(she/her)
New to Grow
I’m a trauma‑informed, somatic and Brainspotting therapist who supports adults who are high‑functioning on the outside but carrying a lot internally. My work centers communities of color, caregivers, helping professionals, and anyone who has spent years being “the strong one” with very few places to land. In our sessions, you don’t have to perform or hold everything together. I use a calm, attuned, body‑based approach that helps you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and release what your nervous system has been holding. Whether you’re navigating trauma, grief, burnout, or identity‑based stress, I offer a space that is culturally responsive, collaborative, and grounded in real healing—not just talking about it. If you’re ready to feel more regulated, more connected, and more like yourself again, I’m here to walk with you.
In our first session, my priority is helping you feel safe, seen, and unrushed. We’ll start by getting to know what brings you in, what you’ve been carrying, and what you hope to experience differently. You don’t have to have the “perfect words” or a fully formed story—just come as you are. I’ll ask gentle questions to understand your history, your support system, and how stress or trauma shows up in your body and daily life. We’ll move at a pace that feels comfortable for you. I also introduce somatic and Brainspotting‑informed approaches in a simple, accessible way so you know what our work together can look like. By the end of the session, we’ll identify your immediate needs, clarify your goals, and create a plan for moving forward. Most clients leave the first session feeling more grounded, more understood, and relieved to finally have a space where they don’t have to be “the strong one.”
What makes me unique as a therapist is the blend of my lived experience, my corporate background, and my trauma‑informed, somatic approach. Before becoming a clinician, I spent years in corporate HR, supporting leaders, navigating complex interpersonal dynamics, and helping people through burnout, workplace stress, and major life transitions. That experience allows me to understand the pressures of high‑performance environments, the emotional labor of being “the reliable one,” and the toll it takes on the nervous system. As a woman of color and a former military spouse, I also bring a lived understanding of resilience, identity, and the invisible weight many people carry while still showing up for everyone around them. My clients don’t have to explain the cultural nuances, the expectations, or the survival strategies they’ve learned—I get it. Clinically, I combine somatic therapy and Brainspotting with a calm, attuned presence. I don’t just focus on insight; I help clients feel safer in their bodies, release long‑held stress patterns, and reconnect with parts of themselves they’ve had to silence to get through life. Clients often tell me that what stands out is how deeply seen, understood, and unhurried they feel with me. Therapy with me isn’t performative—it’s a space where you can finally exhale.
I work best with adults who are high‑functioning on the outside but overwhelmed on the inside. Many of my clients are caregivers, educators, helping professionals, or men or women who have spent years being “the strong one” for everyone else. They come to therapy feeling exhausted, disconnected from themselves, or stuck in patterns of people‑pleasing, perfectionism, or chronic stress. I’m especially attuned to supporting Black women and other marginalized clients who carry both personal and generational stress, often without spaces where they can safely fall apart. My clients are thoughtful, self‑aware, and motivated for change—they just need a therapist who understands the cultural, emotional, and nervous‑system layers of their experience.
Brainspotting
I am a certified Brainspotting Clinician. I use BSP as a way to help clients access deeper emotional and somatic layers without forcing them to retell painful stories. Through eye‑positioning and attunement, BSP helps the brain process unresolved experiences, grief, and stress patterns that show up in the body. Clients often describe it as “finally releasing what I’ve been carrying.” I integrate BSP with: grounding and resourcing nervous‑system regulation culturally responsive attunement pacing that honors the client’s capacity
Somatic
I am trained in somatic-based therapy, drawing from Somatic Experiencing principles that focus on how trauma and stress live in the body—not just the mind. My training emphasizes nervous‑system regulation, tracking bodily cues, and helping clients gently complete survival responses that were interrupted during overwhelming experiences. This approach supports healing without forcing clients to retell painful stories or push past their capacity. In session, I integrate somatic work in a way that is slow, attuned, and culturally grounded, especially for clients who have learned to stay strong, stay busy, or disconnect from their bodies to survive. Here’s what that looks like: We start with regulation. I help clients notice breath, posture, muscle tension, or areas of ease so the body feels safe enough to engage. We track sensations. Instead of diving into the narrative, we pay attention to what the body is communicating—tightness, warmth, heaviness, numbness, activation, or calm. We use titration and pacing. I guide clients to approach difficult sensations in small, manageable doses so the nervous system doesn’t become overwhelmed. We practice pendulation. We move gently between areas of activation and areas of neutrality or grounding, helping the body learn it can shift out of survival mode. We incorporate grounding and containment. Techniques like orienting, hand‑to‑chest, feet‑on‑floor, or boundary‑based exercises help clients feel anchored and empowered. We close with integration. Clients leave sessions feeling more settled, connected, and aware of their internal cues.