New to Grow
My work is rooted in trauma-informed, culturally responsive care, and is guided by liberation psychology and feminist theory. I believe healing happens in spaces where people feel safe, seen, and empowered to reclaim their stories. I draw from narrative, attachment-based, and experiential approaches to support clients in understanding patterns, processing difficult experiences, and building more secure, fulfilling relationships. My style is collaborative, holistic, and grounded in deep respect for each person’s resilience, identity, and capacity for growth.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first session, you can expect a welcoming, unhurried space to begin telling your story at a pace that feels comfortable for you. We’ll talk about what’s bringing you in, what you’re hoping for, and any questions or concerns you may have about the process. I’ll gather some background information, but our focus will also be on helping you feel safe and understood. By the end of the session, we’ll begin identifying goals and discussing what our work together might look like moving forward.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
My greatest strengths lie in creating a space that feels both deeply safe and meaningfully transformative. Clients often share that they feel genuinely seen and understood, while also thoughtfully challenged to grow. I balance warmth with clinical depth, helping clients move beyond insight into real, sustainable change. What stands out about my approach is the integration of trauma-informed care, attachment-based understanding, narrative exploration, and experiential work. I do not view symptoms in isolation. Instead, I help clients understand how their patterns developed, how they once served a purpose, and how they can begin to shift them in ways that align with their current values and goals. I am particularly attuned to relational dynamics, emotional regulation, and the impact of culture and systemic context on mental health. My work is collaborative and empowering. Clients are not passive recipients of treatment; they are active participants in reclaiming their stories, strengthening their sense of self, and building more secure, fulfilling relationships. The result is often not just symptom relief, but greater self-trust, emotional clarity, and the confidence to show up differently in their lives.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I am best positioned to serve adults who are thoughtful, self-aware, and ready to look beneath the surface of their patterns. Many of my clients are navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, attachment wounds, life transitions, or the lingering impact of trauma. They may find themselves feeling reactive, disconnected, stuck in old roles, or repeating dynamics they intellectually understand but struggle to change. I work especially well with individuals who are curious about how their early experiences, cultural identities, and relational histories shape their present lives. If you value depth, reflection, and meaning-making, and you want more than symptom reduction, we may be a strong fit. My clients are often motivated to build healthier relationships, strengthen emotional regulation, develop a more secure sense of self, and live in closer alignment with their values. As a trauma-informed, culturally responsive therapist, I welcome clients from diverse backgrounds and honor the impact of systemic and relational contexts on wellbeing. I am particularly attuned to those who carry high responsibility, care deeply about others, and are learning how to care for themselves differently. If you are ready to move from insight into embodied change, and you want a collaborative space that balances compassion with thoughtful challenge, I would be honored to support your work.
Narrative
In my work, I draw from Narrative Therapy to help clients explore the stories they have been told and the stories they tell about themselves. Together, we gently examine how problems have shaped their experiences without defining who they are. By externalizing challenges and identifying moments of resilience, strength, and resistance, clients can reconnect with their values and begin to author new, more empowering narratives. This approach honors each person as the expert of their own life while creating space for healing, meaning-making, and growth.
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
I practice culturally sensitive therapy by honoring the many identities, communities, and lived experiences that shape each person’s story. I approach our work with humility and curiosity, recognizing the impact of culture, race, gender, sexuality, faith, ability, and systemic forces on mental health and wellbeing. Rather than assuming, I invite clients to define what their identities mean to them and how these experiences influence their relationships, coping, and sense of self. Together, we consider both personal strengths and broader social contexts, creating a space where clients feel seen, respected, and empowered in their healing.
Attachment-based
In my work, I use an attachment-based lens to understand how early relationship experiences continue to shape present patterns in connection, safety, and emotional regulation. Together, we explore how attachment wounds may show up in relationships today, while also identifying strengths and protective strategies that once made sense. Through a consistent, attuned therapeutic relationship, clients can experience new ways of relating, build greater emotional security, and develop healthier patterns of connection with themselves and others.
Experiential Therapy
I incorporate experiential therapy to move beyond insight alone and into felt experience. Rather than only talking about emotions, we create space to safely explore them in the present moment through guided imagery, expressive techniques, somatic awareness, and other creative interventions. This approach allows clients to access deeper layers of emotion, release stuck patterns, and develop new ways of relating to themselves and others. By engaging both mind and body, experiential work supports meaningful, embodied change.
Trauma Informed Care
I approach all of my work through a trauma-informed lens, recognizing how overwhelming experiences can shape the nervous system, relationships, and sense of self. I prioritize safety, choice, collaboration, and empowerment, moving at a pace that feels manageable and respectful. Rather than asking “What’s wrong with you?” we explore “What happened to you?” and how your responses may have been adaptive ways of surviving. By honoring resilience while gently processing painful experiences, trauma-informed care supports healing without re-traumatization.