Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

Your first session is a chance to pause, breathe, and let someone else hold space for you. It’s normal to feel a mix of relief and nervousness when starting therapy, especially if you’ve been carrying a lot on your own. My intention is to make our time together feel grounded, safe, and real. We’ll start by slowing down and orienting to the space. You don’t have to know where to begin; I’ll guide us. We might start with what brought you here or what’s been feeling heavy. My role is to listen deeply, not just to your words, but to what your body, tone, and emotions may be signaling beneath them. I’ll ask questions that help us understand how you’ve been coping, what you need right now, and what you hope to experience through therapy. You can expect a mix of conversation, gentle reflection, and practical tools. I may introduce simple grounding or breathing techniques to help you regulate your nervous system in real time. If it feels right, we might explore how different parts of you have been trying to help or protect you, without judgment or pressure to change anything immediately. This first meeting is about relationship, not performance. You don’t need to have your story polished or your emotions under control. My goal is to meet you where you are and begin building a space that feels trustworthy enough for deeper work to unfold. By the end of the session, we’ll reflect on what stood out, what felt relieving or difficult, and outline a few next steps together. Most clients leave their first session feeling seen, a bit lighter, more hopeful, and often with a sense that “something important just began.”

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

What makes my work unique is how it bridges science and soul. I draw from evidence-based methods like mindfulness, trauma-informed care, and cognitive restructuring, yet my lens is relational and transpersonal. I honor the psychological, physical and the spiritual as equally essential to healing. Clients often tell me my sessions feel both grounded and sacred: practical enough to make real progress, yet spacious enough to touch the deeper layers of meaning. I see therapy as a partnership, not a hierarchy. You’re not a problem to be fixed; you’re a whole person learning to listen inwardly again. In practice, this means we engage both the mind and body. Through mindful, body-based awareness, you’ll learn to recognize how stress or old pain lives in the nervous system, and how to release it safely. Through inner-parts work, you’ll meet and care for the different aspects of yourself that have been fighting for control or trying to keep you safe. This creates emotional integration rather than inner conflict. Relationally, I bring a steady, human presence. Our connection becomes part of the healing process, helping to rewire the belief that you have to face everything alone. I hold space with both empathy and clear reflection, offering insight and tools, but always returning you to your own agency and wisdom. Spiritually, I help clients explore meaning and purpose in ways that feel authentic, not dogmatic. Whether that’s connecting to your sense of the sacred, to nature, or simply to your inner stillness, this work invites you to remember that healing is more than symptom reduction. It’s a homecoming. The result clients describe most often is relief that feels embodied, not just intellectual. They notice they can breathe more easily, sleep more deeply, set boundaries more naturally, and face life with more calm and confidence. Over time, they develop not only insight, but transformation—living from a steadier center, no longer ruled by the past but guided by a wiser self. My approach weaves together grounded psychology and genuine human connection. It’s less about techniques and more about helping you feel safe, seen, and supported as real change begins to take root.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

You’ve likely spent years doing the inner work—reading, reflecting, holding space for others—and yet, lately, something feels heavier. Maybe you’re successful, thoughtful, even spiritual, but underneath it all there’s exhaustion, anxiety, grief, or a quiet sense that you’re running out of tools. You might be carrying unprocessed grief or trauma, or noticing that the same patterns keep showing up in relationships or work despite your best efforts to change. I work with people like you: motivated, reflective, and ready to go deeper. My clients are often high-performing individuals who’ve held everything together for a long time but are now realizing that coping isn’t the same as healing. They’re curious, open-minded, and willing to look inward, even when it’s uncomfortable. They want to feel calm again, to understand themselves and their experience, regulate their emotions, and reconnect with a grounded, peaceful center. My approach is warm, direct, and collaborative. I blend psychological science with spiritual wisdom, helping you work through both the surface struggles and the deeper story underneath. Together, we bring awareness to what your body and emotions are communicating, explore the patterns that protect you, and gently uncover the parts that are ready to heal. In our work, mindfulness and body-based awareness help you slow down enough to feel safe in your own experience. From there, we use inner-parts exploration to understand the different voices within—those that defend, those that ache, and those that long for change. This process isn’t about analysis or perfection; it’s about building relationship—with yourself, your feelings, and your deeper sense of meaning. Over time, you’ll learn to meet life’s challenges with greater steadiness, self-trust, and clarity. You may find that anxiety softens, grief becomes more integrated, and decisions come from a calmer, wiser place. My role is to walk beside you with compassion, curiosity, and clear guidance as you reclaim your sense of wholeness and possibility. If you’re ready to stop managing and start transforming, I’d be honored to walk that journey with you.

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