• An integral part of my work is Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP), a somatic approach that draws upon the wisdom of the body to update patterned responses to your environment, so they can feel more aligned with what is happening in the present rather than the past.

• Through this approach we can bring awareness to unconscious patterns that may be contributing to feeling stuck, so we can explore new ways of being that draw upon internal resources and expand resilience under stress.

• SP can support with processing the effects of trauma and relational wounds so you can feel safer in your body and within relationships. We work with your nervous system and the adaptions you have developed to keep yourself protected from pain and threats or violations of your emotional and psychical safety.

• We cultivate a space that encourages your body’s natural inclination towards healing by inviting curiosity about your breath, posture, beliefs, body sensations, emotions, and images that all hold messages from a lifetime of your experiences. In this process, you can experience greater ease, while beginning to rewire limiting beliefs that may be holding you back from living your life more fully.

I also have training in Ecotherapy, which is centered in reestablishing a reciprocal relationship with nature—including yourself, community, and the more than human world. I can support you with developing a deeper relationship with nature, which can spark wonder, strength, joy, and a remembrance of a special unity that is always present if we are open to listen. Together we can water what needs tending to and compost what may have previously served you to nourish what is ready to grow now.

• EMDR is a highly effective therapy for treating trauma/ PTSD, and other overwhelming experiences where the effects of what happened are often showing up as present moment activation or distress. This may feel like an overwhelming emotional, cognitive, or physical response in the body following exposure to something that felt triggering (e.g. a memory, a person’s tone of voice, a look, a sound, an image, a scent, the absence of a response, a word, gesture, etc.).

• EMDR utilizes bilateral stimulation (side-to-side movements with the eyes or tapping) to process trauma in a way where you remain rooted in the present, while recalling fragments of the traumatic experience. This process allows for memories and sensations to feel less vivid and emotionally intense, so you can feel less activated by them in the present and develop increased adaptations for the future.

• I am trained in Somatic and Attachment Focused (S.A.F.E.) EMDR, which emphasizes how trauma impacts our nervous system regulation and how we connect to others relationally. Trauma exists beyond acute incidents and includes early developmental wounds (e.g. neglect, parentification, abuse, etc.) and relational wounds (e.g. receiving messaging that your needs are not important, that you are not enough, that you have to be perfect, etc.), which all can feel tender in current relationships.

In my work in community mental health, I facilitated mindfulness groups to support clients with increasing awareness of their present moment experience with non-judgement. Mindfulness is also a core aspect of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and is drawn upon to bring unconscious patterns of thought, emotions, body sensations, movement, and the five senses, into conscious awareness. It is important to note that mindfulness in SP is drawn from Buddhist practices, and has been adapted outside of its original context for engagement with both the client and therapist to invite mindful exploration of the moment-to-moment experience.

I additionally utilize aspects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to shift patterns of thoughts, behaviors, and emotions, which can help with developing more autonomy over cycles of anxious or depressed states.