MY EXPERIENCE

I work with individuals who often feel overwhelmed by chronic stress or unpredictability, parent–child relationship strain, family conflict, unhealthy relationship patterns, complex trauma, and challenges with emotional or behavioral regulation. I also support people navigating divorce or antagonistic relationships.  I also work with families impacted by neurodevelopmental disabilities and other forms of neurodiversity, including those who have felt “othered” or marginalized in their families, communities, or systems. Many of the people I support feel tired of surviving on high alert, repeating patterns that no longer fit, or carrying emotions that feel too big to manage alone. 

I work with individual adults and with parents and children together. My background includes supporting children, adolescents, and adults within family systems, with particular attention to parent–child relationships. Grounded in a relational and brain-based approach, I integrate attachment, internal systems, and developmental understanding to strengthen connection, promote healing, and support growth. I also serve as Founder and Director of The Center for Neurobehavioral Guidance, providing training and advocacy for FASD and neurodevelopmental conditions. 

My approach is grounded in trauma‑informed care—prioritizing safety, collaboration, and choice. Together, we slow down enough to understand how your mind, body, and history interact, and explore new ways of relating to yourself and others with more regulation and trust.    

My style is warm, conversational, and practical… with a little humor [because it can be therapeutic to pair the heaviness of our issues with the experience of lightness and comfort]. My approach weaves together knowledge of complex/developmental trauma, attachment, and interpersonal neurobiology to respond to the specific needs of each person and family.  Through a neuro‑inclusive lens, I help people work with internal and external conflict and look for new possibilities in how they relate to themselves, others, and the world. 

My work is informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), and neurobiologically grounded trauma and attachment models.   I also draw from Collaborative & Proactive Solutions and other evidence‑based approaches as appropriate.  Additional training includes certification as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP-II) , Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician (NATC) ,Certified Grief Informed Professional (CGP) , Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) Certified iLs Advanced Practitioner, and Families Moving Forward (FMF) Practitioner. 

I believe diversity is more than acknowledgment—it’s an active affirmation that every individual and community deserves to be recognized and respected in their uniqueness and differences. I am deeply committed to cultural humility, and I am an aspiring anti-racist/anti-oppressive human. I strive to continually learn from and respect neurodiversity; visible and invisible disabilities; age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender identity and expression, and sexuality. I affirm LGBTQ+ identities. I aim to help each person feel seen, understood, and empowered in their own process of healing and change.