodivergent, and those who love or care for someone with serious mental health challenges.