EXPERIENCE

I work with individuals who often feel overwhelmed as a result of experiencing chronic stress & unpredictability, parent-child relationship issues,  family conflict, unhealthy relationship patterns, complex trauma, attachment,  emotional & behavioral regulation challenges, divorce, intimate partner abuse, antagonistic relationships, FASDs, neurodevelopmental disabilities, neurodiversity, or who feel “othered” in society.   

My background includes working with adults, children & adolescents. This also includes parent-child and parent therapy, a critical part of a child/adolescent's therapeutic treatment.  

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 brings together knowledge of relational/complex/developmental trauma, attachment, and interpersonal neurobiology to work with the specific needs of each individual & family.   With a neuro-inclusive lens, I help work through inner and external conflict to find new opportunities to connect & relate to self, others, and the world.  

I am an Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) informed therapist. My clinical approach is influenced by the principles of neurobiologically-informed trauma approaches, attachment theory, Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS), and other evidence-based modalities. 

Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP-II)

Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician (NATC) 

Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) Certified iLs Advanced Practitioner

Families Moving Forward (FMF) Practitioner 

Diversity is more than acknowledging, it is an active affirmation that individuals and communities deserve to be recognized, respected, and embraced in their individualities, uniqueness, and differences.  I am an aspiring anti-racist committed to continual learning and respecting neurodiversity, physical and invisible disabilities, anti-racism, affirming LGBTQ+, and being multi-culturally sensitive. I committed to prioritizing humanity and social justice & equity.